Vorkuta Airport

IATA VKTICAO UUYWMedium airport

Vorkuta Airport is a medium airport near Vorkuta in Komi Republic, Russia. It is listed as IATA VKT and ICAO UUYW. The airport is located at 67.4886° / 63.9931° at an elevation of 184 m (604 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 2,200 m. The nearest airport is Vorkuta Sovetskiy Air Base, 14 km (9 mi) away. The airport is served by scheduled flights.

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Map detail of Vorkuta Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Vorkuta Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`VKT`
ICAO code	`UUYW`
Identifier	`UUYW`
Type	Medium airport
City	Vorkuta
Region	Komi Republic
Country	Russia
Coordinates	67.48860, 63.99310
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	67° 29′ 18.97″ N 63° 59′ 35.16″ E
Elevation	184 m (604 ft)
Scheduled service	yes

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