KUF · Samara, Russia
Kurumoch International Airport.
--:--:-- · SAMT (UTC+04:00) · 53.5049° N, 50.1643° E
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for KUF
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 26412; ident UWWW; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
kuf.aero
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Kurumoch International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
20 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
KUF / UWWW
OurAirports ident
UWWW
GPS / local code
UWWW
ISO region
RU-SAM
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
kuf.aero
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q950834
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 9:24 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--SAMT · UTC+04:00
Time zone
SAMT
Europe/Samara · UTC+04:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
33 km
Approximate distance to central Samara.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Moscow
Languages
Russian
Currency
RUB (₽)
Country area
17,098,246 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
9,846 ft / 3,001 m
Runway surface
asphalt, concrete
Opened / operator
1957
Owner / entity
Airports of Regions
Hub airlines
Samara Airlines until 's bankruptcy in 2008
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
20 source-backed signals
Kurumoch International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Samara, Russia. Samara's built-up core sits roughly 33 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Europe/Samara (UTC+04:00, SAMT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Kurumoch International Airport (KUF / UWWW) is at 53.5049° N, 50.1643° E, elevation 477 ft (145 m), serving Samara, Russia.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Samara is in Russia (capital Moscow); on Europe/Samara (SAMT, UTC+04:00); working languages: Russian; currency: RUB (₽).
Distance from central Samara: 33 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for KUF.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Kurumoch International Airport (KUF / UWWW)
Kurumoch International Airport · Airport serving Samara and Tolyatti, Russia
Source identifiers
UWWW · UWWW · RU-SAM
kuf.aero · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Besides Samara, the airport serves Tolyatti – the second largest city in the region.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for KUF; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
Kurumoch International Airport is the international airport serving the city of Samara, Russia, located 35 km (22 mi) north of the city.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Samara
samara · 33 km from KUF
Russia · Europe/Samara · +0h · population 1,163,399 · city coordinates 53.2077, 50.1355
2. Kinel’
kinel · 44 km from KUF
Russia · Europe/Samara · +0h · population 34,336 · city coordinates 53.2266, 50.6261
3. Zhigulëvsk
zhigulevsk · 45 km from KUF
Russia · Europe/Samara · +0h · population 57,094 · city coordinates 53.4033, 49.5106
4. Novokuybyshevsk
novokuybyshevsk · 48 km from KUF
Russia · Europe/Samara · +0h · population 111,800 · city coordinates 53.0971, 49.9400
5. Tolyatti
tolyatti · 54 km from KUF
Russia · Europe/Samara · +0h · population 702,879 · city coordinates 53.5303, 49.3461
6. Chapayevsk
chapayevsk · 66 km from KUF
Russia · Europe/Samara · +0h · population 70,147 · city coordinates 52.9771, 49.7086
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. KZN UWKD
Kazan International Airport · Kazan
241 km from KUF · Europe/Moscow · -1h · elevation 411 ft (125 m) · airport coordinates 55.6062, 49.2787
2. UFA UWUU
Ufa International Airport · Ufa
391 km from KUF · Asia/Yekaterinburg · +1h · elevation 449 ft (137 m) · airport coordinates 54.5575, 55.8744
3. GOJ UWGG
Nizhny Novgorod / Strigino International Airport · Nizhny Novgorod
508 km from KUF · Europe/Moscow · -1h · elevation 256 ft (78 m) · airport coordinates 56.2274, 43.7852
Route-time reference set
1. KUF-KZN
Kazan · 241 km · 1h 8m
Europe/Moscow · -1h from KUF; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. KUF-UFA
Ufa · 391 km · 1h 20m
Asia/Yekaterinburg · +1h from KUF; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. KUF-GOJ
Nizhny Novgorod · 508 km · 1h 29m
Europe/Moscow · -1h from KUF; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 9,846 ft / 3,001 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt, concrete
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for KUF.
