AirportsPenza Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Penza, in Penza Oblast, Russia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PEZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PEZ
- ICAO code
- UWPP
- City
- Penza
- State or region
- Penza Oblast
- Country
- Russia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 53.1106° N, 45.0211° E
- Elevation
- 187 m (614 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,790 m (9,155 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PEZ means Penza Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UWPP. ICAO codes that begin with U belong to Russia and neighbouring states. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 53.1106° N, 45.0211° E. It stands 187 metres (614 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Moscow, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Penza Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,790 metres (9,155 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 136 airports of Russia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 57.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 2,790 m 9,155 ft | 44 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Saransk International AirportSaransk | SKX | 114 km |
| Gagarin International AirportSaratov | GSV | 174 km |
| Balakovo AirportBalakovo | BWO | 231 km |
| Ulyanovsk Baratayevka AirportUlyanovsk | ULV | 247 km |
| Ulyanovsk Vostochny AirportCherdakly | ULY | 287 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,780 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,477 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,216 km | 4 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,046 km | 4 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,057 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,203 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,877 km | 10 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,215 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,990 km | 17 h 20 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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