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Sochi International Airport

Sochi, Russia · #157 world#5 of 34 in country

AERIATA code
URSSICAO code
12.5Mpassengers in 2025
3,000 mlongest of 2 runways
27 melevation · 89 ft
1945opened
Sochi International Airport (AER)
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Sochi International Airport (AER/URSS) is an airport in Russia serving Sochi.

It handled 12,500,000 passengers in 2025, making it number 157 in our world ranking and number 5 of 34 ranked airports in Russia.

It has 2 runways, the longest 3,000 m, at an elevation of 27 m.

1 airline uses it as a hub: Red Wings Airlines.

Passengers per year

2011–2025
2.1M2.1M2.4M3.1M4.1M5.3M5.7M6.3M6.5M11.1M13M13.9M13.7M12.5M
2011’112012’122013’132014’142015’152016’162017’172018’182020’202021’212022’222023’232024’242025’25
Identification
IATA
AER
ICAO
URSS
Wikidata
Q1138408
Location
Country
Russia
City served
Sochi
Located in
Krasnodar Krai
Coordinates
43.4500, 39.9567
Elevation
27 m (89 ft)
Organisation
Type
international airport, airport
Opened
1945-11-23
Operator
Basel.Aero
Named after
Vitaly Sevastyanov
Runways
02/20
2,600 m · 8,530 ftasphalt concrete
06/24
3,000 m · 9,843 ftasphalt concrete

Hub for 1 airline

WZRed Wings Airlines