Airports / Russia / PYJ
Polyarny Airport
UERP / PYJYakutia, RussiaELEV 1,660 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
29 nm
To the nearest alternate
Aykhal Airport (UERA).
Overview
Located in Yakutia, Russia, Polyarny Airport (UERP / PYJ) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 1,660 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
PYJ has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Aykhal Airport (UERA, 29 nm), Mirny Airport (MJZ, 238 nm), and Zhigansk Airport (ZIX, 271 nm).
Quotes for flights out of PYJ vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as УЕРП and Аэропорт Полярный. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from PYJ, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
UERP
IATA
PYJ
FAA / Local
UERP
Elevation
1,660 ft
Coordinates
66.4004° N · 112.0300° 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
Yes
Elevation vs Russia fields
state range -66–2,812 ft
At 1,660 ft, PYJ sits higher than 92% 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.
- 29nmUERAAykhal Airport
- 238nmMJZMirny AirportMirny
- 271nmZIXZhigansk AirportZhigansk
- 291nmVYIVilyuisk AirportVilyuisk
- 310nmUENKKyzyl-Syr AirportKyzyl-Syr
- 335nmSYSSaskylakh AirportSaskylakh
Location
Open the full mapUERP · Polyarny Airport · Yakutia, Russia