AirportsZhukovsky International Airport is a large airport serving Moscow, in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ZIA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ZIA
- ICAO code
- UUBW
- City
- Moscow
- State or region
- Moscow Oblast
- Country
- Russia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 55.5533° N, 38.1500° E
- Elevation
- 115 m (377 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 4,600 m (15,092 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ZIA means Zhukovsky International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UUBW. 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 55.5533° N, 38.1500° E. It stands 115 metres (377 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Moscow, about 40 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Moscow, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Zhukovsky International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 4,600 metres (15,092 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 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 4,600 m 15,092 ft | 70 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Domodedovo International AirportMoscow | DME | 22 km |
| Vnukovo International AirportMoscow | VKO | 56 km |
| Sheremetyevo International AirportMoscow | SVO | 67 km |
| Ivanovo South AirportIvanovo | IWA | 231 km |
| Golden Ring Yaroslavl International AirportTunoshna | IAR | 255 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,301 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,986 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,649 km | 4 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,558 km | 3 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,546 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,817 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,392 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,478 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,466 km | 17 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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