Ust-Ordynskiy Airport

Ust-Ordynskiy, RU 🇷🇺 Closed Airport

ICAO

RU-10018

IATA

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Elevation

1775 ft

Region

RU-IRK

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Airport Information

GPS Code: Not available

Local Code: Not available

Location: 52.82° N, 104.739998° E

Continent: EU

Type: Closed Airport

Keywords: Ust-Ordynsky Airport Аэропорт Усть-Ордынский UIOO

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Airport Information

Airport Closure Information

Last updated: Jul 26, 2025
Closure Date

Early 1990s

Reason for Closure

The airport was closed due to economic reasons following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The centralized, state-funded system for local aviation (known as MVL - Local Air Lines) collapsed. The subsequent economic crisis made regional flights financially unviable for new, smaller airlines and unaffordable for the majority of the local population, leading to the closure of hundreds of small airfields across Russia, including Ust-Ordynskiy.

Current Status

The airport is abandoned and defunct. Satellite imagery of the location shows a clearly visible but overgrown and unmaintained dirt runway. The former terminal and service buildings, if any remain, are in a state of decay. The site is not used for any aviation purposes and has reverted to open land, with no signs of current development or use.

Historical Significance

During the Soviet era, Ust-Ordynskiy Airport was an important local air hub. It was part of a vast network that connected remote towns and villages with regional administrative centers. The airport primarily handled passenger, mail, and essential cargo transport, significantly improving connectivity for the Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug. Operations were mainly conducted using rugged and versatile aircraft like the Antonov An-2, which was capable of operating from the airport's unpaved runway and was a lifeline for the region.

Reopening Prospects

There are no concrete or funded plans to reopen the airport at present. However, Ust-Ordynskiy has been mentioned in broader, long-term strategic discussions by the government of the Irkutsk Oblast regarding the potential revival of small regional aviation to improve transport links to remote areas. Any future reopening is speculative and would depend on significant government investment and the successful implementation of a wider regional aviation development program in Russia.

Nearby Airports

Oyok Airfield
RU-0276
Irkutsk, RU
Small Airport
~36 km away
Irkutsk Northwest Airport
RU-0036
Irkutsk, RU
Medium Airport
~63 km away
Irkutsk International Airport
IKT • UIII
Irkutsk, RU
Medium Airport Scheduled Service
~66 km away
Belaya Air Base
UIIB
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Small Airport
~79 km away
Distances are approximate and calculated as straight-line distances.

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new airport Posted by feitidede on June 30, 2021

this airport is the old one, the new airport (Malaya Kura Airport) was created and u can see it in the satellite imagery(theres a plane parked there). the new airport's code is ZF3K, its a 500 ft/m (idk) long dirst runway

(no subject) Posted by on July 26, 2016

Ust-Orda Airport eliminated runway is built up houses (see satellite image). New airfield recently created, 3 km to the north-east, opposite the village of Malaya Kura, to the left of the road R-418.