# Gelendzhik Airport (GDZ / URKG)

**Gelendzhik Airport** (IATA: GDZ, ICAO: URKG) is a medium airport in Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It opened on 5 Jun 2010. It has one runway, 3,100 m (10,171 ft) long, concrete. In 2018 it handled 295 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GDZ / URKG
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
- Opened: 5 Jun 2010
- Elevation: 30 m / 98 ft
- Coordinates: 44.5821, 38.0125
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,100 m / 10,171 ft
- Passengers: 294,533 (2018)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Europe/Moscow
- Website: http://www.gdz.aero/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelendzhik_Airport (14 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1997645
- Ident: URKG

## Timeline

- 7 Jan 1982: Q19908243.
- 5 Jun 2010: Gelendzhik Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 3,100 m / 10,171 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 014° / 194° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 246 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 1,875 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 19,669 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 274,227 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 272,864 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 294,865 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 294,533 | Wikidata |

## Routes

10 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [VKO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuww.md) Vnukovo International Airport · Russia · 1,225 km / 761 mi · UTair Aviation
- [SVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuee.md) Sheremetyevo International Airport · Russia · 1,268 km / 788 mi · Aeroflot
- [LED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ulli.md) Pulkovo Airport · Russia · 1,770 km / 1,100 mi · UTair Aviation, Rossiya

### Seasonal (8)

- [DME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uudd.md) Domodedovo International Airport · Russia · 1,204 km / 748 mi · Ural Airlines
- [KUF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uwww.md) Kurumoch International Airport · Russia · 1,326 km / 824 mi · Red Wings Airlines
- [KZN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uwkd.md) Kazan International Airport · Russia · 1,462 km / 908 mi · Red Wings Airlines
- [UFA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uwuu.md) Ufa International Airport · Russia · 1,691 km / 1,051 mi · UTair Aviation
- [LED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ulli.md) Pulkovo Airport · Russia · 1,770 km / 1,100 mi · Smartavia
- [SVX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/usss.md) Koltsovo Airport · Russia · 2,082 km / 1,294 mi · Ural Airlines
- [TJM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ustr.md) Roshchino International Airport · Russia · 2,347 km / 1,458 mi · UTair Aviation
- [SGC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/usrr.md) Surgut International Airport · Russia · 2,954 km / 1,836 mi · UTair Aviation

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (6)

- UT [UTair Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/utair-aviation) · 5
- WZ [Red Wings Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/red-wings-airlines) · 2 · seasonal
- U6 [Ural Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ural-airlines) · 2 · seasonal
- SU [Aeroflot](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeroflot) · 1
- FV [Rossiya](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/rossiya) · 1
- 5N [Smartavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/smartavia) · 1 · seasonal

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 295K (2018) | #1,356 of 3,974 | #298 in Europe | #63 in RU |
| Longest runway | 3,100 m / 10,171 ft | =930 of 29,858 | =127 in Europe | #55 in RU |
| Elevation | 30 m / 98 ft | =36,957 of 43,403 | =4,927 in Europe | =589 in RU |
| Age | Opened 2010 | =12,735 of 15,079 | =1,365 in Europe | #103 in RU |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =32 in RU |

## Nearby airports

- [NOI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0089.md) Krymsk Air Base · 42 km / 26 mi
- [AAQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/urka.md) Anapa Vityazevo Airport · 70 km / 44 mi
- [RU-0090](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0090.md) Krasnodar Central Air Base · 92 km / 57 mi
- [KRR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/urkk.md) Krasnodar Pashkovsky International Airport · 105 km / 65 mi

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Gelendzhik Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gelendzhik_Airport&oldid=1372073749), revision of 30 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/urkg/data