# Sokol Airport (GDX / UHMM) **Sokol Airport** (IATA: GDX, ICAO: UHMM) is a medium airport in Magadan, Magadan Oblast, Russia. It opened on 12 Jan 1961. It has one runway, 3,452 m (11,326 ft) long, concrete. In 2021 it handled 471 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/uhmm ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: GDX / UHMM - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Magadan, Magadan Oblast, Russia - Opened: 12 Jan 1961 - Elevation: 175 m / 574 ft - Coordinates: 59.9110, 150.7200 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 3,452 m / 11,326 ft - Passengers: 471,164 (2021) - Time zone: UTC+11 · Asia/Magadan - Website: http://www.airport-magadan.ru - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokol_Airport (23 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431997 - Weather station: UHMM · WMO 25913 - Ident: UHMM ## Timeline - 12 Jan 1961: Sokol Airport opens. - 2 Oct 1973: Q16662333. 10 killed. - 2 Dec 2021: Q113411162. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10/28 | 3,452 m / 11,326 ft | 59 m / 195 ft | Concrete | 093° / 273° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2011 | 284,357 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 325,058 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 370,118 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 350,850 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 329,915 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 349,766 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 376,794 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 387,663 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 342,005 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 471,164 | Wikidata | ## Routes 15 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (15) - [UHMH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uhmh.md) Susuman Airport · Russia · 346 km / 215 mi · SiLA (airlines) - [UHMF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uhmf.md) Omsukchan Airport · Russia · 391 km / 243 mi · SiLA (airlines) - [SWV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uhmw.md) Severo-Evensk Airport · Russia · 511 km / 318 mi · IrAero - [UHMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uhmn.md) Omolon Airport · Russia · 775 km / 482 mi · SiLA (airlines) - [PKC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uhpp.md) Yelizovo Airport · Russia · 886 km / 551 mi · Aurora - [KPW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uhmk.md) Keperveem Airport · Russia · 1,155 km / 718 mi · IrAero - [PWE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uhmp.md) Pevek Airport · Russia · 1,431 km / 889 mi · IrAero - [KHV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uhhh.md) Khabarovsk Novy Airport · Russia · 1,611 km / 1,001 mi · Aurora, IrAero, Rossiya, S7 Airlines - [BQS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uhbb.md) Ignatyevo Airport · Russia · 1,802 km / 1,120 mi · IrAero - [VVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uhww.md) Vladivostok International Airport · Russia · 2,222 km / 1,381 mi · Rossiya - [UUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uiuu.md) Baikal International Airport · Russia · 2,789 km / 1,733 mi · IrAero - [IKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uiii.md) Irkutsk International Airport · Russia · 2,929 km / 1,820 mi · IrAero - [KJA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/unkl.md) Krasnoyarsk International Airport · Russia · 3,340 km / 2,075 mi · Rossiya - [OVB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/unnt.md) Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport · Russia · 3,925 km / 2,439 mi · S7 Airlines - [SVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuee.md) Sheremetyevo International Airport · Russia · 5,860 km / 3,641 mi · Rossiya ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from GDX, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (5) - IO [IrAero](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iraero) · 7 - FV [Rossiya](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/rossiya) · 4 - [SiLA](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sila) · 3 - HZ [Aurora](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aurora) · 2 - S7 [S7 Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/s7-airlines) · 2 Former hub of [MAVIAL Magadan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mavial-magadan-airlines). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 471K (2021) | #1,139 of 3,974 | #363 in Asia | #53 in RU | | Longest runway | 3,452 m / 11,326 ft | #562 of 29,858 | #166 in Asia | #36 in RU | | Elevation | 175 m / 574 ft | =25,854 of 43,403 | =1,433 in Asia | =249 in RU | | Age | Opened 1961 | =4,721 of 15,079 | =273 in Asia | =72 in RU | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =32 in RU | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | MAGADAN APP | 126.900 | | ATIS | ATIS | 127.400 | | PMSV | MAGADAN VOLMET | 126.200 | | TWR | MAGADAN TWR | 120.800 | ## Nearby airports - [UHMT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uhmt.md) Magadan-13 Airport · 34 km / 21 mi - [RU-0790](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0790.md) Balagannoye Airport · 95 km / 59 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: “Sokol Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sokol_Airport&oldid=1374659310), revision of 13 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/uhmm/data