Gagarin International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Saratov, Saratov Oblast (Russia)

IATA: GSV ICAO: UWSG

Longest Active Runway

9,843 ft

3,000 meters

Field Elevation

103 ft

31 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

51.7128°, 46.1711°

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

#1,171 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 GOJ · #49 of 184 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 GSV in numbers: 9,843 ft longest runway · tied #603 of 650 published · #1,171 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)

GSV lies at 31 m (103 ft), #439 of 650 published airports by elevation and 28.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 308 ft below the Russia median (411 ft, 31 airports); UUD is highest at 1,690 ft, 1,587 ft higher than GSV.

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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 GSV. Nearest published airport: Kurumoch International Airport (KUF), 181 NM, 9,846 ft (3 ft longer than GSV); 1 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

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

GSV runway: 08/26 9,843 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: tied #30 of 31 in Russia with GOJ 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
08/26	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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