Airports / Russia / IKS
Tiksi Airport
UEST / IKSTiksi, RussiaELEV 26 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
277 nm
To the nearest alternate
Saskylakh Airport (SYS).
Overview
Tiksi Airport, listed as UEST / IKS, is a mid-sized airport in Tiksi, Russia. Field elevation is 26 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list IKS as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Saskylakh Airport (SYS, 277 nm), Zhigansk Airport (ZIX, 317 nm), and Chokurdakh Airport (CKH, 372 nm).
Trip costs from IKS are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as УЕСТ and Аеропорт Тикси. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from IKS to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
UEST
IATA
IKS
FAA / Local
UEST
Elevation
26 ft
Coordinates
71.6977° N · 128.9030° 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 26 ft, IKS sits lower than 97% 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.
- 277nmSYSSaskylakh AirportSaskylakh
- 317nmZIXZhigansk AirportZhigansk
- 372nmCKHChokurdakh AirportChokurdah
- 399nmBGNBelaya Gora AirportBelaya Gora
- 438nmMQJMoma AirportKhonuu
- 479nmPYJPolyarny AirportYakutia
Location
Open the full mapUEST · Tiksi Airport · Tiksi, Russia
