Airport guide
Penza AirportIATA code PEZ
Penza Airport (PEZ/UWPP) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Penza, Russia in Europe. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Penza, Russia
- Codes
- PEZ · UWPP
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Europe/Moscow
- Region
- Europe
Penza Airport (PEZ/UWPP) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Penza, Russia in Europe. Operating on Europe/Moscow local time at coordinates 53.120°, 45.020°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Penza Airport (PEZ) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Penza, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Penza Airport details
- IATA code
- PEZ
- ICAO code
- UWPP
- City
- Penza
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Europe
- Time zone
- Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates
- 53.111°, 45.021°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 10 Jul 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Penza Airport’s own pages.
PEZ airport facts
- Size class
- Medium airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 187 m (614 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Passengers, 2021
- 216,478
- 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
- Saransk International Airport SKX · 114 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at PEZ
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
One open runway. The runway 11/29: 2,790 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 2,790 m9,155 ft | 44 m | asphalt | Not listed as lit |
Routes from PEZ
Originfacts does not track any routes from PEZ 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 PEZ
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Penza, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Penza Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:airport58.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 Penza
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- SaranskSaransk AirportSKX117 km
- SaratovSaratov Gagarin AirportGSV174 km
- SaratovSaratov Tsentralny AirportRTW187 km
- TambovTambov Donskoye AirportTBW245 km
- UlyanovskBaratayevkaULV247 km
- SamaraKurumoch International AirportKUF343 km
- Nizhniy NovgorodNizhny Novgorod International AirportGOJ354 km
- CheboksaryCheboksary AirportCSY365 km
- LipetskLipetsk AirportLPK368 km
Penza Airport: common questions
Where is Penza Airport?
Penza Airport serves Penza, Russia. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 53.111°, 45.021°.
What are the airport codes for Penza Airport?
The IATA code is PEZ and the ICAO code is UWPP.
What time zone is PEZ in?
Penza Airport is in the Europe/Moscow time zone.
What is the official website of Penza Airport?
The airport’s official website is airport58.ru. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
How many runways does Penza Airport have?
OurAirports lists one open runway at PEZ: 11/29 (2,790 m (9,155 ft), asphalt).
How many passengers use Penza Airport?
Wikidata records 216,478 passengers for 2021, the latest year it holds.
What is the elevation of Penza Airport?
OurAirports gives PEZ’s elevation as 187 m (614 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 Penza Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record10 Jul 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 Q961973 (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)