AirportsPolyarny Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Yakutia, in Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PYJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PYJ
- ICAO code
- UERP
- City
- Yakutia
- State or region
- Sakha (Yakutia) Republic
- Country
- Russia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 66.4004° N, 112.0300° E
- Elevation
- 506 m (1,660 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,100 m (10,170 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PYJ means Polyarny Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UERP. 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 66.4004° N, 112.0300° E. It stands 506 metres (1,660 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Udachny, about 17 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Yakutsk, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Polyarny Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,100 metres (10,170 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 36.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,100 m 10,170 ft | 42 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mirny AirportMirny | MJZ | 440 km |
| Zhigansk AirportZhigansk | ZIX | 502 km |
| Verkhnevilyuisk AirportVerkhnevilyuisk | VHV | 507 km |
| Vilyuisk AirportVilyuisk | VYI | 539 km |
| Suntar AirportSuntar | SUY | 541 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,828 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,963 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,988 km | 7 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,735 km | 7 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,102 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,065 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,261 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,871 km | 5 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,645 km | 14 h 30 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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