# Astrakhan Narimanovo Boris M. Kustodiev International Airport (ASF)

> Astrakhan, RU · IATA: ASF · ICAO: URWA · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `ASF` |
| ICAO | `URWA` |
| City | Astrakhan |
| Country | RU |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | -20 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 46.28284, 48.01051 |

## Description

Treat Astrakhan Narimanovo Boris M. Kustodiev International Airport (ASF/URWA) as a regional passenger gateway to the Volga delta and the Caspian, not as a freight platform: cargo here moves in the belly of scheduled aircraft. The single terminal is sized for roughly 300 passengers per hour on domestic and 100 on international services, some 8 km from central Astrakhan, and no dedicated cargo terminal or recurring freighter operation is documented. Passenger traffic was reported up about 6.2% year on year in 2023, and terminal upgrades plus an apron extension have been announced with the stated aim of raising cargo handling capacity, though no verified tonnage figures are published. The decisive point for shippers is regulatory: Western sanctions imposed since 2022 severely restrict air traffic to and from Russia, direct air freight links from the EU, Switzerland, the UK and the US are effectively unavailable, and every consignment requires careful export-control and sanctions screening. Within Russia, volume shipments are consolidated at the Moscow hubs Sheremetyevo (SVO) and Domodedovo (DME), while Volgograd (VOG) lies roughly 400 km to the north-west by road. Astrakhan's more durable logistics role is multimodal: as a Caspian port and node on the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), it moves cargo by ship and truck toward Iran and India.

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