LED · St. Petersburg, Russia
Pulkovo Airport.
--:--:-- · MSK (UTC+03:00) · 59.8003° N, 30.2625° E
Pulkovo Airport
International airport serving Saint Petersburg, Russia
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for LED
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 6489; ident ULLI; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
pulkovoairport.ru
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Pulkovo Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
22 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
LED / ULLI
OurAirports ident
ULLI
GPS / local code
ULLI
ISO region
RU-SPE
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
pulkovoairport.ru
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q690122
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, 7:08 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
16 km
Approximate distance to central St. Petersburg.
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
12,402 ft / 3,780 m
Runway surface
concrete (2)
Opened / operator
1932 · Rossiya
Owner / entity
Saint Petersburg City Administration
Hub airlines
Rossiya Airlines
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
22 source-backed signals
Pulkovo Airport is a large scheduled-service airport for St. Petersburg, Russia. St. Petersburg's built-up core sits roughly 16 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.
Pulkovo Airport (LED / ULLI) is at 59.8003° N, 30.2625° E, elevation 78 ft (24 m), serving St. Petersburg, 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.
St. Petersburg is in Russia (capital Moscow); on Europe/Moscow (MSK, UTC+03:00); working languages: Russian; currency: RUB (₽).
Distance from central St. Petersburg: 16 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 LED.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Pulkovo Airport (LED / ULLI)
Pulkovo Airport · International airport serving Saint Petersburg, Russia
Known label 1
Аэропо́рт Пу́лково
Alternate airport-name cue retained for LED, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
Leningrad
Alternate airport-name cue retained for LED, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 3
Shosseynaya Airport
Alternate airport-name cue retained for LED, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 4
Saint Petersburg
Alternate airport-name cue retained for LED, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 5
Petrograd
Alternate airport-name cue retained for LED, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
ULLI · ULLI · RU-SPE
pulkovoairport.ru · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
It is the 2nd-busiest airport in Russia and post-Soviet states as well as 30th-busiest airport in Europe.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for LED; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
It consists of one terminal which is located 23 km (14 mi) south of the city centre.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Dachnoye
dachnoye · 4.6 km from LED
Russia · Europe/Moscow · +0h · population 72,822 · city coordinates 59.8417, 30.2558
2. Uritsk
uritsk · 6.5 km from LED
Russia · Europe/Moscow · +0h · population 55,037 · city coordinates 59.8389, 30.1753
3. Shushary
shushary · 6.7 km from LED
Russia · Europe/Moscow · +0h · population 15,503 · city coordinates 59.8092, 30.3817
4. Sosnovaya Polyana
sosnovaya-polyana · 7.6 km from LED
Russia · Europe/Moscow · +0h · population 48,271 · city coordinates 59.8353, 30.1467
5. Gorelovo
gorelovo · 7.8 km from LED
Russia · Europe/Moscow · +0h · population 22,503 · city coordinates 59.7723, 30.1346
6. Avtovo
avtovo · 7.9 km from LED
Russia · Europe/Moscow · +0h · population 44,667 · city coordinates 59.8717, 30.2658
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. HEL EFHK
Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Helsinki (Vantaa)
300 km from LED · Europe/Helsinki · -1h · elevation 179 ft (55 m) · airport coordinates 60.3184, 24.9633
2. RIX EVRA
Riga International Airport · Riga
487 km from LED · Europe/Riga · -1h · elevation 36 ft (11 m) · airport coordinates 56.9208, 23.9707
3. SVO UUEE
Sheremetyevo International Airport · Moscow
599 km from LED · Europe/Moscow · +0h · elevation 622 ft (190 m) · airport coordinates 55.9769, 37.4112
Route-time reference set
1. LED-HEL
Helsinki (Vantaa) · 300 km · 1h 13m
Europe/Helsinki · -1h from LED; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. LED-RIX
Riga · 487 km · 1h 27m
Europe/Riga · -1h from LED; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. LED-SVO
Moscow · 599 km · 1h 35m
Europe/Moscow · +0h from LED; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 12,402 ft / 3,780 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for LED.
Runway identifiers
10L/28R · 10R/28L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. SVO UUEE
Sheremetyevo International Airport · Moscow · 599 km from LED
large airport · Europe/Moscow · russia · 622 ft (190 m) · 55.9769, 37.4112
2. VKO UUWW
Vnukovo International Airport · Moscow · 625 km from LED
large airport · Europe/Moscow · russia · 685 ft (209 m) · 55.5915, 37.2615
3. ZIA UUBW
Zhukovsky International Airport · Moscow · 665 km from LED
large airport · Europe/Moscow · russia · 377 ft (115 m) · 55.5533, 38.1500
4. DME UUDD
Domodedovo International Airport · Moscow · 667 km from LED
large airport · Europe/Moscow · russia · 588 ft (179 m) · 55.4088, 37.9063
5. GOJ UWGG
Nizhny Novgorod / Strigino International Airport · Nizhny Novgorod · 888 km from LED
large airport · Europe/Moscow · russia · 256 ft (78 m) · 56.2274, 43.7852
6. KZN UWKD
Kazan International Airport · Kazan · 1217 km from LED
large airport · Europe/Moscow · russia · 411 ft (125 m) · 55.6062, 49.2787
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
It is the 2nd-busiest airport in Russia and post-Soviet states as well as 30th-busiest airport in Europe.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for LED.
Source note 2
It consists of one terminal which is located 23 km (14 mi) south of the city centre.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for LED.
Source note 3
The airport serves as a hub for Aeroflot and Rossiya Airlines and as focus city for Smartavia.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for LED.
Country and authority
LED 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 (₽). LED is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
LED is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Аэропо́рт Пу́лково, Leningrad, Shosseynaya Airport, Saint Petersburg, Petrograd. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
International airport serving Saint Petersburg, 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: It is the 2nd-busiest airport in Russia and post-Soviet states as well as 30th-busiest airport in Europe. Location cue: It consists of one terminal which is located 23 km (14 mi) south of the city centre.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q690122 · Pulkovo Airport. Owner / owning body: Saint Petersburg City Administration. Administrative area: Saint Petersburg. Named after: Saint Petersburg
Field and clock profile
Pulkovo Airport is a near sea-level field at 78 ft (24 m), positioned at 59.8003° N, 30.2625° E in the Northern high mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 12,402 ft / 3,780 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
Dachnoye is the closest retained city-time anchor at 4.6 km. HEL Helsinki (Vantaa) is the closest retained airport alternative at 300 km.
Country airport peers
LED is compared with SVO Moscow at 599 km, VKO Moscow at 625 km, ZIA Moscow at 665 km, DME Moscow at 667 km, GOJ Nizhny Novgorod at 888 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
LED-HEL Helsinki (Vantaa): 300 km, about 1h 13m, -1h. LED-RIX Riga: 487 km, about 1h 27m, -1h. LED-SVO Moscow: 599 km, about 1h 35m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident ULLI backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. pulkovoairport.ru 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
Rossiya Airlines
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 12,402 ft / 3,780 m
Runway identifiers
10L/28R, 10R/28L
OurAirports classifies LED as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
LED (ULLI) is a near sea-level field at 78 ft (24 m) in the high mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
LED also has a clear airline-network role: the source summary describes it as aeroflot and rossiya airlines and as focus city for smartavia.
LED's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 12,402 ft / 3,780 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete (2).
Rossiya is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for LED.
- It is the 2nd-busiest airport in Russia and post-Soviet states as well as 30th-busiest airport in Europe.
- It consists of one terminal which is located 23 km (14 mi) south of the city centre.
- The airport serves as a hub for Aeroflot and Rossiya Airlines and as focus city for Smartavia.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at pulkovoairport.ru, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for LED
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
LED uses Europe/Moscow (MSK, UTC+03:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Pulkovo Airport is about 16 km from central St. Petersburg; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
HEL Helsinki (Vantaa) is the closest retained alternate at 300 km, time difference -1h.
