Airports / Russia / VKT
Vorkuta Airport
UUYW / VKTVorkuta, RussiaELEV 604 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
7 nm
To the nearest alternate
Vorkuta Sovetskiy Air Base (RU-9129).
Overview
Vorkuta Airport (UUYW / VKT) is a mid-sized airport serving Vorkuta, Russia. Field elevation is 604 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list VKT as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Vorkuta Sovetskiy Air Base (RU-9129, 7 nm), Salekhard Airport (SLY, 82 nm), and Inta Airport (INA, 126 nm).
Trip costs from VKT are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from VKT to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
UUYW
IATA
VKT
FAA / Local
UUYW
Elevation
604 ft
Coordinates
67.4886° N · 63.9931° 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 604 ft, VKT sits higher than 69% 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.
- 7nmRU-9129Vorkuta Sovetskiy Air BaseVorkuta
- 82nmSLYSalekhard AirportSalekhard
- 126nmINAInta AirportInta
- 147nmAMVAmderma AirportAmderma
- 180nmUSKUsinsk AirportUsinsk
- 194nmBVJBovanenkovo AirportBovanenkovo
Location
Open the full mapUUYW · Vorkuta Airport · Vorkuta, Russia