Alexei Leonov Kemerovo International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Kemerovo, Kemerovo Oblast (Russia)

IATA: KEJ ICAO: UNEE

Longest Active Runway

10,499 ft

3,200 meters

Field Elevation

863 ft

263 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

1 closed, Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

55.2701°, 86.1072°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #456 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#746 of 7558

Top 10.4% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Russia)

tied #22 of 31 in RU

same length as CEK, NJC, ASF · #32 of 184 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+5%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 KEJ in numbers: 10,499 ft longest runway · tied #456 of 650 published · #746 of 7,558 worldwide (top 10.4%) · tied #22 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)

KEJ lies at 263 m (863 ft), #208 of 650 published airports by elevation and 63.2 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 452 ft above the Russia median (411 ft, 31 airports); UUD is highest at 1,690 ft, 827 ft higher than KEJ.

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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 KEJ. Nearest published airport: Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport (OVB), 121 NM, 11,818 ft (1,319 ft longer than KEJ); 3 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,499 ft (3,200 m)

KEJ runway: 05/23 10,499 × 197 ft concrete (con). National standing: tied #22 of 31 in Russia with CEK/NJC/ASF at 10,499 ft; ZIA leads by 4,593 ft (15,092 ft). +5% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
05/23	10,499 ft (3200 m / 3.200 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
05L/23R	8,655 ft (2638 m / 2.638 km)	155 ft (47m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	❌ Unlighted	⛔ Closed

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