Airports / Turkmenistan / KRW
Turkmenbaşy International Airport
UTAK / KRWTurkmenbaşy, TurkmenistanELEV 279 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
60 nm
To the nearest alternate
Balkanabat International Airport (BKN).
Overview
Turkmenbaşy International Airport, listed as UTAK / KRW, is a mid-sized airport in Turkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan. Field elevation is 279 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list KRW as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Balkanabat International Airport (BKN, 60 nm), Baku Kala Air Base (UB18, 130 nm), and Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD, 138 nm).
Trip costs from KRW are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Turkmenbashi and Krasnovodsk. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from KRW to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
UTAK
IATA
KRW
FAA / Local
UTAK
Elevation
279 ft
Coordinates
40.0628° N · 53.0051° 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 Turkmenistan fields
state range -26–920 ft
At 279 ft, KRW sits lower than 63% of the 8 Turkmenistan fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 60nmBKNBalkanabat International AirportBalkanabat
- 130nmUB18Baku Kala Air BaseBaku
- 138nmGYDHeydar Aliyev International AirportBaku
- 141nmZXTZabrat AirportZabrat
- 161nmUB12Nasosnaya Air BaseSumqayit
- 169nmAZ-0013Sitalchay AirbaseSitalchay
Location
Open the full mapUTAK · Turkmenbaşy International Airport · Turkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan