Platon Oyunsky Yakutsk International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Yakutsk, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic (Russia)

IATA: YKS ICAO: UEEE

Longest Active Runway

11,155 ft

3,400 meters

Field Elevation

325 ft

99 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

1 closed, Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

62.0933°, 129.7710°

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

#531 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, PKC, UUS · #25 of 184 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+11.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 YKS in numbers: 11,155 ft longest runway · tied #321 of 650 published · #531 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)

YKS lies at 99 m (325 ft), #322 of 650 published airports by elevation and 44.3 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 86 ft below the Russia median (411 ft, 31 airports); UUD is highest at 1,690 ft, 1,365 ft higher than YKS.

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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 YKS. Nearest published airport: Qiqihar Sanjiazi Airport (NDG), 914 NM, 11,811 ft (656 ft longer than YKS); none other within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

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

YKS runway: 05R/23L 11,155 × 197 ft concrete (con). National standing: tied #14 of 31 in Russia with UUD/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
05R/23L	11,155 ft (3400 m / 3.400 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
05L/23R	8,202 ft (2500 m / 2.500 km)	161 ft (49m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	⛔ Closed

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