Yoshkar-Ola Airport is an airport in Mari El Republic

Mari El

The Mari El Republic is a federal subject of Russia . Its capital is the city of Yoshkar-Ola. Population: -Geography:The republic is located in the eastern part of the East European Plain of Russia, along the Volga River. The swampy Mari Depression is located in the west of the republic...

, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

 located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of Yoshkar-Ola

Yoshkar-Ola

Yoshkar-Ola is the capital city of the Mari El Republic, Russia. Population: Yoshkar-Ola means red city in Mari. The current name is the third to have been given to the city. The city was known as Tsaryovokokshaysk before 1919 and as Krasnokokshaysk between 1919 and 1927...

 and 800 kilometres (497.1 mi) from Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME).

As a category 2 airport (based on an MAK classification)
it handles Tu-134, Yak-42 and smaller airliners.

Airport is the base for Yoshkar-Ola Joint Aviation Group.

Airport haul flights primary to Moscow Domodedovo Airport.