# Alykel International Airport (NSK / UOOO) **Alykel International Airport** (IATA: NSK, ICAO: UOOO) is a large airport in Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It opened in 1950. It has one runway, 3,430 m (11,254 ft) long, concrete. In 2021 it handled 605 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/uooo ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: NSK / UOOO - Type: Large airport - Serves: Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia - Opened: 1950 - Elevation: 175 m / 574 ft - Coordinates: 69.3080, 87.3259 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 3,430 m / 11,254 ft - Passengers: 604,977 (2021) - Time zone: UTC+7 · Asia/Krasnoyarsk - Website: https://airport-norilsk.ru/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alykel_International_Airport (22 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1406531 - Weather station: UOOO - Ident: UOOO ## Timeline - 1950: Alykel International Airport opens. - 17 Nov 1981: Aeroflot Flight 3603. 99 killed. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 01/19 | 3,430 m / 11,254 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 032° / 212° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2011 | 44,557 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 484,637 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 485,521 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 477,216 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 499,233 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 515,764 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 461,723 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 499,380 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 431,479 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 604,977 | Wikidata | ## Routes 22 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (14) - [THX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uott.md) Turukhansk Airport · Russia · 391 km / 243 mi · KrasAvia - [DKS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uodd.md) Dikson Airport · Russia · 528 km / 328 mi · KrasAvia - [HTG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uohh.md) Khatanga Airport · Russia · 630 km / 391 mi · KrasAvia - [KJA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/unkl.md) Krasnoyarsk International Airport · Russia · 1,482 km / 921 mi · Taimyr Air Company - [OVB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/unnt.md) Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport · Russia · 1,606 km / 998 mi · Taimyr Air Company, S7 Airlines - [ABA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/unaa.md) Abakan International Airport · Russia · 1,743 km / 1,083 mi · Taimyr Air Company - [SVX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/usss.md) Koltsovo Airport · Russia · 1,904 km / 1,183 mi · Taimyr Air Company - [UFA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uwuu.md) Ufa International Airport · Russia · 2,275 km / 1,414 mi · Taimyr Air Company - [LED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ulli.md) Pulkovo Airport · Russia · 2,797 km / 1,738 mi · Taimyr Air Company - [DME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uudd.md) Domodedovo International Airport · Russia · 2,865 km / 1,780 mi · Taimyr Air Company, S7 Airlines - [MRV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/urmm.md) Mineralnye Vody Airport · Russia · 3,725 km / 2,315 mi · Taimyr Air Company - [OGZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/urmo.md) Vladikavkaz Beslan International Airport · Russia · 3,773 km / 2,344 mi · Taimyr Air Company - [KRR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/urkk.md) Krasnodar Pashkovsky International Airport · Russia · 3,787 km / 2,353 mi · Taimyr Air Company - [AER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/urss.md) Sochi International Airport · Russia · 3,915 km / 2,433 mi · Taimyr Air Company ### Seasonal (9) - [KJA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/unkl.md) Krasnoyarsk International Airport · Russia · 1,482 km / 921 mi · UTair Aviation - [TJM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ustr.md) Roshchino International Airport · Russia · 1,721 km / 1,069 mi · Taimyr Air Company - [OMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/unoo.md) Omsk Central Airport · Russia · 1,744 km / 1,084 mi · Taimyr Air Company - [PEE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uspp.md) Perm International Airport · Russia · 1,962 km / 1,219 mi · Taimyr Air Company - [CEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uscc.md) Kurchatov Chelyabinsk International Airport · Russia · 2,019 km / 1,255 mi · Taimyr Air Company - [KZN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uwkd.md) Kazan International Airport · Russia · 2,413 km / 1,499 mi · Taimyr Air Company - [GOJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uwgg.md) Nizhny Novgorod / Strigino International Airport · Russia · 2,565 km / 1,594 mi · Taimyr Air Company - [KUF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uwww.md) Kurumoch International Airport · Russia · 2,573 km / 1,599 mi · Taimyr Air Company - [MCX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/urml.md) Makhachkala Uytash International Airport · Russia · 3,709 km / 2,305 mi · Taimyr Air Company ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from NSK, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (1) - Y7 [Taimyr Air Company](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/taimyr-air-company) · 19 ### Passenger (3) - KI [KrasAvia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/krasavia) · 3 - S7 [S7 Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/s7-airlines) · 2 - UT [UTair Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/utair-aviation) · 1 · seasonal Former hub of [Zapolyarye](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/zapolyarye). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 605K (2021) | #1,032 of 3,974 | #325 in Asia | #43 in RU | | Longest runway | 3,430 m / 11,254 ft | #571 of 29,858 | #167 in Asia | #37 in RU | | Elevation | 175 m / 574 ft | =25,854 of 43,403 | =1,433 in Asia | =249 in RU | | Age | Opened 1950 | =3,626 of 15,079 | =187 in Asia | =54 in RU | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =32 in RU | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | APP | 120.400 | | GND | GND | 121.700 | | TWR | TWR | 118.300 | ## Nearby airports - [UROD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/urod.md) Dudinka Airport · 46 km / 29 mi - [UOIC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uoic.md) Snezhnogorsk Airport · 138 km / 85 mi ## In collections - [Northernmost airline service](https://dromopedia.com/collections/northernmost) #63 ## 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: “Alykel International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alykel_International_Airport&oldid=1373489736), revision of 6 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/uooo/data