Makhachkala Uytash International Airport named after Amet-Khan Sultan (MCX) is the main airport of the Republic of Dagestan. It handled 2.8 million passengers in 2025, a 3% decline year on year (Interfax, May 2026), against a doubling of traffic since 2019, when the airport served 1.5 million (Dagestan tourism ministry, January 2026). Nordwind and Red Wings are base carriers (Interfax). RMAA Agency arranges advertising placements at Makhachkala Airport.
City Description
Makhachkala is the capital of Dagestan, whose tourism flow has grown sharply in recent years: the republic expected around 2 million tourists in 2025 (regional reporting, January 2026), and airport traffic has doubled since 2019 on the back of that demand. The airport carries this visitor flow together with dense resident travel to Moscow and international routes to the Gulf and Central Asia. Uytash lies south of Makhachkala near Kaspiysk, with road access along the coastal corridor.
Key Airport Metrics
Total passenger traffic: 2.8 million passengers in 2025 (Interfax, May 2026)
Total passenger traffic: 2.9 million passengers in 2024 (Interfax, May 2026)
Growth since 2019: from 1.5 million to about 3 million passengers (Dagestan tourism ministry, January 2026)
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