Nizhny Novgorod / Strigino International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (Russia)

IATA: GOJ ICAO: UWGG

Longest Active Runway

9,843 ft

3,000 meters

Field Elevation

256 ft

78 m MSL

Runway Inventory

4 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

56.2274°, 43.7852°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #603 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,160 of 7558

Top 15.9% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Russia)

tied #30 of 31 in RU

same length as GSV · #48 of 184 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 GOJ in numbers: 9,843 ft longest runway · tied #603 of 650 published · #1,160 of 7,558 worldwide (top 15.9%) · tied #30 in Russia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

GOJ lies at 78 m (256 ft), #353 of 650 published airports by elevation and 40.3 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 155 ft below the Russia median (411 ft, 31 airports); UUD is highest at 1,690 ft, 1,434 ft higher than GOJ.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of GOJ. Nearest published airport: Golden Ring Yaroslavl International Airport (IAR), 143 NM, 9,870 ft (27 ft longer than GOJ); 6 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,843 ft (3,000 m)

GOJ runways: 18L/36R 9,843 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 18R/36L 9,203 × 148 ft concrete (con); 15/33 1,969 × 72 ft asphalt (asp); 06/24 1,640 × 72 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #30 of 31 in Russia with GSV at 9,843 ft; ZIA leads by 5,249 ft (15,092 ft). −1.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
18L/36R	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
18R/36L	9,203 ft (2805 m / 2.805 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
15/33	1,969 ft (600 m / 0.600 km)	72 ft (22m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	❌ Unlighted	✅ Active
06/24	1,640 ft (500 m / 0.500 km)	72 ft (22m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	❌ Unlighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →