# Bugulma Airport (UUA / UWKB)

**Bugulma Airport** (IATA: UUA, ICAO: UWKB) is a medium airport in Bugulma, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. It opened in 2000. It has one runway, 2,000 m (6,561 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Ak Bars Aero. In 2021 it handled 43 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: UUA / UWKB
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Ak Bars Aero
- Serves: Bugulma, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia
- Opened: 2000
- Elevation: 302 m / 991 ft
- Coordinates: 54.6412, 52.8002
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 m / 6,561 ft
- Passengers: 42,972 (2021)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Europe/Moscow
- Website: http://www.akbarsaero.ru
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugulma_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2459307
- Ident: UWKB

## Timeline

- 2 Mar 1986: Aeroflot Flight F-77.
- 26 Nov 1991: Q16662337. 41 killed.
- 2000: Bugulma Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 2,000 m / 6,561 ft | 40 m / 131 ft | Concrete | 012° / 192° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2016 | 51,586 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 54,009 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 43,182 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 43,151 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 42,972 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (6)

- [VKO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuww.md) Vnukovo International Airport · Russia · 992 km / 616 mi · UVT Aero
- [USK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuys.md) Usinsk Airport · Russia · 1,288 km / 800 mi · UVT Aero
- [SGC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/usrr.md) Surgut International Airport · Russia · 1,416 km / 880 mi · UVT Aero
- [NJC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/usnn.md) Nizhnevartovsk Airport · Russia · 1,557 km / 967 mi · UVT Aero
- [NOJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/usro.md) Noyabrsk Airport · Russia · 1,588 km / 987 mi · UVT Aero
- [NUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/usmu.md) Novy Urengoy Airport · Russia · 1,800 km / 1,118 mi · UVT Aero

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (1)

- RT [UVT Aero](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/uvt-aero) · 6

Former hub of [Ak Bars Aero](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ak-bars-aero).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 43K (2021) | #2,141 of 3,974 | #667 in Asia | #101 in RU |
| Longest runway | 2,000 m / 6,561 ft | =3,972 of 29,858 | =1,105 in Asia | =242 in RU |
| Elevation | 302 m / 991 ft | =17,851 of 43,403 | =1,113 in Asia | #116 in RU |
| Age | Opened 2000 | =11,262 of 15,079 | =559 in Asia | #99 in RU |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =32 in RU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | Bugulma TWR / russian only | 118.000 |
| APP | Bugulma Approach / russian only | 122.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [OKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uwuk.md) Oktyabrskiy Airport · 44 km / 27 mi
- [RU-0168](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0168.md) Sarmany Airport · 70 km / 44 mi
- [UWWB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uwwb.md) Buguruslan Severny Airport · 106 km / 66 mi
- [NBC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uwke.md) Begishevo Airport · 112 km / 70 mi
- [RU-0094](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0094.md) Buguruslan Glavny Airfield · 116 km / 72 mi
- [RU-0048](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0048.md) Menzelinsk Airport · 121 km / 75 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: “Bugulma Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bugulma_Airport&oldid=1363023029), revision of 7 Jul 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/uwkb/data