Airports / Belarus / MSQ
Minsk National Airport
UMMS / MSQMinsk, BelarusELEV 670 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
3 operators
Charter fleet based on the field
More resident charter operators than 74% of the 650 US fields with a based fleet on the register.
63 nm
To the nearest alternate
Babruisk Air Base (UMNB).
Overview
Minsk National Airport (UMMS / MSQ) is a large commercial airport serving Minsk, Belarus. The airport sits 670 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
The airport anchors local charter capacity — BySky, RADA Airlines, and Rubystar Airways are based here. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Babruisk Air Base (UMNB, 63 nm), Mogilev Airport (MVQ, 73 nm), and Baranavichi Air Base (UMMA, 85 nm).
Charter pricing from MSQ depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Нацыянальны аэрапорт and Minsk 2 Airport. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Minsk.
Field capability
ICAO
UMMS
IATA
MSQ
FAA / Local
UMMS
Elevation
670 ft
Coordinates
53.8881° N · 28.0400° 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 Belarus fields
state range 443–682 ft
At 670 ft, MSQ sits higher than 75% of the 8 Belarus fields on the register.
Based charter operators3
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 63nmUMNBBabruisk Air BaseBabruisk
- 73nmMVQMogilev AirportMogilev
- 85nmUMMABaranavichi Air BaseBaranavichi
- 86nmTXCOrsha Airport - Balbasovo Air BaseOrsha
- 106nmVNOVilnius International AirportVilnius
- 110nmVTBVitebsk Vostochny AirportVitebsk
Location
Open the full mapUMMS · Minsk National Airport · Minsk, Belarus
