# Gomel Airport (GME / UMGG)

**Gomel Airport** (IATA: GME, ICAO: UMGG) is a medium airport in Gomel, Gomel Region, Belarus. It opened in 1968. It has one runway, 2,569 m (8,428 ft) long, asphalt.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GME / UMGG
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Gomel, Gomel Region, Belarus
- Opened: 1968
- Elevation: 144 m / 472 ft
- Coordinates: 52.5270, 31.0167
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,569 m / 8,428 ft
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Europe/Minsk
- Website: http://www.gomelavia.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomel_Airport (26 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27546
- Weather station: UMGG · WMO 33041
- Ident: UMGG

## Timeline

- 1968: Gomel Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 2,569 m / 8,428 ft | 43 m / 141 ft | Asphalt | 112° / 292° | yes |

## Routes

6 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [VKO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuww.md) Vnukovo International Airport · Russia · 531 km / 330 mi · Belavia
- [SVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuee.md) Sheremetyevo International Airport · Russia · 564 km / 350 mi · Belavia
- [LED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ulli.md) Pulkovo Airport · Russia · 810 km / 503 mi · Belavia

### Seasonal charter (3)

- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 1,738 km / 1,080 mi · Belavia
- [SSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesh.md) Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · Egypt · 2,744 km / 1,705 mi · Belavia
- [HRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegn.md) Hurghada International Airport · Egypt · 2,828 km / 1,757 mi · Belavia

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- B2 [Belavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/belavia) · 6

Former hub of [Gomelavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gomelavia).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,569 m / 8,428 ft | #2,179 of 29,858 | #336 in Europe | #8 in BY |
| Elevation | 144 m / 472 ft | =27,631 of 43,403 | =2,852 in Europe | =14 in BY |
| Age | Opened 1968 | =5,887 of 15,079 | =1,060 in Europe | =2 in BY |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =3 in BY |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 126.100 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [BY-4247](https://dromopedia.com/airports/by-4247.md) Pribytki Air Base · 27 km / 17 mi
- [UA-0037](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ua-0037.md) Dobrianka Airfield · 50 km / 31 mi
- [UMGI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/umgi.md) Rogachev · 94 km / 58 mi
- [BY-0033](https://dromopedia.com/airports/by-0033.md) Stepanovo Airstrip · 97 km / 60 mi
- [UA-0003](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ua-0003.md) Chernihiv Air Base · 111 km / 69 mi
- [RU-0239](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0239.md) Starodub Airfield · 121 km / 75 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: “Gomel Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gomel_Airport&oldid=1368172773), revision of 7 Aug 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/umgg/data