ULYUWLW

Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport

Cherdakly, Russia · Asia

Asia Europe/Samara

1runway

5,000 mLongest runway

1983opened

Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (sometimes referred to as Ul'yanovsk or Ulyanovsk Northeast) (IATA: ULY, ICAO: UWLW) is an airport in Russia located 28 kilometres (17 mi) northeast of Ulyanovsk. Its runway is tied with Shigatse Peace Airport in China as the longest public use runway in the world with a length of 5,000 metres (16,000 ft). The runway is also the widest, with a total width of about 105 metres (344 ft). The airport also features a very long taxiway that connects to the local Aviastar plant. This airport is mainly a cargo airport. It was founded in 1983 as a test site for the neighbouring Aviastar plant. It is a base for Volga-Dnepr Airlines. Also located here is Aviastar-SP, the manufacturer of the Antonov An-124 and Tupolev Tu-204. From 1995-98 the 235th Independent Military Transport Aviation Regiment was located on the field with Ilyushin Il-76 and Antonov An-22 aircraft. In March 2012, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov offered Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport for NATO use as a hub for non-lethal cargo and for ferrying personnel.

Location

54.401°N, 48.803°E · 77 m s. n. m. (252 ft)

General data

CountryRussia

CityCherdakly

IATA codeULY

ICAO codeUWLW

Coordinates54.401°N, 48.803°E

Elevation77 m s. n. m. (252 ft)

Time zoneEurope/Samara

Runways1

Longest runway5,000 m

OperatorVolga-Dnepr

Opened1983

Official website

Runways · 1

02/20

Length5,000 m16,404 ft

Width98 m322 ft

SurfaceConcrete

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 3

Tower

124.200

Approach

126.100KRUG127.300ULYANOVSK APP

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BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_uly,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/ULY},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/ULY}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-19}
}

Wikipedia

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