Kurumoch International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Samara, Samara Oblast (Russia)

IATA: KUF ICAO: UWWW

Longest Active Runway

9,846 ft

3,001 meters

Field Elevation

477 ft

145 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

53.5049°, 50.1643°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #597 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,072 of 7558

Top 14.2% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Russia)

#29 of 31 in RU

#44 of 184 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.5%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 KUF in numbers: 9,846 ft longest runway · tied #597 of 650 published · #1,072 of 7,558 worldwide (top 14.2%) · #29 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)

KUF lies at 145 m (477 ft), #283 of 650 published airports by elevation and 50.9 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 66 ft above the Russia median (411 ft, 31 airports); UUD is highest at 1,690 ft, 1,213 ft higher than KUF.

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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 KUF. Nearest published airport: Kazan International Airport (KZN), 130 NM, 12,303 ft (2,457 ft longer than KUF); 3 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,846 ft (3,001 m)

KUF runways: 15/33 9,846 × 148 ft concrete (con); 05/23 8,379 × 197 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #29 of 31 in Russia; ZIA leads by 5,246 ft (15,092 ft). −1.5% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
15/33	9,846 ft (3001 m / 3.001 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
05/23	8,379 ft (2554 m / 2.554 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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