Runway identifiers
05/23 · 15/33
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. KZN UWKD
Kazan International Airport · Kazan · 241 km from KUF
large airport · Europe/Moscow · russia · 411 ft (125 m) · 55.6062, 49.2787
2. UFA UWUU
Ufa International Airport · Ufa · 391 km from KUF
large airport · Asia/Yekaterinburg · russia · 449 ft (137 m) · 54.5575, 55.8744
3. GOJ UWGG
Nizhny Novgorod / Strigino International Airport · Nizhny Novgorod · 508 km from KUF
large airport · Europe/Moscow · russia · 256 ft (78 m) · 56.2274, 43.7852
4. CEK USCC
Kurchatov Chelyabinsk International Airport · Chelyabinsk · 760 km from KUF
large airport · Asia/Yekaterinburg · russia · 769 ft (234 m) · 55.3031, 61.5049
5. SVX USSS
Koltsovo Airport · Yekaterinburg · 765 km from KUF
large airport · Asia/Yekaterinburg · russia · 764 ft (233 m) · 56.7431, 60.8027
6. ZIA UUBW
Zhukovsky International Airport · Moscow · 807 km from KUF
large airport · Europe/Moscow · russia · 377 ft (115 m) · 55.5533, 38.1500
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Kurumoch was used as a hub for Samara Airlines until the airline's bankruptcy in 2008.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for KUF.
Country and authority
KUF sits in Russia (Russian Federation), whose capital is Moscow. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Europe, Eastern Europe.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Russian. Currency context: RUB (₽). KUF is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport serving Samara and Tolyatti, Russia. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Besides Samara, the airport serves Tolyatti – the second largest city in the region. Location cue: Kurumoch International Airport is the international airport serving the city of Samara, Russia, located 35 km (22 mi) north of the city.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q950834 · Kurumoch International Airport. Owner / owning body: Airports of Regions. Administrative area: Samara Oblast. Named after: Sergei Korolev
Field and clock profile
Kurumoch International Airport is a low-elevation field at 477 ft (145 m), positioned at 53.5049° N, 50.1643° E in the Northern high mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 9,846 ft / 3,001 m. The airport clock uses Europe/Samara (SAMT, UTC+04:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Samara is the closest retained city-time anchor at 33 km. KZN Kazan is the closest retained airport alternative at 241 km.
Country airport peers
KUF is compared with KZN Kazan at 241 km, UFA Ufa at 391 km, GOJ Nizhny Novgorod at 508 km, CEK Chelyabinsk at 760 km, SVX Yekaterinburg at 765 km inside the retained Russia airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
KUF-KZN Kazan: 241 km, about 1h 8m, -1h. KUF-UFA Ufa: 391 km, about 1h 20m, +1h. KUF-GOJ Nizhny Novgorod: 508 km, about 1h 29m, -1h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident UWWW backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. kuf.aero is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Samara Airlines until 's bankruptcy in 2008
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 9,846 ft / 3,001 m
Runway identifiers
05/23, 15/33
OurAirports classifies KUF as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Samara.
KUF (UWWW) is a low-elevation field at 477 ft (145 m) in the high mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
KUF sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
KUF's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 9,846 ft / 3,001 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt, concrete.
A specific operator or management record for KUF is not currently in our source set, so this page leans on regulator and country context rather than inventing one.
- Kurumoch was used as a hub for Samara Airlines until the airline's bankruptcy in 2008.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at kuf.aero, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for KUF
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
KUF uses Europe/Samara (SAMT, UTC+04:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Kurumoch International Airport is about 33 km from central Samara; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
KZN Kazan is the closest retained alternate at 241 km, time difference -1h.
When source checks matter
kuf.aero is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place KUF inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
KUF ranks #4 in the curated Russia airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 14 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
KUF has no other retained airport in the same IANA zone cohort, making Europe/Samara a more distinctive signal for this page.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
KUF is 477 ft (145 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include PSP 477 ft (145 m) (0 ft delta) · YHZ 477 ft (145 m) (0 ft delta) · CRK 484 ft (148 m) (7 ft delta) · GRO 468 ft (143 m) (9 ft delta) · DAL 487 ft (148 m) (10 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
KUF's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are KZN 241 km -1h · UFA 391 km +1h · GOJ 508 km -1h.
