# Begishevo Airport (NBC / UWKE)

**Begishevo Airport** (IATA: NBC, ICAO: UWKE) is a medium airport in Nizhnekamsk, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. It opened in 1971. It has one runway, 2,502 m (8,209 ft) long, asphalt. In 2021 it handled 644 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: NBC / UWKE
- Type: Medium airport
- Owner: Kamaz
- Serves: Nizhnekamsk, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia
- Opened: 1971
- Elevation: 196 m / 643 ft
- Coordinates: 55.5647, 52.0925
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,502 m / 8,209 ft
- Passengers: 643,977 (2021)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Europe/Moscow
- Website: http://nbc.aero/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begishevo_Airport (19 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2571517
- Weather station: UWKE · WMO 27607
- Ident: UWKE

## Timeline

- 1971: Begishevo Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 2,502 m / 8,209 ft | 42 m / 138 ft | Asphalt | 034° / 214° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 29,389 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 292,352 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 332,616 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 407,415 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 367,553 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 380,997 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 587,361 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 777,263 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 428,804 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 643,977 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (8)

- [SVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuee.md) Sheremetyevo International Airport · Russia · 919 km / 571 mi · Pobeda, Aeroflot, Rossiya
- [RMZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ustj.md) Tobolsk Remezov Airport · Russia · 1,025 km / 637 mi · UVT Aero
- [LED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ulli.md) Pulkovo Airport · Russia · 1,373 km / 853 mi · Pobeda
- [MRV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/urmm.md) Mineralnye Vody Airport · Russia · 1,414 km / 879 mi · Azimuth
- [MCX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/urml.md) Makhachkala Uytash International Airport · Russia · 1,453 km / 903 mi · Ikar
- [NJC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/usnn.md) Nizhnevartovsk Airport · Russia · 1,536 km / 954 mi · Azimuth
- [AER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/urss.md) Sochi International Airport · Russia · 1,602 km / 995 mi · Nordwind Airlines
- [TAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uttt.md) Tashkent International Airport · Uzbekistan · 2,023 km / 1,257 mi · UVT Aero

### Seasonal (1)

- [AER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/urss.md) Sochi International Airport · Russia · 1,602 km / 995 mi · Pobeda

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (7)

- DP [Pobeda](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pobeda) · 3
- A4 [Azimuth](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azimuth) · 2
- RT [UVT Aero](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/uvt-aero) · 2
- SU [Aeroflot](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeroflot) · 1
- IK [Ikar](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ikar) · 1
- N4 [Nordwind Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nordwind-airlines) · 1
- FV [Rossiya](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/rossiya) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 644K (2021) | #1,005 of 3,974 | #317 in Asia | #41 in RU |
| Longest runway | 2,502 m / 8,209 ft | =2,299 of 29,858 | #727 in Asia | #127 in RU |
| Elevation | 196 m / 643 ft | =24,551 of 43,403 | =1,372 in Asia | =210 in RU |
| Age | Opened 1971 | =6,388 of 15,079 | =342 in Asia | =83 in RU |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =32 in RU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 127.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 121.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [RU-0168](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0168.md) Sarmany Airport · 46 km / 28 mi
- [RU-0048](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0048.md) Menzelinsk Airport · 63 km / 39 mi
- [RU-0167](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0167.md) Mozhga Airport · 96 km / 60 mi
- [UUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uwkb.md) Bugulma Airport · 112 km / 70 mi
- [UWUZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uwuz.md) Aktanysh Airport · 125 km / 78 mi
- [OKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uwuk.md) Oktyabrskiy Airport · 150 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: “Begishevo Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Begishevo_Airport&oldid=1363018133), 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/uwke/data