Airports / Russia / YKS
Platon Oyunsky Yakutsk International Airport
UEEE / YKSYakutsk, RussiaELEV 325 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
6 nm
To the nearest alternate
Magan Airport (GYG).
Overview
Located in Yakutsk, Russia, Platon Oyunsky Yakutsk International Airport (UEEE / YKS) operates as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 325 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list YKS as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Magan Airport (GYG, 6 nm), Kyzyl-Syr Airport (UENK, 219 nm), and Vilyuisk Airport (VYI, 242 nm).
Trip costs from YKS are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as УЕЕЕ and ЬЕЕЕ. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from YKS to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
UEEE
IATA
YKS
FAA / Local
XEEE
Elevation
325 ft
Coordinates
62.0933° N · 129.7710° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Russia fields
state range -66–2,812 ft
At 325 ft, YKS sits lower than 58% 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.
- 6nmGYGMagan AirportMagan
- 219nmUENKKyzyl-Syr AirportKyzyl-Syr
- 242nmVYIVilyuisk AirportVilyuisk
- 287nmOLZOlyokminsk AirportOlyokminsk
- 327nmZIXZhigansk AirportZhigansk
- 344nmNERChulman AirportNeryungri
Location
Open the full mapUEEE · Platon Oyunsky Yakutsk International Airport · Yakutsk, Russia