Airports / Russia / GSV
Gagarin International Airport
UWSG / GSVSaratov, RussiaELEV 103 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
14 nm
To the nearest alternate
Engels Air Base (RU-8602) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Gagarin International Airport (UWSG / GSV) is a large commercial airport serving Saratov, Russia. The airport sits 103 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into GSV for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Engels Air Base (RU-8602, 14 nm), Bagay-Baranovka Air Base (RU-3709, 39 nm), and Balakovo Airport (BWO, 59 nm).
Charter pricing from GSV depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under УВСГ and Гагарин. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Saratov.
Field capability
ICAO
UWSG
IATA
GSV
FAA / Local
UWSG
Elevation
103 ft
Coordinates
51.7128° N · 46.1711° 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 Russia fields
state range -66–2,812 ft
At 103 ft, GSV sits lower than 83% 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.
- 14nmRU-8602Engels Air BaseSaratov
- 39nmRU-3709Bagay-Baranovka Air BaseSennoy
- 59nmBWOBalakovo AirportBalakovo
- 94nmPEZPenza AirportPenza
- 97nmRU-10047Rtishchevo Air BaseRtishchevo
- 98nmXRWLLebyazhye Air BaseKamyshin
Location
Open the full mapUWSG · Gagarin International Airport · Saratov, Russia