Airports / Russia / RU-0217
Sormovo Airfield
RU-0217Nizhniy Novgorod, RussiaELEV 249 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
6 nm
To the nearest alternate
Nizhny Novgorod / Strigino International Airport (GOJ).
Overview
Located in Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia, Sormovo Airfield (RU-0217) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 249 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
RU-0217 has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Nizhny Novgorod / Strigino International Airport (GOJ, 6 nm), Mius Airport (RU-0043, 83 nm), and Ivanovo South Airport (IWA, 101 nm).
Quotes for flights out of RU-0217 vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as ЬУДС and Аэродром Сормово. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from RU-0217, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
RU-0217
IATA
—
FAA / Local
XUDS
Elevation
249 ft
Coordinates
56.3200° N · 43.8000° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Russia fields
state range -66–2,812 ft
At 249 ft, RU-0217 sits lower than 63% of the 249 Russia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 6nmGOJNizhny Novgorod / Strigino International AirportNizhny Novgorod
- 83nmRU-0043Mius AirportSarov
- 101nmIWAIvanovo South AirportIvanovo
- 103nmRU-5672Ivanovo North Air BaseIvanovo
- 117nmRU-10048Semyazino AirportVladimir
- 119nmCSYCheboksary AirportCheboksary
Location
Open the full mapRU-0217 · Sormovo Airfield · Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia