Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (sometimes referred to as Ul'yanovsk or Ulyanovsk Northeast) (IATA: ULY, ICAO: UWLW) is an airport in Russia located 28 kilometres (17 mi) northeast of Ulyanovsk in Russia. Its runway is tied with Shigatse Peace Airport in China as the longest public use runway in the world with a length of 5,000 metres (16,000 ft). The runway is also the widest, with a total width of about 105 metres (344 ft). The airport also features a very long taxiway that connects to the local Aviastar plant. This airport is mainly a cargo airport. It was founded in 1983 as a test site for the neighbouring Aviastar plant. It is a base for Volga-Dnepr Airlines. Also located here is Aviastar-SP, the manufacturer of the Antonov An-124 and Tupolev Tu-204.

Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport Аэропорт Ульяновск-Восточный
IATA: ULY ICAO: UWLW
Summary
Airport type	Public
Location	Ulyanovsk, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia
Hub for	Volga-Dnepr Airlines
Elevation AMSL	77 m / 253 ft
Coordinates	54°23′58″N 048°48′04″E
Website	Russian
Maps
Ulyanovsk Oblast in Russia
ULY Location of the airport in the Ulyanovsk Oblast
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 5,000 16,404 Reinforced Concrete
Sources: Russian AIP, WAD,[1] GCM,[2] STV[3]

In March 2012, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov offered Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport for NATO use as a hub for non-lethal cargo and for ferrying personnel.[4]

See also

• Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport
• Samara Kurumoch Airport

References

• ASN Accident history for UWLW

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[de] Flughafen Uljanowsk-Wostotschny

[it] Aeroporto di Ul'janovsk-Vostočnyj

[ru] Ульяновск-Восточный (аэропорт)