Pulkovo Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

St. Petersburg, Saint Petersburg (city) (Russia)

IATA: LED ICAO: ULLI

Longest Active Runway

12,402 ft

3,780 meters

Field Elevation

78 ft

24 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

59.8003°, 30.2625°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #135 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#214 of 7558

Top 2.8% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Russia)

#3 of 31 in RU

#6 of 184 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+24%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 LED in numbers: 12,402 ft longest runway · tied #135 of 650 published · #214 of 7,558 worldwide (top 2.8%) · #3 in Russia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

LED lies at 24 m (78 ft), #465 of 650 published airports by elevation and 24.6 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 333 ft below the Russia median (411 ft, 31 airports); UUD is highest at 1,690 ft, 1,612 ft higher than LED.

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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 LED. Nearest published airport: Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), 162 NM, 11,483 ft (919 ft shorter than LED); 2 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,402 ft (3,780 m)

LED runways: 10R/28L 12,402 × 197 ft concrete (con); 10L/28R 11,146 × 197 ft concrete (con). National standing: #3 of 31 in Russia; ZIA leads by 2,690 ft (15,092 ft). +24% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
10R/28L	12,402 ft (3780 m / 3.780 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
10L/28R	11,146 ft (3397 m / 3.397 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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