AirportsSemei International Airport is a large airport serving Semey, in Abai Region, Kazakhstan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PLX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PLX
- ICAO code
- UASS
- City
- Semey
- State or region
- Abai Region
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 50.3513° N, 80.2344° E
- Elevation
- 232 m (761 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,096 m (10,159 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PLX means Semei International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UASS. 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 50.3513° N, 80.2344° E. It stands 232 metres (761 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Almaty, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Semei International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,096 metres (10,159 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 23 airports of Kazakhstan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 3,096 m 10,159 ft | 44 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 02/20 | 997 m 3,270 ft | 77 m | Concrete | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Oskemen International AirportUst-Kamenogorsk (Oskemen) | UKK | 165 km |
| Pavlodar International AirportPavlodar | PWQ | 301 km |
| Urzhar AirportUrzhar | UZR | 377 km |
| Barnaul Gherman Titov International AirportBarnaul, Russia | BAX | 404 km |
| Usharal AirportUsharal | USJ | 465 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,438 km | 3 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,537 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,510 km | 4 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,359 km | 6 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,585 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,464 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,892 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,971 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,664 km | 14 h 35 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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