Airport guide
May-GatkaIATA code GVN
May-Gatka (GVN/UHKM) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Sovetskaya Gavan, Russia in Europe. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Sovetskaya Gavan, Russia
- Codes
- GVN · UHKM
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Asia/Vladivostok
- Region
- Europe
May-Gatka (GVN/UHKM) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Sovetskaya Gavan, Russia in Europe. Operating on Asia/Vladivostok local time at coordinates 48.930°, 140.020°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating May-Gatka (GVN) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Sovetskaya Gavan, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
May-Gatka airport details
- IATA code
- GVN
- ICAO code
- UHKM
- City
- Sovetskaya Gavan
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Europe
- Time zone
- Asia/Vladivostok
- Coordinates
- 48.925°, 140.035°
- 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 May-Gatka’s own pages.
GVN airport facts
- Size class
- Medium airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 234 m (768 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Passengers, 2017
- 3,953
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing favt.ru (opens in a new tab)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Shakhtyorsk Airport EKS · 152 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at GVN
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, lit. The runway 09/27: 3,000 m, concrete.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 3,000 m9,842 ft | 46 m | concrete | Lit |
Routes from GVN
Originfacts does not track any routes from GVN yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport.
Terminals, transport and parking at GVN
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Sovetskaya Gavan, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against May-Gatka’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly: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 Sovetskaya Gavan
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- ShakhtyorskShakhtyorsk AirportEKS153 km
- Komsomolsk Na AmureKhurba AirportKXK275 km
- ZonalnoyeZonalnoyeZZO275 km
- SvetlayaSvetlayaETL295 km
- Yuzhno-SakhalinskYuzhno-Sakhalinsk AirportUUS298 km
- KhabarovskKhabarovsk AirportKHV359 km
- BogorodskoyeBogorodskoyeBQG385 km
- NoglikiNogliki AirportNGK389 km
- WakkanaiHokkaido AirportWKJ415 km
May-Gatka: common questions
Where is May-Gatka?
May-Gatka serves Sovetskaya Gavan, Russia. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 48.925°, 140.035°.
What are the airport codes for May-Gatka?
The IATA code is GVN and the ICAO code is UHKM.
What time zone is GVN in?
May-Gatka is in the Asia/Vladivostok time zone.
How many runways does May-Gatka have?
OurAirports lists one open runway at GVN: 09/27 (3,000 m (9,842 ft), concrete).
How many passengers use May-Gatka?
Wikidata records 3,953 passengers for 2017, the latest year it holds.
What is the elevation of May-Gatka?
OurAirports gives GVN’s elevation as 234 m (768 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 May-Gatka’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record12 Jun 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q18401533 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikidata (opens in a new tab)