When source checks matter
pulkovoairport.ru 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 LED inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
LED ranks #6 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
LED shares Europe/Moscow with DME Moscow RU · GOJ Nizhny Novgorod RU · KZN Kazan 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
LED is 78 ft (24 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include LPA 78 ft (24 m) (0 ft delta) · LPL 80 ft (24 m) (2 ft delta) · PWM 76 ft (23 m) (2 ft delta) · TNA 76 ft (23 m) (2 ft delta) · MNL 75 ft (23 m) (3 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
LED's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are HEL 300 km -1h · RIX 487 km -1h · SVO 599 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helsinki (Vantaa) | HEL | 300 km | 1h 13m | -1h | --:--:-- |
| Riga | RIX | 487 km | 1h 27m | -1h | --:--:-- |
| Moscow | SVO | 599 km | 1h 35m | +0h | --:--:-- |
LED to HEL
Helsinki (Vantaa)
Distance 300 km; estimated travel window 1h 13m; destination zone Europe/Helsinki is -1h from LED. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
LED to RIX
Riga
Distance 487 km; estimated travel window 1h 27m; destination zone Europe/Riga is -1h from LED. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
LED to SVO
Moscow
Distance 599 km; estimated travel window 1h 35m; destination zone Europe/Moscow is +0h from LED. 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.
Saint Petersburg 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.
Pulkovo 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 LED, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Dachnoye
dachnoye · 4.6 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Uritsk
uritsk · 6.5 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Shushary
shushary · 6.7 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sosnovaya Polyana
sosnovaya-polyana · 7.6 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Gorelovo
gorelovo · 7.8 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Avtovo
avtovo · 7.9 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kupchino
kupchino · 9.6 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Obukhovo
obukhovo · 12 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Krasnoye Selo
krasnoye-selo · 12 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Pushkin
pushkin · 12 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Admiralteisky
admiralteisky · 14 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Rybatskoye
rybatskoye · 14 km · Europe/Moscow
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Pulkovo Airport is associated in the current source trail with Rossiya Airlines, 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: Helsinki (Vantaa) (HEL), Riga (RIX), Moscow (SVO). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Aeroflot and Rossiya Airlines and as focus city for Smartavia.
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 12,402 ft / 3,780 m; identifiers 10L/28R, 10R/28L.
- Runway surfaces: concrete (2); 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Rossiya.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1932.
- Network role: Rossiya Airlines.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from LED. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Helsinki Vantaa AirportHEL
Helsinki (Vantaa) · large airport
- Distance
- 300 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -1h
- Elevation
- 179 ft (55 m)
Compare against HEL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Riga International AirportRIX
Riga · large airport
- Distance
- 487 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -1h
- Elevation
- 36 ft (11 m)
Compare against RIX when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Sheremetyevo International AirportSVO
Moscow · large airport
- Distance
- 599 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 622 ft (190 m)
Compare against SVO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Pulkovo Airport (LED) in?▾
Pulkovo Airport is in the Europe/Moscow timezone (UTC+03:00, MSK).
What are the codes for Pulkovo Airport?▾
Pulkovo Airport uses IATA code LED and ICAO code ULLI.
Where is Pulkovo Airport located?▾
Pulkovo Airport is located in St. Petersburg, Russia at coordinates 59.8003° N, 30.2625° E, with an elevation of 78 ft (24 m) (near sea-level field in the high mid-latitudes).
How far is Pulkovo Airport from central St. Petersburg?▾
Pulkovo Airport sits roughly 16 km from the nearest mapped city center for St. Petersburg.
Which route reference is most useful from LED?▾
Helsinki (Vantaa) (HEL) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 13m, destination timezone Europe/Helsinki, and a -1h difference from LED.
What other airports in Russia are close peers to LED?▾
LED's curated peers in Russia on this site include SVO Moscow, VKO Moscow, ZIA Moscow, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Pulkovo Airport have?▾
Pulkovo Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 12,402 ft / 3,780 m; identifiers include 10L/28R, 10R/28L.