Airports / Russia / NAL
Nalchik Airport
URMN / NALNalchik, RussiaELEV 1,461 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
45 nm
To the nearest alternate
Mozdok Air Base (RU-0152) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Nalchik, Russia, Nalchik Airport (URMN / NAL) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 1,461 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
NAL has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Mozdok Air Base (RU-0152, 45 nm), Vladikavkaz Beslan International Airport (OGZ, 46 nm), and Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV, 49 nm).
Quotes for flights out of NAL vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as УРМН and Нальчик. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from NAL, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
URMN
IATA
NAL
FAA / Local
URMN
Elevation
1,461 ft
Coordinates
43.5129° N · 43.6366° 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 1,461 ft, NAL sits higher than 91% 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.
- 45nmRU-0152Mozdok Air BaseMozdok
- 46nmOGZVladikavkaz Beslan International AirportBeslan
- 49nmMRVMineralnye Vody AirportMineralnyye Vody
- 61nmIGTMagas AirportSunzha
- 63nmUGAMAmbrolauri AirportAmbrolauri
- 81nmRU-0128Budyonnovsk Air BaseBudyonnovsk
Location
Open the full mapURMN · Nalchik Airport · Nalchik, Russia