# Chita-Kadala International Airport (HTA / UIAA) **Chita-Kadala International Airport** (IATA: HTA, ICAO: UIAA) is a large airport in Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It opened in 1938. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,874 m (9,430 ft). In 2021 it handled 515 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/uiaa ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: HTA / UIAA - Type: Large airport - Serves: Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia - Opened: 1938 - Elevation: 693 m / 2,272 ft - Coordinates: 52.0248, 113.3058 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 2,874 m / 9,430 ft - Passengers: 514,623 (2021) - Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Chita - Website: http://www.aerochita.ru - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chita-Kadala_International_Airport (18 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2735084 - Weather station: UIAA · WMO 30758 - Ident: UIAA ## Timeline - 1938: Chita-Kadala International Airport opens. - 18 May 1973: Aeroflot Flight 109. 81 killed. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 11/29 | 2,874 m / 9,430 ft | 56 m / 184 ft | Concrete | 101° / 281° | yes | | 11L/29R | 1,800 m / 5,905 ft | 75 m / 245 ft | Grass | 101° / 281° | | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2011 | 2,006 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 240,856 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 313,356 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 329,499 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 311,654 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 318,451 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 358,674 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 389,541 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 346,292 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 514,623 | Wikidata | ## Routes 16 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (12) - [UIAE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uiae.md) Krasnokamensk Airport · Russia · 399 km / 248 mi · Aeroservis - [HLD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbla.md) Hulunbuir Hailar Airport · China · 556 km / 345 mi · Air China - [IKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uiii.md) Irkutsk International Airport · Russia · 608 km / 378 mi · IrAero, S7 Airlines - [CZR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uiar.md) Chara Airport · Russia · 631 km / 392 mi · IrAero - [PEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbaa.md) Beijing Capital International Airport · China · 1,352 km / 840 mi · Air China - [KJA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/unkl.md) Krasnoyarsk International Airport · Russia · 1,427 km / 887 mi · Rossiya - [KHV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uhhh.md) Khabarovsk Novy Airport · Russia · 1,596 km / 992 mi · Aurora - [VVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uhww.md) Vladivostok International Airport · Russia · 1,697 km / 1,054 mi · Aurora - [OVB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/unnt.md) Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport · Russia · 2,039 km / 1,267 mi · S7 Airlines - [UUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uhss.md) Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk International Airport · Russia · 2,185 km / 1,358 mi · IrAero - [SVX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/usss.md) Koltsovo Airport · Russia · 3,354 km / 2,084 mi · Ural Airlines - [DME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uudd.md) Domodedovo International Airport · Russia · 4,729 km / 2,938 mi · Ural Airlines, S7 Airlines ### Seasonal (2) - [ABA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/unaa.md) Abakan International Airport · Russia · 1,477 km / 918 mi · IrAero - [RGK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/unbg.md) Gorno-Altaysk Airport · Russia · 1,869 km / 1,161 mi · IrAero ### Seasonal charter (2) - [CXR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvcr.md) Cam Ranh International Airport / Cam Ranh Air Base · Vietnam · 4,466 km / 2,775 mi · IrAero - [HKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtsp.md) Phuket International Airport · Thailand · 5,070 km / 3,150 mi · Azur Air ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from HTA, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (8) - IO [IrAero](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iraero) · 6 - S7 [S7 Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/s7-airlines) · 3 - CA [Air China](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-china) · 2 - HZ [Aurora](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aurora) · 2 - U6 [Ural Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ural-airlines) · 2 - [Aeroservis](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeroservis) · 1 - ZF [Azur Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azur-air) · 1 · seasonal charter - FV [Rossiya](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/rossiya) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 515K (2021) | #1,102 of 3,974 | #352 in Asia | #51 in RU | | Longest runway | 2,874 m / 9,430 ft | #1,534 of 29,858 | #438 in Asia | #90 in RU | | Elevation | 693 m / 2,272 ft | =7,723 of 43,403 | #626 in Asia | #17 in RU | | Age | Opened 1938 | =870 of 15,079 | =95 in Asia | =33 in RU | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =5 in RU | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | ATIS | ATIS | 126.400 | | PMSV | CHITA VOLMET | 128.300 | | RDR | CHITA RADAR | 122.000 | | TWR | CHITA TWR | 118.100 | ## Nearby airports - [RU-4827](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-4827.md) Cheryomushki Air Base · 10 km / 6.4 mi - [RU-0133](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0133.md) Kashtak Airfield · 16 km / 10 mi - [RU-4111](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-4111.md) Domna Air Base · 17 km / 11 mi - [UIAY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uiay.md) Usugli Airport · 149 km / 93 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: “Chita-Kadala International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chita-Kadala_International_Airport&oldid=1375734301), revision of 19 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/uiaa/data