Krasnoyarsk International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai (Russia)

IATA: KJA ICAO: UNKL

Longest Active Runway

12,139 ft

3,700 meters

Field Elevation

942 ft

287 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

56.1757°, 92.4858°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #160 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#249 of 7558

Top 3.4% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Russia)

tied #6 of 31 in RU

same length as SVO · #9 of 184 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+21.4%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 KJA in numbers: 12,139 ft longest runway · tied #160 of 650 published · #249 of 7,558 worldwide (top 3.4%) · tied #6 in Russia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

KJA lies at 287 m (942 ft), #202 of 650 published airports by elevation and 65.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 531 ft above the Russia median (411 ft, 31 airports); UUD is highest at 1,690 ft, 748 ft higher than KJA.

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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 KJA. Nearest published airport: Abakan International Airport (ABA), 151 NM, 10,663 ft (1,476 ft shorter than KJA); 2 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,139 ft (3,700 m)

KJA runway: 11/29 12,139 × 197 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #6 of 31 in Russia with SVO at 12,139 ft; ZIA leads by 2,953 ft (15,092 ft). +21.4% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
11/29	12,139 ft (3700 m / 3.700 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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