Airport guide
Cheboksary AirportIATA code CSY
Cheboksary Airport (CSY/UWKS) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Cheboksary, Russia in Europe. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Cheboksary, Russia
- Codes
- CSY · UWKS
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Europe/Moscow
- Region
- Europe
Cheboksary Airport (CSY/UWKS) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Cheboksary, Russia in Europe. Operating on Europe/Moscow local time at coordinates 56.130°, 47.270°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Cheboksary Airport (CSY) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Cheboksary, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Cheboksary Airport details
- IATA code
- CSY
- ICAO code
- UWKS
- City
- Cheboksary
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Europe
- Time zone
- Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates
- 56.090°, 47.347°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 12 Jun 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Cheboksary Airport’s own pages.
CSY airport facts
- Size class
- Medium airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 170 m (558 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Passengers, 2021
- 460,261
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing favt.gov.ru (opens in a new tab)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Kazan International Airport KZN · 132 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at CSY
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
2 open runways, 1 lit. Longest 06/24: 2,512 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 2,512 m8,241 ft | 49 m | asphalt | Lit |
| 06R/24L | 1,509 m4,950 ft | 82 m | grass | Not listed as lit |
Routes from CSY
Originfacts does not track any routes from CSY yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.
Where CSY is
7.7 km southeast
Cheboksary Airport lies 7.7 km southeast of Cheboksary city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).
Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.
Terminals, transport and parking at CSY
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Cheboksary, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Cheboksary Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:aerocheb.ru (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Airports near Cheboksary
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- Yoshkar-OlaYoshkar-Ola AirportJOK76 km
- KazanKazan International AirportKZN139 km
- UlyanovskBaratayevkaULV216 km
- Nizhniy NovgorodNizhny Novgorod International AirportGOJ216 km
- SaranskSaransk AirportSKX256 km
- KirovKirov AirportKVX292 km
- Naberezhnye ChelnyBegishevo AirportNBC308 km
- SamaraKurumoch International AirportKUF345 km
- PenzaPenza AirportPEZ365 km
Cheboksary Airport: common questions
Where is Cheboksary Airport?
Cheboksary Airport serves Cheboksary, Russia. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 56.090°, 47.347°.
What are the airport codes for Cheboksary Airport?
The IATA code is CSY and the ICAO code is UWKS.
What time zone is CSY in?
Cheboksary Airport is in the Europe/Moscow time zone.
What is the official website of Cheboksary Airport?
The airport’s official website is aerocheb.ru. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
How many runways does Cheboksary Airport have?
OurAirports lists 2 open runways at CSY: 06/24 (2,512 m (8,241 ft), asphalt); 06R/24L (1,509 m (4,950 ft), grass).
When did Cheboksary Airport open?
Wikidata gives 1963 as its official opening date.
How many passengers use Cheboksary Airport?
Wikidata records 460,261 passengers for 2021, the latest year it holds.
How far is CSY from Cheboksary city centre?
Cheboksary Airport is about 7.7 km southeast of Cheboksary city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.
What is the elevation of Cheboksary Airport?
OurAirports gives CSY’s elevation as 170 m (558 ft) above sea level.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Cheboksary Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record12 Jun 2026
- Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q304719 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)