AirportsZaysan Airport is a small airport serving Zaysan, in East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SZI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SZI
- ICAO code
- UASZ
- City
- Zaysan
- State or region
- East Kazakhstan Region
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 47.4875° N, 84.8877° E
- Elevation
- 572 m (1,877 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,505 m (4,938 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SZI means Zaysan Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UASZ. 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 47.4875° N, 84.8877° E. It stands 572 metres (1,877 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Tacheng, about 168 km away in a straight line.
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
Zaysan Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,505 metres (4,938 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 23 airports of Kazakhstan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 23.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,505 m 4,938 ft | 35 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tacheng Qianquan AirportTacheng, China | TCG | 148 km |
| Burqin Kanas AirportBurqin, China | KJI | 177 km |
| Karamay AirportKaramay, China | KRY | 225 km |
| Altay Xuedu AirportAltay, China | AAT | 241 km |
| Urzhar AirportUrzhar | UZR | 247 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,210 km | 3 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,341 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,579 km | 4 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,821 km | 7 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,992 km | 12 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,667 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,451 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,655 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,201 km | 14 h 00 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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