Baikal International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Ulan Ude, Republic of Buryat (Russia)

IATA: UUD ICAO: UIUU

Longest Active Runway

11,155 ft

3,400 meters

Field Elevation

1,690 ft

515 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

2 closed, Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

51.8086°, 107.4397°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #321 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#529 of 7558

Top 7.3% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Russia)

tied #14 of 31 in RU

same length as YKS, PKC, UUS · #24 of 184 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+11.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 UUD in numbers: 11,155 ft longest runway · tied #321 of 650 published · #529 of 7,558 worldwide (top 7.3%) · tied #14 in Russia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

UUD lies at 515 m (1,690 ft), #140 of 650 published airports by elevation and 77.8 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 1,279 ft above the Russia median (411 ft, 31 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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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 UUD. Nearest published airport: Irkutsk International Airport (IKT), 116 NM, 11,696 ft (541 ft longer than UUD); 1 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,155 ft (3,400 m)

UUD runway: 08/26 11,155 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: tied #14 of 31 in Russia with YKS/PKC/UUS at 11,155 ft; ZIA leads by 3,937 ft (15,092 ft). +11.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
08/26	11,155 ft (3400 m / 3.400 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
08L/26R	6,700 ft (2042 m / 2.042 km)	340 ft (104m)	`Grass / Turf (GRS)`	❌ Unlighted	⛔ Closed
14/32	4,630 ft (1411 m / 1.411 km)	315 ft (96m)	`Grass / Turf (GRS)`	❌ Unlighted	⛔ Closed

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