# Balakovo Airport (BWO / UWSB)

**Balakovo Airport** (IATA: BWO, ICAO: UWSB) is a medium airport in Balakovo, Saratov Oblast, Russia. It opened on 18 Feb 1956. It has one runway, 2,350 m (7,710 ft) long, concrete.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BWO / UWSB
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Balakovo, Saratov Oblast, Russia
- Opened: 18 Feb 1956
- Elevation: 29 m / 95 ft
- Coordinates: 51.8583, 47.7456
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,350 m / 7,710 ft
- Time zone: UTC+4 · Europe/Saratov
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balakovo_Airport (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1430922
- Ident: UWSB

## Timeline

- 18 Feb 1956: Balakovo Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 2,350 m / 7,710 ft | 40 m / 131 ft | Concrete |  | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,350 m / 7,710 ft | =2,979 of 29,858 | =583 in Europe | =208 in RU |
| Elevation | 29 m / 95 ft | =37,097 of 43,403 | =4,951 in Europe | =594 in RU |
| Age | Opened 1956 | =4,178 of 15,079 | =859 in Europe | =65 in RU |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =32 in RU |

## Nearby airports

- [RU-3709](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-3709.md) Bagay-Baranovka Air Base · 62 km / 38 mi
- [GSV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uwsg.md) Gagarin International Airport · 110 km / 68 mi
- [RU-8602](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-8602.md) Engels Air Base · 114 km / 71 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)
- [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/uwsb/data