AirportsYuzhno-Sakhalinsk International Airport is a large airport serving Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is UUS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- UUS
- ICAO code
- UHSS
- City
- Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
- State or region
- Sakhalin Oblast
- Country
- Russia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 46.8855° N, 142.7175° E
- Elevation
- 18 m (59 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,400 m (11,155 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, UUS means Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UHSS. 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 46.8855° N, 142.7175° E. It stands 18 metres (59 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Sakhalin, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,400 metres (11,155 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 23.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 3,400 m 11,155 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wakkanai AirportWakkanai, Japan | WKJ | 179 km |
| Rishiri AirportRishiri, Japan | RIS | 218 km |
| Shakhtyorsk AirportShakhtyorsk | EKS | 261 km |
| Monbetsu AirportMonbetsu, Japan | MBE | 292 km |
| Memanbetsu AirportŌzora, Japan | MMB | 353 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,934 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,953 km | 8 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,797 km | 9 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,527 km | 10 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,634 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,931 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,295 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 1,284 km | 2 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,028 km | 11 h 25 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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