# Astrakhan Narimanovo Boris M. Kustodiev International Airport (ASF / URWA)

**Astrakhan Narimanovo Boris M. Kustodiev International Airport** (IATA: ASF, ICAO: URWA) is a large airport in Astrakhan, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. It opened in 1945. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,200 m (10,499 ft). In 2021 it handled 865 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ASF / URWA
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Astrakhan, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia
- Opened: 1945
- Elevation: -20 m / -65 ft
- Coordinates: 46.2828, 48.0105
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,200 m / 10,499 ft
- Passengers: 864,522 (2021)
- Time zone: UTC+4 · Europe/Astrakhan
- Website: https://airportastrakhan.ru/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narimanovo_Airport (19 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2310593
- Weather station: URWA
- Ident: URWA

## Timeline

- 1945: Astrakhan Narimanovo Boris M. Kustodiev International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 3,200 m / 10,499 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 096° / 276° | yes |
| 11/29 | 1,551 m / 5,090 ft | 100 m / 328 ft | Dirt | 121° / 301° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 345,689 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 328,228 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 390,188 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 434,642 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 550,077 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 525,363 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 580,910 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 597,038 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 521,618 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 864,522 | Wikidata |

## Routes

11 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (8)

- [MRV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/urmm.md) Mineralnye Vody Airport · Russia · 448 km / 278 mi · Azimuth
- [GYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ubbb.md) Heydar Aliyev International Airport · Azerbaijan · 667 km / 414 mi · Azimuth, Azerbaijan Airlines
- [AER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/urss.md) Sochi International Airport · Russia · 708 km / 440 mi · Azimuth
- [UFA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uwuu.md) Ufa International Airport · Russia · 1,074 km / 667 mi · Azimuth
- [VKO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuww.md) Vnukovo International Airport · Russia · 1,277 km / 793 mi · Pobeda
- [SVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuee.md) Sheremetyevo International Airport · Russia · 1,305 km / 811 mi · Pobeda, Aeroflot, Rossiya
- [SVX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/usss.md) Koltsovo Airport · Russia · 1,457 km / 905 mi · Red Wings Airlines
- [LED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ulli.md) Pulkovo Airport · Russia · 1,902 km / 1,182 mi · Pobeda

### Seasonal (3)

- [AER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/urss.md) Sochi International Airport · Russia · 708 km / 440 mi · IrAero
- [RAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oigg.md) Sardar-e-Jangal Airport · Iran · 1,005 km / 624 mi · Pouya Air
- [KZN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uwkd.md) Kazan International Airport · Russia · 1,040 km / 646 mi · Ikar

### Seasonal charter (1)

- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 1,765 km / 1,097 mi · Tailwind Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (10)

- A4 [Azimuth](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azimuth) · 4
- DP [Pobeda](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pobeda) · 3
- SU [Aeroflot](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeroflot) · 1
- J2 [Azerbaijan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azerbaijan-airlines) · 1
- IK [Ikar](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ikar) · 1 · seasonal
- IO [IrAero](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iraero) · 1 · seasonal
- PYA [Pouya Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pouya-air) · 1 · seasonal
- WZ [Red Wings Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/red-wings-airlines) · 1
- FV [Rossiya](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/rossiya) · 1
- TI [Tailwind Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tailwind-airlines) · 1 · seasonal charter

Former hub of [Astrakhan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/astrakhan-airlines).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 865K (2021) | #886 of 3,974 | #275 in Asia | #35 in RU |
| Longest runway | 3,200 m / 10,499 ft | =818 of 29,858 | =245 in Asia | =49 in RU |
| Elevation | -20 m / -65 ft | #43,380 of 43,403 | #3,242 in Asia | #716 in RU |
| Age | Opened 1945 | =2,524 of 15,079 | =161 in Asia | =47 in RU |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =5 in RU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 126.000 |
| ARSA | KRUG | 118.600 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 131.500 |
| GND | TWR | 123.400 |

## Nearby airports

- [RU-0381](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0381.md) Osypnoy Bugor Airfield · 3.9 km / 2.4 mi
- [RU-0382](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0382.md) Tri Protoka Airfield · 12 km / 7.4 mi
- [RU-0303](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0303.md) Privolzhskiy Air Base · 16 km / 9.8 mi
- [RU-0106](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0106.md) Basy Airfield · 82 km / 51 mi
- [RU-0101](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0101.md) Ashuluk Airfield · 127 km / 79 mi

## In collections

- [Below sea level](https://dromopedia.com/collections/below-sea-level) #24

## 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: “Narimanovo Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Narimanovo_Airport&oldid=1375072381), revision of 15 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/urwa/data
