Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk International Airport (Russian: Южно-Сахалинский Международный Аэропорт, IATA: UUS, ICAO: UHSS), also called Khomutovo International Airport (Международный Аэропорт Хомутово), is an international airport in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, on the Russian island of Sakhalin. The airport was established in 1945 as a military airfield. With currently one 3,400 m concrete runway, two passenger terminals, two cargo terminals and 16 aircraft stands, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk International Airport is the largest airport in Sakhalin Oblast. The airport opened a new terminal in August 2023. The airport is also building a second concrete runway that should be finished by 2024 and a 4-star hotel.
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk International Airport Южно-Сахалинский Международный Аэропорт | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | FSUE "Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport" | ||||||||||
| Serves | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia | ||||||||||
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| Time zone | UTC+11[1] ({{{utc}}}) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 18 m / 59 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°53′13″N 142°43′19″E / 46.88694°N 142.72194°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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  UUS Location in Sakhalin Oblast  UUS Location in Russia | |||||||||||
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Sources: Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (see also provisional 2021 statistics)[2] | |||||||||||
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 59 feet (18 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 01/19 with a concrete surface measuring 3,400 by 45 metres (11,155 ft × 148 ft).[3]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aeroflot | Moscow–Sheremetyevo[4] |
| Aurora | Blagoveshchensk,[5] Harbin,[6] Khabarovsk, Kurilsk,[7] Okha, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky,[8] Shakhtyorsk,[9] Vladivostok, Yuzhno-Kurilsk Seasonal: Beijing–Daxing (begins 11 June 2024)[10] |
| Ikar | Seasonal charter: Phuket[11] |
| Rossiya Airlines | Blagoveshchensk,[12] Krasnoyarsk,[12] Moscow–Sheremetyevo[13] |
| S7 Airlines | Irkutsk, Khabarovsk, Novosibirsk,[14][15] Vladivostok |
| Yakutia Airlines | Seasonal: Khabarovsk,[16] Yakutsk |
References
External links
- Official website (in English and Russian)
- New Airport Terminal Websites (in Russian)
- Accident history for UUS at Aviation Safety Network
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for UHSS at SkyVector
- Current weather for UHSS at NOAA/NWS
- Airport Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Homutovo) Aviateka.Handbook