AirportsUlyanovsk Vostochny Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Cherdakly, in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ULY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ULY
- ICAO code
- UWLW
- City
- Cherdakly
- State or region
- Ulyanovsk Oblast
- Country
- Russia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 54.4010° N, 48.8027° E
- Elevation
- 77 m (252 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 5,000 m (16,404 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ULY means Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UWLW. 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 54.4010° N, 48.8027° E. It stands 77 metres (252 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Ulyanovsk, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 5,000 metres (16,404 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 136 airports of Russia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 5,000 m 16,404 ft | 98 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ulyanovsk Baratayevka AirportUlyanovsk | ULV | 40 km |
| Kurumoch International AirportSamara | KUF | 134 km |
| Kazan International AirportKazan | KZN | 137 km |
| Cheboksary AirportCheboksary | CSY | 209 km |
| Saransk International AirportSaransk | SKX | 235 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,667 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,426 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,286 km | 4 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,250 km | 4 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,122 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,115 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,720 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,929 km | 8 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,775 km | 17 h 05 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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