Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Oblast (Russia)

IATA: UUS ICAO: UHSS

Longest Active Runway

11,155 ft

3,400 meters

Field Elevation

59 ft

18 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

46.8855°, 142.7175°

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

#542 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 UUD, YKS, PKC · #27 of 184 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+11.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 UUS in numbers: 11,155 ft longest runway · tied #321 of 650 published · #542 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)

UUS lies at 18 m (59 ft), #500 of 650 published airports by elevation and 21 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 352 ft below the Russia median (411 ft, 31 airports); UUD is highest at 1,690 ft, 1,631 ft higher than UUS.

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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 UUS. Nearest published airport: New Chitose Airport (CTS), 251 NM, 9,843 ft (1,312 ft shorter than UUS); none other within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

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

UUS runway: 01/19 11,155 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: tied #14 of 31 in Russia with UUD/YKS/PKC 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
01/19	11,155 ft (3400 m / 3.400 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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