Irkutsk International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast (Russia)

IATA: IKT ICAO: UIII

Longest Active Runway

11,696 ft

3,565 meters

Field Elevation

1,675 ft

511 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

52.2667°, 104.3956°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#254 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#411 of 7558

Top 5.4% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Russia)

#9 of 31 in RU

#16 of 184 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+17%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 IKT in numbers: 11,696 ft longest runway · #254 of 650 published · #411 of 7,558 worldwide (top 5.4%) · #9 in Russia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

IKT lies at 511 m (1,675 ft), #141 of 650 published airports by elevation and 77.6 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 1,264 ft above the Russia median (411 ft, 31 airports); UUD is highest at 1,690 ft, 15 ft higher than IKT.

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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 IKT. Nearest published airport: Baikal International Airport (UUD), 116 NM, 11,155 ft (541 ft shorter than IKT); 1 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,696 ft (3,565 m)

IKT runway: 12/30 11,696 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: #9 of 31 in Russia; ZIA leads by 3,396 ft (15,092 ft). +17% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
12/30	11,696 ft (3565 m / 3.565 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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