Airport guide
Yoshkar-Ola AirportIATA code JOK
Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK/UWKJ) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Yoshkar-Ola, Russia in Europe. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Yoshkar-Ola, Russia
- Codes
- JOK · UWKJ
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Europe/Moscow
- Region
- Europe
Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK/UWKJ) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Yoshkar-Ola, Russia in Europe. Operating on Europe/Moscow local time at coordinates 56.720°, 47.900°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Yoshkar-Ola, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Yoshkar-Ola Airport details
- IATA code
- JOK
- ICAO code
- UWKJ
- City
- Yoshkar-Ola
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Europe
- Time zone
- Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates
- 56.701°, 47.905°
- 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 Yoshkar-Ola Airport’s own pages.
JOK airport facts
- Size class
- Medium airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 106 m (348 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Passengers, 2021
- 22,649
- 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
- Cheboksary Airport CSY · 76 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at JOK
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 16/34: 2,400 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,400 m7,874 ft | — | asphalt | Not listed as lit |
Routes from JOK
Originfacts does not track any routes from JOK yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.
Where JOK is
7.6 km north
Yoshkar-Ola Airport lies 7.6 km north of Yoshkar-Ola 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 JOK
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Yoshkar-Ola, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Yoshkar-Ola Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:airola.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 Yoshkar-Ola
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- CheboksaryCheboksary AirportCSY76 km
- KazanKazan International AirportKZN151 km
- KirovKirov AirportKVX216 km
- Nizhniy NovgorodNizhny Novgorod International AirportGOJ258 km
- UlyanovskBaratayevkaULV273 km
- Naberezhnye ChelnyBegishevo AirportNBC290 km
- SaranskSaransk AirportSKX332 km
- IzhevskIzhevsk AirportIJK339 km
- SamaraKurumoch International AirportKUF384 km
Yoshkar-Ola Airport: common questions
Where is Yoshkar-Ola Airport?
Yoshkar-Ola Airport serves Yoshkar-Ola, Russia. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 56.701°, 47.905°.
What are the airport codes for Yoshkar-Ola Airport?
The IATA code is JOK and the ICAO code is UWKJ.
What time zone is JOK in?
Yoshkar-Ola Airport is in the Europe/Moscow time zone.
What is the official website of Yoshkar-Ola Airport?
The airport’s official website is airola.ru. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
How many runways does Yoshkar-Ola Airport have?
OurAirports lists one open runway at JOK: 16/34 (2,400 m (7,874 ft), asphalt).
How many passengers use Yoshkar-Ola Airport?
Wikidata records 22,649 passengers for 2021, the latest year it holds.
How far is JOK from Yoshkar-Ola city centre?
Yoshkar-Ola Airport is about 7.6 km north of Yoshkar-Ola city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.
What is the elevation of Yoshkar-Ola Airport?
OurAirports gives JOK’s elevation as 106 m (348 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 Yoshkar-Ola 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 Q2574474 (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)