# Chkalovskiy Air Base (CKL / UUMU)

**Chkalovskiy Air Base** (IATA: CKL, ICAO: UUMU) is a medium airport in Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Russia. It opened on 10 Nov 1932. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,600 m (11,811 ft). It is operated by Russian Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CKL / UUMU
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Russian Air Force
- Owner: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
- Serves: Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Russia
- Opened: 10 Nov 1932
- Elevation: 152 m / 499 ft
- Coordinates: 55.8783, 38.0617
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,600 m / 11,811 ft
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Europe/Moscow
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chkalovsky_(air_base) (14 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q908071
- Weather station: UUBW
- Ident: UUMU

## Timeline

- 10 Nov 1932: Chkalovskiy Air Base opens.
- 25 Dec 1991: Russian Air Force becomes the operator.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12R/30L | 3,600 m / 11,811 ft | 58 m / 190 ft | Concrete |  | yes |
| 12L/30R | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | 96 m / 315 ft | Concrete |  | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,600 m / 11,811 ft | =383 of 29,858 | =46 in Europe | =15 in RU |
| Elevation | 152 m / 499 ft | =27,116 of 43,403 | =2,738 in Europe | =288 in RU |
| Age | Opened 1932 | =486 of 15,079 | =279 in Europe | =16 in RU |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =5 in RU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| LANDING |  | 121.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [RU-10054](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-10054.md) Myachkovo Airfield · 36 km / 22 mi
- [ZIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uubw.md) Zhukovsky International Airport · 37 km / 23 mi
- [SVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuee.md) Sheremetyevo International Airport · 43 km / 27 mi
- [DME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uudd.md) Domodedovo International Airport · 53 km / 33 mi
- [VKO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuww.md) Vnukovo International Airport · 59 km / 37 mi
- [UUMB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0764.md) Kubinka Air Base · 93 km / 58 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)
- [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/uumu/data