AirportsUsharal Airport is a small airport serving Usharal, in Jetisu Region, Kazakhstan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is USJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- USJ
- ICAO code
- UAAL
- City
- Usharal
- State or region
- Jetisu Region
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 46.1908° N, 80.8309° E
- Elevation
- 393 m (1,288 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,300 m (7,546 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, USJ means Usharal Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UAAL. 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 46.1908° N, 80.8309° E. It stands 393 metres (1,288 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Bole, about 174 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
Usharal Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,300 metres (7,546 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 23 airports of Kazakhstan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 22.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,300 m 7,546 ft | 44 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Urzhar AirportUrzhar | UZR | 119 km |
| Bole Alashankou AirportBole, China | BPL | 184 km |
| Tacheng Qianquan AirportTacheng, China | TCG | 200 km |
| Taldykorgan AirportTaldykorgan | TDK | 220 km |
| Ili Yining International AirportIli (Yining / Ghulja), China | YIN | 252 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,988 km | 2 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,101 km | 4 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,244 km | 4 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,667 km | 7 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,037 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,898 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,472 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,977 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,354 km | 14 h 10 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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