AirportsPlaton Oyunsky Yakutsk International Airport is a large airport serving Yakutsk, in Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YKS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YKS
- ICAO code
- UEEE
- City
- Yakutsk
- State or region
- Sakha (Yakutia) Republic
- Country
- Russia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 62.0933° N, 129.7710° E
- Elevation
- 99 m (325 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,400 m (11,155 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YKS means Platon Oyunsky Yakutsk International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UEEE. 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 62.0933° N, 129.7710° E. It stands 99 metres (325 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Yakutsk, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Platon Oyunsky Yakutsk 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 24.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05R/23L | 3,400 m 11,155 ft | 60 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ust-Maya AirportUst-Maya | UMS | 316 km |
| Vilyuisk AirportVilyuisk | VYI | 448 km |
| Verkhnevilyuisk AirportVerkhnevilyuisk | VHV | 506 km |
| Olyokminsk AirportOlyokminsk | OLZ | 531 km |
| Zhigansk AirportZhigansk | ZIX | 606 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,315 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,445 km | 8 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,739 km | 8 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,649 km | 8 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,398 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,736 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,090 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,033 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,851 km | 13 h 35 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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