# Kerki Airport (KEA / UTAE)

**Kerki Airport** (IATA: KEA, ICAO: UTAE) is a small airport in Kerki, Lebap Region, Turkmenistan. It opened in 1946. It has one runway, 2,700 m (8,858 ft) long, asphalt.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KEA / UTAE
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Kerki, Lebap Region, Turkmenistan
- Opened: 1946
- Elevation: 235 m / 770 ft
- Coordinates: 37.8221, 65.1353
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,700 m / 8,858 ft
- Time zone: UTC+5 · Asia/Ashgabat
- Website: https://caa.gov.tm/en/item/227
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerki_International_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6393956
- Weather station: UTAE
- Ident: UTAE

## Timeline

- 1946: Kerki Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 2,700 m / 8,858 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 169° / 349° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,700 m / 8,858 ft | =1,894 of 29,858 | =590 in Asia | #8 in TM |
| Elevation | 235 m / 770 ft | =22,009 of 43,403 | =1,254 in Asia | #5 in TM |
| Age | Opened 1946 | =2,744 of 15,079 | #171 in Asia | #2 in TM |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =4 in TM |

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- [OAAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/af-0020.md) Andkhoy Airport · 98 km / 61 mi
- [UZ-0030](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uz-0030.md) Muglan Airport · 122 km / 76 mi
- [KSQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/utsk.md) Karshi Airport · 122 km / 76 mi
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## 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)
- [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/utae/data