--- iata: UFA name: Ufa International Airport city: Ufa country: Russia lastUpdated: '2026-09-22' officialWebsite: 'https://www.airportufa.ru/' sources: - 'https://www.airportufa.ru/' - 'https://www.airportufa.ru/biznes-zal/' - 'https://www.airportufa.ru/regulations/first-time/arrival/' - 'https://www.airportufa.ru/regulations/first-time/registration/' - 'https://www.airportufa.ru/regulations/get/by-bus/' - 'https://www.airportufa.ru/regulations/get/by-taxi/' - 'https://www.airportufa.ru/regulations/get/parking/' - 'https://www.airportufa.ru/services/parking/a1/' - 'https://www.airportufa.ru/services/parking/a2/' - 'https://www.airportufa.ru/services/parking/a3/' - 'https://www.airportufa.ru/services/parking/c5/' - 'https://www.airportufa.ru/partners/airlines/specifications/' - >- https://www.airportufa.ru/news/2025/mezhdunarodnyy-aeroport-ufa-podvel-itogi-2025-goda/ - 'https://www.airportufa.ru/news/2026/itogi-pervogo-polugodiya-/' - 'https://www.airportufa.ru/regulations/child/baby-room/' - 'https://www.airportufa.ru/services/hotel/hotel-airport/' - 'https://www.airportufa.ru/scoreboard/transfer/' - >- https://www.bashinform.ru/news/economy/2026-01-26/aeroport-ufy-za-god-perevez-pochti-5-mln-passazhirov-4550512 - 'https://mintrans.gov.ru/press-center/news/9850' - 'https://electronic-visa.kdmid.ru' quickFacts: - >- Two live halls: Terminal 1 domestic (37,800 m², 6 jet bridges, 1,500 pph) and Terminal 2 international (17,700 m², 3 bridges, 800 pph). Current T2 opened for full service in April 2021 — leftover “opened 5 January 2001” is the previous international building. - >- 4,929,715 passengers in 2025 (operator briefing 27 Jan 2026): about 4 million domestic and 900,000 international. Tenth in Russia; second in the Volga district after Kazan. - >- 22 km south-southwest of central Ufa (operator aerodrome page). Wikipedia leftover 25 km leftover-conflicts. No metro and no airport rail. - >- Desks close 40 minutes before departure. International check-in typically opens 3 hours out; domestic 2 hours. T1 drop-off for already-checked bags: 5 hours to 40 minutes. - >- Named for Bashkir poet Mustai Karim. ICAO UWUU. Main runway 14R/32L is 3,761 m CAT II; 14L/32R is 2,513 m CAT I. Elevation 137.12 m. Open H24. - >- Official taxi is Yandex Go at T1 arrivals / bags. Uber is unavailable in Russia. Bolt is unavailable in Russia even if a Europe-region app still shows a Bolt tile. Unified e-visa covers 64 countries; UK/US/CA/AU/NZ still need a consular visa. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: Desks die at 40 minutes — international opens 3 hours out detail: >- International check-in typically starts 3 hours before departure; domestic 2 hours. T1 has a dedicated drop-off for online-checked bags from 5 hours to 40 minutes. Self-service kiosks on T1 floor 1 cover Utair, Red Wings, Yamal, RusLine, Smartavia, Izhavia and UVT Aero — everyone else still needs a desk. summary: >- Registration and bags close no later than 40 minutes before departure; late passengers need an airline yes, not an airport yes. category: timing - label: Terminals title: Domestic check-in is T1 and T2 floor 1 — T2 is not international-only detail: >- Domestic registration is on floor 1 of both Terminal 1 and Terminal 2; boarding is floor 2. International flights use Terminal 2: check-in floor 1, boarding floor 2 sector D. Transfer with through-check under 4 hours can stay sterile; over 4 hours you may exit and re-screen in sector A or B. summary: >- The ticket and the FIDS name the hall. Leftover maps that dump every domestic desk into Terminal 1 leftover-wrong the first-time page. category: terminal - label: Lounges title: 'Pay Iremel 3,000 ₽ — skip the 6,000 ₽ Agidel walk-up' detail: >- Iremel Lounge is T1 sector A floor 2 opposite gate 2 after screening, 3,000 ₽ walk-in, On Pass / Mir Pass / Every Lounge / Grey Wall / Persona Aero / RusPriority. Agidel opposite the same gate is 6,000 ₽ / 3 h (kids 2–12 3,000 ₽, under 2 free, +2,000 ₽/h after 3 h) and is really a J-class room. Kurai in T2 is 3,000 ₽ for international departures. Do not copy leftover Grey Wall 2,000 / 2,900 / 3,700 ₽ aggregator tags. summary: >- Same T1 gate-2 corridor, wildly different till. Iremel has showers and an 80-dish buffet; Agidel does not list showers and will not take arrivals. category: food - label: Live checks title: EU/UK/US metal is still down — e-visa is not a Schengen workaround detail: >- H1 2026 handled 2.2 million passengers with international traffic +7%. New 2026 metal includes Gelendzhik, Sukhum, Aktau and Bokhtar; summer 2026 also added Krasnodar and Cam Ranh. Apply for the unified e-visa only at electronic-visa.kdmid.ru (64 countries). UK/US/CA/AU/NZ still need a consular visa. UAV closures have paused the field for hours (31 Oct 2024, 24 Jan 2025, July 2025 knock-ons) — check the live board, not last week’s screenshot. summary: >- Scheduled passenger flights to the EU, UK and US remain suspended. Air Arabia Sharjah is paused until 27 March 2027. category: status lounges: - name: Iremel Lounge zone: domestic hours: >- Persona cardholder page lists 24/7, max 4 h; operator page does not publish hours access: - 'Day pass 3,000 RUB' - On Pass - Mir