Airports / Russia / VAQ
Vanavara Airport
UNIW / VAQVanavara, RussiaELEV 892 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
190 nm
To the nearest alternate
Baykit Airport (BKA).
Overview
Vanavara Airport (UNIW / VAQ) sits in Vanavara, Russia, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 892 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
VAQ has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Baykit Airport (BKA, 190 nm), Ust-Kut Airport (UKX, 236 nm), and Zheleznogorsk Airport (UIBV, 239 nm).
Quotes for flights out of VAQ vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Аэропорт Ванавара. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from VAQ, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
UNIW
IATA
VAQ
FAA / Local
UNIW
Elevation
892 ft
Coordinates
60.3562° N · 102.3096° 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 892 ft, VAQ sits higher than 86% 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.
- 190nmBKABaykit AirportBaykit
- 236nmUKXUst-Kut AirportUst-Kut
- 239nmUIBVZheleznogorsk AirportZheleznogorsk-Ilimsky
- 240nmBTKBratsk AirportBratsk
- 276nmVEOSevero-Yeniseysk AirportSevero-Yeniseysk
- 329nmRU-3880Kansk Air BaseKansk
Location
Open the full mapUNIW · Vanavara Airport · Vanavara, Russia