Iturup Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Итуруп) (IATA: ITU, ICAO: UHSI) is a public airport on Iturup Island, Russia. It is located 7 km (4.3 mi) northeast of the town of Kurilsk.^[3]

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Iturup Airport Аэропорт Итуруп
IATA: ITU[1] ICAO: UHSI[2] LID: ККУ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Kuril Islands Airports (Аэропорты Курильских островов)
Serves	Kurilsk, Iturup Island
Elevation AMSL	387 ft / 118 m
Coordinates	45°15′23″N 147°57′21″E
Map
ITU Location of airport in Sakhalin Oblast Show map of Sakhalin Oblast ITU ITU (Japan) Show map of Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 13/31 2,300 7,546 Concrete

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The airport has been in commercial operation since 22 September 2014.^[4] It has been built in a swampy taiga and it is the first airport built from scratch in Russia's post-Soviet history.^[4] In 2018, Iturup, became a joint civil-military airport with the stationing there of a flight of Su-35S fighters from the 23rd Fighter Aviation Regiment, designated Yasny air base.^[5]

Before Iturup Airport was built, Burevestnik Military Air Base, located 40 km southwest from the town center (or 60 km by road), had been the only airport serving Kurilsk. Now, it becomes a reserve airfield for Iturup. Because it is often closed due to fog, new Iturup Airport improves air traffic punctuality.^[4]

The airport's only runway (marked 13/31) is 2,300 by 42 metres (7,546 ft × 138 ft) and has a concrete surface,^[3] equipped with an Instrument Landing System and glideslope which facilitate Instrument Flight Rules landings.^[3]