Pass - Every Lounge - Grey Wall - Persona Aero - RusPriority bestFor: - Showers - Domestic waits - Walk-in value summary: >- Best paid room at UFA: T1 sector A floor 2 opposite gate 2 after screening, showers, kids room, 80-dish buffet, official 3,000 ₽ walk-in — half Agidel’s till and the only lounge the operator lists with showers. verdict: worth-it terminal: Terminal 1 amenities: - Showers - Kids room - Buffet (~80 dishes) - Work desks - Wardrobe - name: Agidel zone: domestic access: - Business class - 'Day pass 6,000 RUB / 3 h' bestFor: - Airline J summary: >- T1 floor 2 opposite gate 2 for business-class and equivalent tickets; walk-up is 6,000 ₽ / 3 h with no showers listed and no arrivals service — pay Iremel next door instead. verdict: skip terminal: Terminal 1 amenities: - Buffet - Satellite TV - Press - name: Kurai zone: international access: - Business class - 'Day pass 3,000 RUB' - On Pass - Mir Pass - Every Lounge - Grey Wall - Persona Aero - RusPriority bestFor: - International departures summary: >- T2 international departure hold, 3,000 ₽ walk-in or J / the same Russian lounge networks as Iremel; kids play listed, showers not listed on the operator page. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 2 amenities: - Hot food - Kids play area - Work desks - name: VIP Hall zone: landside hours: 24/7 access: - VIP meet-and-greet bestFor: - Chauffeur arrivals summary: >- Operator VIP desk is 24/7 (+7 347 229-52-25 / +7 917 371-95-79, vip@airportufa.ru) but publishes no walk-up till — do not invent leftover aggregator 7,000–19,500 ₽ figures. verdict: skip terminal: Airport campus amenities: - Private processing waterOptions: - kind: free name: Mother-and-child cooler zone: landside summary: >- Hot and cold cooler, fridge and microwave inside the 24/7 mother-and-child room. Only departing/arriving/connecting passengers with a child under 7 (under 14 if disabled), passport + birth certificate, and a clinic slip from the terminal medical post. Departing families get up to 3 hours; arrivals 1 hour. Not a public fountain. location: 'Floor 1 opposite the check-in desks, mother-and-child room kitchen' terminal: Terminal 1 isBestValue: true - kind: purchase name: Airside cafe bottle (traveler report) zone: airside price: 80 RUB / 0.33 L (June 2025 traveler report) summary: >- Prufy, 29 June 2025: a passenger paid 80 ₽ for a 0.33 L still bottle in a cafe after a 2-hour delay, with no cheaper airside alternative that day. The operator does not publish a 2026 till list. Leftover 2016 monitoring (Krasny Klyuch / Kurgazak 30 ₽, 0.5 L from 30–180 ₽) is leftover-stale — T2 did not even exist yet. location: Cafe in the departure hold after screening during a delayed-flight wait terminal: Terminal 1 - kind: purchase name: Iremel included drinks zone: airside price: 'included in 3,000 RUB walk-in' summary: >- Operator Iremel page: juices, water, coffee, tea, breakfast milk/kefir and kompot are in the 3,000 ₽ ticket; alcohol is extra. Useful if you were walking in anyway — a terrible way to buy one bottle. location: 'Iremel Lounge, sector A floor 2 opposite gate 2 after screening' terminal: Terminal 1 isBestQuality: true airportistScore: 6.8 slug: ufa region: Europe --- > Markdown for [/airports/ufa](/airports/ufa). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/ufa) - [Lounge directory](/airports/ufa/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Ufa International Airport (UFA) Ufa, Russia · Europe A two-hall Volga hub with a 2021 international T2, no rail, and a genuinely useful 3,000 ₽ Iremel walk-in — offset by bus-only city access, unpublished bottle prices, and still-frozen EU/UK/US metal. ## Airportist Score **6.8 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 7.2 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.0 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 6.4 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 6.4 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 6.0 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 7.4 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 4.93 million (2025) - Terminals: 2 - Typical security: 25 min - On-time: 0% - Disruption: moderate ## Best for - Domestic connections across the Volga and Urals - Walk-in lounge value at Iremel (showers, 3,000 ₽) - Families who can use the 24/7 mother-and-child room - Drivers who will wait on C5 instead of the A1 kerb ## Watch out for - No metro and no airport train — buses 101/110/110C or Yandex Go only - Agidel walk-up is 6,000 ₽ and has no showers; Iremel next door is half that - EU/UK/US scheduled passenger flights remain suspended; Air Arabia SHJ paused until 27 Mar 2027 - Priority Pass / LoungeKey are not on the operator list (suspended for Russian rooms since March 2022) ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/ufa/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/ufa/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/ufa/amenities.md) (free) - [Traveler tips](/airports/ufa/tips.md) (free) - [Water](/airports/ufa/water.md) (free) - [Full guide](/airports/ufa/guide.md) (free) - [Disruptions](/airports/ufa/disruptions.md) (free) - [Reviews](/airports/ufa/reviews.md) (free)