Kazan International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan (Russia)

IATA: KZN ICAO: UWKD

Longest Active Runway

12,303 ft

3,750 meters

Field Elevation

411 ft

125 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

1 closed, Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

55.6062°, 49.2787°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #146 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#230 of 7558

Top 3.1% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Russia)

#5 of 31 in RU

#8 of 184 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+23%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 KZN in numbers: 12,303 ft longest runway · tied #146 of 650 published · #230 of 7,558 worldwide (top 3.1%) · #5 in Russia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

KZN lies at 125 m (411 ft), #294 of 650 published airports by elevation and 48.3 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is equal to the Russia median; UUD is highest at 1,690 ft, 1,279 ft higher than KZN.

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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 KZN. Nearest published airport: Kurumoch International Airport (KUF), 130 NM, 9,846 ft (2,457 ft shorter than KZN); 3 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,303 ft (3,750 m)

KZN runway: 11/29 12,303 × 197 ft concrete (con). National standing: #5 of 31 in Russia; ZIA leads by 2,789 ft (15,092 ft). +23% 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	12,303 ft (3750 m / 3.750 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
11R/29L	8,196 ft (2498 m / 2.498 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	❌ Unlighted	⛔ Closed

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