# Amderma Airport (AMV)

> Amderma, RU · IATA: AMV · ICAO: ULDD · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `AMV` |
| ICAO | `ULDD` |
| City | Amderma |
| Country | RU |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 4 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 69.76330, 61.55640 |

## Description

About 450 residents remain in Amderma today, down from roughly 5,000 in the late Soviet years, in one of the remotest corners of Russia's Nenets Autonomous Okrug on the Kara Sea. The airport (IATA: AMV, ICAO: ULDD), a former Soviet interceptor base near Novaya Zemlya, now handles only thin subsidised regional traffic; sources disagree on whether a scheduled link to Naryan-Mar currently operates at all, and neither version is reliably confirmed. There is no commercial cargo infrastructure, no warehousing and no customs post. Bulk supplies arrive under Russia's northern delivery programme (severny zavoz) by ship during the short Arctic navigation season and by winter ice roads, with air limited to small urgent consignments. Shipments for the area are normally staged through Naryan-Mar (NNM), some 490 km southwest, and Arkhangelsk (ARH) beyond it. EU-based shippers should also note that trade with Russia has been subject to extensive sanctions and licensing requirements since 2022, so every consignment needs a compliance check before booking.

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