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazan | KZN | 241 km | 1h 8m | -1h | --:--:-- |
| Ufa | UFA | 391 km | 1h 20m | +1h | --:--:-- |
| Nizhny Novgorod | GOJ | 508 km | 1h 29m | -1h | --:--:-- |
KUF to KZN
Kazan
Distance 241 km; estimated travel window 1h 8m; destination zone Europe/Moscow is -1h from KUF. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
KUF to UFA
Ufa
Distance 391 km; estimated travel window 1h 20m; destination zone Asia/Yekaterinburg is +1h from KUF. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
KUF to GOJ
Nizhny Novgorod
Distance 508 km; estimated travel window 1h 29m; destination zone Europe/Moscow is -1h from KUF. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Samara is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Kurumoch International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from KUF, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Samara
samara · 33 km · Europe/Samara
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kinel’
kinel · 44 km · Europe/Samara
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Zhigulëvsk
zhigulevsk · 45 km · Europe/Samara
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Novokuybyshevsk
novokuybyshevsk · 48 km · Europe/Samara
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Tolyatti
tolyatti · 54 km · Europe/Samara
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Chapayevsk
chapayevsk · 66 km · Europe/Samara
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bezenchuk
bezenchuk · 76 km · Europe/Samara
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Otradnyy
otradnyy · 80 km · Europe/Samara
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Dimitrovgrad
dimitrovgrad · 87 km · Europe/Ulyanovsk
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kinel’-Cherkassy
kinel-cherkassy · 88 km · Europe/Samara
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Neftegorsk
neftegorsk · 103 km · Europe/Samara
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Oktyabr’sk
oktyabr-sk · 104 km · Europe/Samara
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Kurumoch International Airport is associated in the current source trail with Samara Airlines until 's bankruptcy in 2008, which makes carrier-specific schedule checks especially important before acting on a route plan.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Kazan (KZN), Ufa (UFA), Nizhny Novgorod (GOJ). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 9,846 ft / 3,001 m; identifiers 05/23, 15/33.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt, concrete; 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1957.
- Network role: Samara Airlines until 's bankruptcy in 2008.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from KUF. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Kazan International AirportKZN
Kazan · large airport
- Distance
- 241 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -1h
- Elevation
- 411 ft (125 m)
Compare against KZN when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Ufa International AirportUFA
Ufa · large airport
- Distance
- 391 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +1h
- Elevation
- 449 ft (137 m)
Compare against UFA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Nizhny Novgorod / Strigino International AirportGOJ
Nizhny Novgorod · large airport
- Distance
- 508 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -1h
- Elevation
- 256 ft (78 m)
Compare against GOJ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) in?▾
Kurumoch International Airport is in the Europe/Samara timezone (UTC+04:00, SAMT).
What are the codes for Kurumoch International Airport?▾
Kurumoch International Airport uses IATA code KUF and ICAO code UWWW.
Where is Kurumoch International Airport located?▾
Kurumoch International Airport is located in Samara, Russia at coordinates 53.5049° N, 50.1643° E, with an elevation of 477 ft (145 m) (low-elevation field in the high mid-latitudes).
How far is Kurumoch International Airport from central Samara?▾
Kurumoch International Airport sits roughly 33 km from the nearest mapped city center for Samara.
Which route reference is most useful from KUF?▾
Kazan (KZN) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 8m, destination timezone Europe/Moscow, and a -1h difference from KUF.
What other airports in Russia are close peers to KUF?▾
KUF's curated peers in Russia on this site include KZN Kazan, UFA Ufa, GOJ Nizhny Novgorod, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Kurumoch International Airport have?▾
Kurumoch International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 9,846 ft / 3,001 m; identifiers include 05/23, 15/33.