Airport code
IKS — Tiksi Airport
IKS is the IATA code for Tiksi Airport, an airport serving Tiksi, Russia. Its ICAO code is UEST, and it operates in the Asia/Yakutsk time zone (UTC+9). The airport sits at 71.6977, 128.9030 in the Northern Hemisphere, at an elevation of 26 ft (8 m).
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About Tiksi Airport
Tiksi Aerodrome is located 1 km (0.6 mi) northeast of Tiksi, Sakha Republic, and was built in the 1950s as a staging base for Soviet Long Range Aviation bombers to reach the United States. It is used regularly by Tupolev Tu-95 aircraft in military exercises, including one in 1999, in which bombers practice travelling to the Canadian arctic. Two other nearby airfields known as Tiksi North and Tiksi West have been abandoned for decades, and are probably unusable, according to satellite imagery.
Reference data
Airport information
| IATA code | IKS |
|---|---|
| ICAO code | UEST |
| Airport name | Tiksi Airport |
| City | Tiksi |
| Country | Russia |
| Time zone | Asia/Yakutsk (UTC+9) |
| Latitude | 71.6977 |
| Longitude | 128.9030 |
| Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
| Airport type | Medium airport |
| Continent | Asia |
| Runways | 1 |
| Longest runway | 9,845 ft (3,001 m) |
| Map | View on OpenStreetMap ↗ |
Reference data last updated 24 July 2026.
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What is the IATA code for Tiksi Airport?
The IATA code for Tiksi Airport is IKS.
What is the ICAO code for Tiksi Airport?
The ICAO code for Tiksi Airport is UEST.
Where is IKS airport located?
Tiksi Airport (IKS) is located in Tiksi, Russia.
What time zone is IKS in?
Tiksi Airport operates in the Asia/Yakutsk time zone, which is UTC+9.
What is the nearest airport to IKS?
The nearest airport to Tiksi Airport (IKS) is Ust-Kuyga Airport (UKG) in Ust-Kuyga, about 309 km away.
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