# Nalchik Airport (NAL / URMN)

**Nalchik Airport** (IATA: NAL, ICAO: URMN) is a medium airport in Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia. It opened in 1945. It has one runway, 2,200 m (7,218 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Elbrus-Avia. In 2018 it handled 237 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: NAL / URMN
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Elbrus-Avia
- Serves: Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia
- Opened: 1945
- Elevation: 445 m / 1,461 ft
- Coordinates: 43.5129, 43.6366
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,200 m / 7,218 ft
- Passengers: 236,865 (2018)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Europe/Moscow
- Website: https://nalchik-airport.ru/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nalchik_Airport (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q338911
- Weather station: URMN · WMO 37212
- Ident: URMN

## Timeline

- 1945: Nalchik Airport opens.
- 24 Feb 1994: Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9045. 13 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 2,200 m / 7,218 ft | 42 m / 138 ft | Asphalt | 063° / 243° | yes |

- 06/24 slopes 1.2%: threshold 24 at 420 m / 1,378 ft, threshold 06 at 446 m / 1,462 ft.

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 105,484 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 194,096 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 236,865 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 236,865 | Wikidata |

## Routes

7 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (6)

- [AER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/urss.md) Sochi International Airport · Russia · 297 km / 185 mi · UVT Aero
- [KZN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uwkd.md) Kazan International Airport · Russia · 1,404 km / 872 mi · UVT Aero
- [VKO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuww.md) Vnukovo International Airport · Russia · 1,418 km / 881 mi · Yakutia Airlines, Pobeda
- [SVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuee.md) Sheremetyevo International Airport · Russia · 1,455 km / 904 mi · Pobeda
- [LED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ulli.md) Pulkovo Airport · Russia · 2,024 km / 1,258 mi · Pobeda
- [YKS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ueee.md) Platon Oyunsky Yakutsk International Airport · Russia · 5,654 km / 3,513 mi · Yakutia Airlines

### Seasonal charter (1)

- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 2,463 km / 1,530 mi · Jazeera Airways

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (4)

- DP [Pobeda](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pobeda) · 3
- RT [UVT Aero](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/uvt-aero) · 2
- R3 [Yakutia Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/yakutia-airlines) · 2
- J9 [Jazeera Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jazeera-airways) · 1 · seasonal charter

Former hub of [Elbrus-Avia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/elbrus-avia).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 237K (2018) | #1,465 of 3,974 | #321 in Europe | #68 in RU |
| Longest runway | 2,200 m / 7,218 ft | =3,269 of 29,858 | =644 in Europe | =217 in RU |
| Elevation | 445 m / 1,461 ft | =12,354 of 43,403 | #880 in Europe | #70 in RU |
| Age | Opened 1945 | =2,524 of 15,079 | =717 in Europe | =47 in RU |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =32 in RU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 126.900 |
| RDR | ASR | 126.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [RU-0152](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0152.md) Mozdok Air Base · 83 km / 52 mi
- [OGZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/urmo.md) Vladikavkaz Beslan International Airport · 86 km / 53 mi
- [MRV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/urmm.md) Mineralnye Vody Airport · 91 km / 56 mi
- [IGT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/urms.md) Magas Airport · 113 km / 70 mi
- [UGAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugam.md) Ambrolauri Airport · 117 km / 73 mi
- [RU-0128](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0128.md) Budyonnovsk Air Base · 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: “Nalchik Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nalchik_Airport&oldid=1371443725), revision of 26 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/urmn/data