Verkhnevilyuisk Airport guide

Verkhnevilyuisk Airport is a small regional airfield in the Sakha Republic of Russia. It carries the ICAO code UENI and sits at an elevation of 135 metres. The airport lies about 1 km northwest of Verkhnevilyuisk, the administrative centre of the Verkhnevilyuysky District, on the Vilyuy River in the Central Yakutian Lowland.

The airport has one unpaved runway. It accepts light and medium turboprop and jet aircraft such as the An-24, An-26, An-72 and Yak-40, along with helicopters of all types. It is approved for round-the-clock operation.

The passenger building dates from 1961. It was demolished and rebuilt during a reconstruction that ran from 2019 to early 2021 and cost 283.3 million roubles. The new terminal handles 35 passengers per hour and has a buffet, a mother and child room and an inspection area. A fenced perimeter with a checkpoint and a 240 cubic metre fuel store were added at the same time.

Polar Airlines operates the scheduled service. Traffic is small: the airport handled 3,014 passengers in 2017, down from 3,666 in 2016.