Kyzyl Airport — Kyzyl, Russia

Kyzyl Airport serves the city of Kyzyl, capital of the Tuva Republic in southern Siberia, near the geographic center of Asia and close to the border with Mongolia. At an elevation of about 2,123 feet, it has a single concrete runway near 8,858 feet, linking this remote republic to Moscow, Krasnoyarsk, and other Russian cities. Tuva is a distinct region known for its throat singing, nomadic heritage, and mountainous terrain far from Russia's major centers. The airport is an important connection for a place set deep in the interior of the continent, hard to reach overland. The KYZ code identifies this field, the main air gateway to one of Siberia's most culturally singular republics.