Flying in Russia: a pilot's guide
A pilot's reference for flying in Russia: the civil aviation authority (the national civil aviation authority), licensing and where to find 1,808 airports and the surrounding airspace.
Flying in Russia
Russia has 1,808 airports and airfields in our database, of which 173 have scheduled airline service. Civil aviation is overseen by the national civil aviation authority.
Licensing & regulations
Pilot licences, ratings, medicals and currency are issued and regulated by the national civil aviation authority; confirm current requirements with the official authority.
Major airports
- Abakan International Airport
- Akhmat Kadyrov Grozny International Airport
- Alexei Leonov Kemerovo International Airport
- Alykel International Airport
- Astrakhan Narimanovo Boris M. Kustodiev International Airport
- Baikal International Airport
Browse all 1,808 Russia airports and the airspace around them.
Reference and flight-planning context only — not for navigation. Licensing, airspace and entry rules change; always confirm with the national civil aviation authority and the current AIP before you fly.
Russia aviation by the numbers
1,824 airfields on record (157 with scheduled service), 39 airspace volumes, 460 navaids.
- Small airport688
- Heliport550
- Closed327
- Medium airport211
- Large airport44
- Seaplane base4
- Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport16,404 ft
- Zhukovsky International Airport15,092 ft
- Khabarovsk Novy Airport13,124 ft
- Akhtubinsk Air Base13,123 ft
- Belaya Air Base13,123 ft
Counts computed from The Pilots Desk reference data (OurAirports, FAA, OpenAIP).