AirportsSaransk International Airport is a large airport serving Saransk, in Republic of Mordovia, Russia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SKX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SKX
- ICAO code
- UWPS
- City
- Saransk
- State or region
- Republic of Mordovia
- Country
- Russia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 54.1251° N, 45.2123° E
- Elevation
- 206 m (676 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,800 m (9,186 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SKX means Saransk International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UWPS. 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 54.1251° N, 45.2123° E. It stands 206 metres (676 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
Saransk International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,800 metres (9,186 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 54.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 2,800 m 9,186 ft | 42 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Penza AirportPenza | PEZ | 114 km |
| Ulyanovsk Baratayevka AirportUlyanovsk | ULV | 197 km |
| Ulyanovsk Vostochny AirportCherdakly | ULY | 235 km |
| Nizhny Novgorod / Strigino International AirportNizhny Novgorod | GOJ | 251 km |
| Cheboksary AirportCheboksary | CSY | 257 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,833 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,551 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,319 km | 4 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,031 km | 4 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,985 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,097 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,914 km | 10 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,154 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,998 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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