KZN · Kazan, Russia
Kazan International Airport.
--:--:-- · MSK (UTC+03:00) · 55.6062° N, 49.2787° E
Kazan International Airport
Airport in Kaza, Russia
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for KZN
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 26404; ident UWKD; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
kazan.aero
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Kazan International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
19 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
KZN / UWKD
OurAirports ident
UWKD
GPS / local code
UWKD
ISO region
RU-TA
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
major international passenger gateway
Official host
kazan.aero
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q47151
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
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, 8:20 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--MSK · UTC+03:00
Time zone
MSK
Europe/Moscow · UTC+03:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
23 km
Approximate distance to central Kazan.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Moscow
Languages
Russian
Currency
RUB (₽)
Country area
17,098,246 km²
Passenger volume
5.4 million passengers (2025)
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
12,303 ft / 3,750 m
Runway surface
concrete
Opened / operator
1979
Owner / entity
Q47151
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
major international passenger gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Kazan International Airport is a major international passenger gateway for Kazan, Russia. Kazan's built-up core sits roughly 23 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Europe/Moscow (UTC+03:00, MSK). 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.
Kazan International Airport (KZN / UWKD) is at 55.6062° N, 49.2787° E, elevation 411 ft (125 m), serving Kazan, 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.
Kazan is in Russia (capital Moscow); on Europe/Moscow (MSK, UTC+03:00); working languages: Russian; currency: RUB (₽).
Distance from central Kazan: 23 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 KZN.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Kazan International Airport (KZN / UWKD)
Kazan International Airport · Airport in Kaza, Russia
Known label 1
УВКД
Alternate airport-name cue retained for KZN, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
Казань
Alternate airport-name cue retained for KZN, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
UWKD · UWKD · RU-TA
kazan.aero · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
With 5.4 million passengers in 2025 it is the busiest airport in Tatarstan and Volga Federal District, as well as one of the busiest airports in Russia and the Post-Soviet States.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for KZN; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Kazan
kazan · 23 km from KZN
Russia · Europe/Moscow · +0h · population 1,243,500 · city coordinates 55.7887, 49.1221
2. Vasil’yevo
vasil-yevo · 43 km from KZN
Russia · Europe/Moscow · +0h · population 16,800 · city coordinates 55.8301, 48.7173
3. Zelenodolsk
zelenodolsk · 54 km from KZN
Russia · Europe/Moscow · +0h · population 99,600 · city coordinates 55.8438, 48.5178
4. Volzhsk
volzhsk · 64 km from KZN
Russia · Europe/Moscow · +0h · population 58,000 · city coordinates 55.8666, 48.3593
5. Arsk
arsk · 66 km from KZN
Russia · Europe/Moscow · +0h · population 17,243 · city coordinates 56.0925, 49.8782
6. Chistopol’
chistopol · 90 km from KZN
Russia · Europe/Moscow · +0h · population 62,200 · city coordinates 55.3661, 50.6440
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. KUF UWWW
Kurumoch International Airport · Samara
241 km from KZN · Europe/Samara · +1h · elevation 477 ft (145 m) · airport coordinates 53.5049, 50.1643
2. GOJ UWGG
Nizhny Novgorod / Strigino International Airport · Nizhny Novgorod
349 km from KZN · Europe/Moscow · +0h · elevation 256 ft (78 m) · airport coordinates 56.2274, 43.7852
3. UFA UWUU
Ufa International Airport · Ufa
436 km from KZN · Asia/Yekaterinburg · +2h · elevation 449 ft (137 m) · airport coordinates 54.5575, 55.8744
Route-time reference set
1. KZN-KUF
Samara · 241 km · 1h 8m
Europe/Samara · +1h from KZN; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. KZN-GOJ
Nizhny Novgorod · 349 km · 1h 17m
Europe/Moscow · +0h from KZN; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. KZN-UFA
Ufa · 436 km · 1h 23m
Asia/Yekaterinburg · +2h from KZN; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 12,303 ft / 3,750 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for KZN.
Runway identifiers
11/29
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. KUF UWWW
Kurumoch International Airport · Samara · 241 km from KZN
large airport · Europe/Samara · russia · 477 ft (145 m) · 53.5049, 50.1643
2. GOJ UWGG
Nizhny Novgorod / Strigino International Airport · Nizhny Novgorod · 349 km from KZN
large airport · Europe/Moscow · russia · 256 ft (78 m) · 56.2274, 43.7852
3. UFA UWUU
Ufa International Airport · Ufa · 436 km from KZN
large airport · Asia/Yekaterinburg · russia · 449 ft (137 m) · 54.5575, 55.8744
4. ZIA UUBW
Zhukovsky International Airport · Moscow · 699 km from KZN
large airport · Europe/Moscow · russia · 377 ft (115 m) · 55.5533, 38.1500
5. DME UUDD
Domodedovo International Airport · Moscow · 716 km from KZN
large airport · Europe/Moscow · russia · 588 ft (179 m) · 55.4088, 37.9063
6. SVX USSS
Koltsovo Airport · Yekaterinburg · 724 km from KZN
large airport · Asia/Yekaterinburg · russia · 764 ft (233 m) · 56.7431, 60.8027
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
With 5.4 million passengers in 2025 it is the busiest airport in Tatarstan and Volga Federal District, as well as one of the busiest airports in Russia and the Post-Soviet States.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for KZN.
