AirportsKuressaare Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kuressaare, in Saare County, Estonia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is URE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- URE
- ICAO code
- EEKE
- City
- Kuressaare
- State or region
- Saare County
- Country
- Estonia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 58.2299° N, 22.5095° E
- Elevation
- 4 m (14 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,000 m (6,561 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, URE means Kuressaare Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EEKE. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 58.2299° N, 22.5095° E. It stands 4 metres (14 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Riga, about 172 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Riga, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kuressaare Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,000 metres (6,561 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 6 airports of Estonia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,000 m 6,561 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 05/23 | 799 m 2,621 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kärdla AirportKärdla | KDL | 87 km |
| Pärnu AirportPärnu | EPU | 117 km |
| Riga International AirportRiga, Latvia | RIX | 170 km |
| Tallinn Linnahall HeliportTallinn | CHE | 187 km |
| Lennart Meri Tallinn AirportTallinn | TLL | 188 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,292 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,944 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,481 km | 5 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,640 km | 2 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,598 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,141 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,382 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,080 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,388 km | 19 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.