# Shirak International Airport (LWN / UDSG)

**Shirak International Airport** (IATA: LWN, ICAO: UDSG) is a large airport in Gyumri, Shirak Province, Armenia. It opened in 1961. It has one runway, 3,220 m (10,564 ft) long, asphalt. In 2025 it handled 138 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/udsg

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LWN / UDSG
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Gyumri, Shirak Province, Armenia
- Opened: 1961
- Elevation: 1,524 m / 5,000 ft
- Coordinates: 40.7504, 43.8593
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,220 m / 10,564 ft
- Passengers: 138,399 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+4 · Asia/Yerevan
- Website: http://www.aviation.am/eng/gorc/aeroport.htm
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyumri_Shirak_International_Airport (31 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431399
- Weather station: UDSG
- Ident: UDSG

## Timeline

- 1961: Shirak International Airport opens.
- 26 Dec 1993: Kuban Airlines Flight 5719. 35 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 3,220 m / 10,564 ft | 45 m / 147 ft | Asphalt | 024° / 204° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 34,747 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 35,153 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 12,421 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 105,664 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 165,946 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 147,536 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 35,491 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 122,139 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 48,492 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 94,768 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 104,532 | Wikidata |
| 2025 | 138,399 | Wikidata |

## Routes

4 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (4)

- [AER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/urss.md) Sochi International Airport · Russia · 440 km / 273 mi · FlyOne Armenia
- [KRR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/urkk.md) Krasnodar Pashkovsky International Airport · Russia · 610 km / 379 mi · Aeroflot
- [LCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lclk.md) Larnaca International Airport · Cyprus · 1,110 km / 690 mi · Wizz Air
- [VKO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuww.md) Vnukovo International Airport · Russia · 1,719 km / 1,068 mi · Pobeda

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LWN, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- H7 [Taron Avia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/taron-avia)

### Passenger (4)

- SU [Aeroflot](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeroflot) · 1
- 3F [FlyOne Armenia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyone-armenia) · 1
- DP [Pobeda](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pobeda) · 1
- W6 [Wizz Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 138K (2025) | #1,693 of 3,974 | #553 in Asia | #2 in AM |
| Longest runway | 3,220 m / 10,564 ft | #788 of 29,858 | #233 in Asia | #2 in AM |
| Elevation | 1,524 m / 5,000 ft | =2,019 of 43,403 | #268 in Asia | #1 in AM |
| Age | Opened 1961 | =4,721 of 15,079 | =273 in Asia | =1 in AM |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =2 in AM |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | GYUMRI APP | 127.700 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 128.700 |
| TWR | GYUMRI TWR | 120.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [KSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcf.md) Kars Airport · 66 km / 41 mi
- [EVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/udyz.md) Zvartnots International Airport · 81 km / 50 mi
- [IGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltct.md) Iğdır Airport · 86 km / 53 mi
- [UDYE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/udye.md) Erebuni Airport · 87 km / 54 mi
- [UG22](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ug22.md) Tbilisi Marneuli Air Base · 110 km / 69 mi
- [UG24](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ug24.md) Tbilisi Soganlug Air Base · 135 km / 84 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Gyumri Shirak International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gyumri_Shirak_International_Airport&oldid=1375110939), revision of 15 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/udsg/data