AirportsVerkhnevilyuisk Airport is a small airport serving Verkhnevilyuisk, in Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is VHV.
Key facts
- IATA code
- VHV
- ICAO code
- UENI
- City
- Verkhnevilyuisk
- State or region
- Sakha (Yakutia) Republic
- Country
- Russia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 63.4581° N, 120.2692° E
- Elevation
- 125 m (411 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,400 m (4,593 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, VHV means Verkhnevilyuisk Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UENI. 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 63.4581° N, 120.2692° E. It stands 125 metres (411 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Verkhnevilyuisk Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,400 metres (4,593 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 136 airports of Russia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 133.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 1,400 m 4,593 ft | not listed | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vilyuisk AirportVilyuisk | VYI | 78 km |
| Suntar AirportSuntar | SUY | 195 km |
| Mirny AirportMirny | MJZ | 331 km |
| Olyokminsk AirportOlyokminsk | OLZ | 340 km |
| Zhigansk AirportZhigansk | ZIX | 398 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,943 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,078 km | 7 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,274 km | 8 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,239 km | 8 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,373 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,021 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,034 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,377 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,170 km | 13 h 55 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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