Country and authority
KZN 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 (₽). KZN is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
KZN is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with УВКД, Казань. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport in Kaza, 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: With 5.4 million passengers in 2025 it is the busiest airport in Tatarstan and Volga Federal District, as well as one of the busiest airports in Russia and the Post-Soviet States.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q47151 · Kazan International Airport. Administrative area: Tatarstan · Laishevsky District · Q23897585. Named after: Ğabdulla Tuqay. Entity official-site cross-check: kazan.aero
Field and clock profile
Kazan International Airport is a low-elevation field at 411 ft (125 m), positioned at 55.6062° N, 49.2787° E in the Northern high mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 12,303 ft / 3,750 m. The airport clock uses Europe/Moscow (MSK, UTC+03:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Kazan is the closest retained city-time anchor at 23 km. KUF Samara is the closest retained airport alternative at 241 km.
Country airport peers
KZN is compared with KUF Samara at 241 km, GOJ Nizhny Novgorod at 349 km, UFA Ufa at 436 km, ZIA Moscow at 699 km, DME Moscow at 716 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
KZN-KUF Samara: 241 km, about 1h 8m, +1h. KZN-GOJ Nizhny Novgorod: 349 km, about 1h 17m, +0h. KZN-UFA Ufa: 436 km, about 1h 23m, +2h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident UWKD backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. kazan.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
5.4 million passengers (2025)
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 12,303 ft / 3,750 m
Runway identifiers
11/29
OurAirports classifies KZN as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Kazan.
KZN (UWKD) is one of the curated airport pages with a real traffic signal attached: 5.4 million passengers (2025), operating from a low-elevation field at 411 ft (125 m).
KZN sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
KZN's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 12,303 ft / 3,750 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete.
A specific operator or management record for KZN is not currently in our source set, so this page leans on regulator and country context rather than inventing one.
- With 5.4 million passengers in 2025 it is the busiest airport in Tatarstan and Volga Federal District, as well as one of the busiest airports in Russia and the Post-Soviet States.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at kazan.aero, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for KZN
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
KZN uses Europe/Moscow (MSK, UTC+03:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Kazan International Airport is about 23 km from central Kazan; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
KUF Samara is the closest retained alternate at 241 km, time difference +1h.
When source checks matter
kazan.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 KZN inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
KZN ranks #5 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
KZN shares Europe/Moscow with DME Moscow RU · GOJ Nizhny Novgorod RU · LED St. Petersburg RU · ROV Rostov-on-Don RU · SVO Moscow RU · VKO Moscow RU. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
KZN is 411 ft (125 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include ADB 412 ft (126 m) (1 ft delta) · FKB 408 ft (124 m) (3 ft delta) · WRO 404 ft (123 m) (7 ft delta) · MUX 403 ft (123 m) (8 ft delta) · SOC 421 ft (128 m) (10 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
KZN's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are KUF 241 km +1h · GOJ 349 km +0h · UFA 436 km +2h.
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samara | KUF | 241 km | 1h 8m | +1h | --:--:-- |
| Nizhny Novgorod | GOJ | 349 km | 1h 17m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Ufa | UFA | 436 km | 1h 23m | +2h | --:--:-- |
KZN to KUF
Samara
Distance 241 km; estimated travel window 1h 8m; destination zone Europe/Samara is +1h from KZN. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
KZN to GOJ
Nizhny Novgorod
Distance 349 km; estimated travel window 1h 17m; destination zone Europe/Moscow is +0h from KZN. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
KZN to UFA
Ufa
Distance 436 km; estimated travel window 1h 23m; destination zone Asia/Yekaterinburg is +2h from KZN. 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.
Kazan 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.
Kazan 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 KZN, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Kazan
kazan · 23 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Vasil’yevo
vasil-yevo · 43 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Zelenodolsk
zelenodolsk · 54 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Volzhsk
volzhsk · 64 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Arsk
arsk · 66 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Chistopol’
chistopol · 90 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Buinsk
buinsk · 94 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kanash
kanash · 113 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kukmor
kukmor · 120 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Novocheboksarsk
novocheboksarsk · 126 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Vyatskiye Polyany
vyatskiye-polyany · 131 km · Europe/Kirov
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Cheboksary
cheboksary · 140 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Kazan International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Samara (KUF), Nizhny Novgorod (GOJ), Ufa (UFA). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: 5.4 million passengers (2025).
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 12,303 ft / 3,750 m; identifiers 11/29.
- Runway surfaces: concrete; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1979.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from KZN. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Kurumoch International AirportKUF
Samara · large airport
- Distance
- 241 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +1h
- Elevation
- 477 ft (145 m)
Compare against KUF when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Nizhny Novgorod / Strigino International AirportGOJ
Nizhny Novgorod · large airport
- Distance
- 349 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 256 ft (78 m)
Compare against GOJ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Ufa International AirportUFA
Ufa · large airport
- Distance
- 436 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +2h
- Elevation
- 449 ft (137 m)
Compare against UFA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Kazan International Airport (KZN) in?▾
Kazan International Airport is in the Europe/Moscow timezone (UTC+03:00, MSK).
What are the codes for Kazan International Airport?▾
Kazan International Airport uses IATA code KZN and ICAO code UWKD.
Where is Kazan International Airport located?▾
Kazan International Airport is located in Kazan, Russia at coordinates 55.6062° N, 49.2787° E, with an elevation of 411 ft (125 m) (low-elevation field in the high mid-latitudes).
How far is Kazan International Airport from central Kazan?▾
Kazan International Airport sits roughly 23 km from the nearest mapped city center for Kazan.
Which route reference is most useful from KZN?▾
Samara (KUF) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 8m, destination timezone Europe/Samara, and a +1h difference from KZN.
What other airports in Russia are close peers to KZN?▾
KZN's curated peers in Russia on this site include KUF Samara, GOJ Nizhny Novgorod, UFA Ufa, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Kazan International Airport have?▾
Kazan International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 12,303 ft / 3,750 m; identifiers include 11/29.