Airport guide
Mendeleyevo AirportIATA code DEE
Mendeleyevo Airport (DEE/UHSM) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Kunashir Island, Russia in Europe. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Kunashir Island, Russia
- Codes
- DEE · UHSM
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Asia/Sakhalin
- Region
- Europe
Mendeleyevo Airport (DEE/UHSM) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Kunashir Island, Russia in Europe. Operating on Asia/Sakhalin local time at coordinates 43.960°, 145.680°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Mendeleyevo Airport (DEE) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Kunashir Island, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Mendeleyevo Airport details
- IATA code
- DEE
- ICAO code
- UHSM
- City
- Kunashir Island
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Europe
- Time zone
- Asia/Sakhalin
- Coordinates
- 43.961°, 145.685°
- 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 Mendeleyevo Airport’s own pages.
DEE airport facts
- Size class
- Small airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 178 m (584 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Passengers, 2017
- 24,348
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing favt.ru (opens in a new tab)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Nakashibetsu Airport SHB · 72 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Routes from DEE
Originfacts does not track any routes from DEE yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.
Terminals, transport and parking at DEE
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Kunashir Island, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Mendeleyevo Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:airportus.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 Kunashir Island
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- NakashibetsuNakashibetsu AirportSHB72 km
- MemanbetsuMemanbetsu AirportMMB121 km
- KushiroKushiro AirportKUH156 km
- MonbetsuMonbetsu AirportMBE187 km
- IturupIturupITU231 km
- ObihiroTokachi-Obihiro AirportOBO242 km
- AsahikawaAsahikawa AirportAKJ261 km
- WakkanaiHokkaido AirportWKJ346 km
- SapporoNew Chitose AirportCTS348 km
Mendeleyevo Airport: common questions
Where is Mendeleyevo Airport?
Mendeleyevo Airport serves Kunashir Island, Russia. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 43.961°, 145.685°.
What are the airport codes for Mendeleyevo Airport?
The IATA code is DEE and the ICAO code is UHSM.
What time zone is DEE in?
Mendeleyevo Airport is in the Asia/Sakhalin time zone.
What is the official website of Mendeleyevo Airport?
The airport’s official website is airportus.ru. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
How many passengers use Mendeleyevo Airport?
Wikidata records 24,348 passengers for 2017, the latest year it holds.
Who operates Mendeleyevo Airport?
Per Wikidata, DEE is operated by Russia.
What is the elevation of Mendeleyevo Airport?
OurAirports gives DEE’s elevation as 178 m (584 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 Mendeleyevo 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, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q4290372 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)