Barnaul Airport Explained
| Barnaul Gherman Titov International Airport |
| Iata: | BAX |
| Icao: | UNBB |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Altai Krai#Russia |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 200 |
| Pushpin Mark: | Airplane_silhouette.svg |
| Pushpin Label: | BAX |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Altai Krai |
| Type: | Public |
| Operator: | JSC "Altay Air Enterprise" |
| City-Served: | Barnaul, Altai Krai |
| Elevation-F: | 837 |
| Elevation-M: | 255 |
| Coordinates: | 53.3633°N 83.5417°W |
| R1-Number: | 06/24 |
| R1-Length-F: | 9,350 |
| R1-Length-M: | 2,850 |
| R1-Surface: | Concrete |
Barnaul Gherman Titov International Airport (Russian: Международный аэропорт Барнаул имени Германа Титова) (sometimes referred to as Barnaul West or Mikhaylovka) is a major airport in Altai Krai, Russia located 17 km west of Barnaul. It contains large facilities and a remote tarmac, likely for military use.[1] The airport services airliners and helicopters of all sizes, including planes as large as the Boeing 747, and the Il-96.[2]
Barnaul Airport is named after Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov, an Altai Krai native who was the second human being (after Yuri Gagarin) to visit outer space.[3]
History
- The first airport in this location was built in 1937 as a base for Soviet Po-2 biplanes.
- On 12 March 1967, a new modern airport complex was opened with a 2000m (7,000feet) runway, taxiways, an apron, hotel, and office space. That same year, direct flights to Moscow began.
- On 2 January 1975, the runway was lengthened from 2000mto2500mm (7,000feetto8,200feetm), and the airport began to receive Tu-154 planes.
- In 1995, the airport officially became an international airport.
- In 1998, the airport's runway was further lengthened to its current length of 2850m (9,350feet).
- On 26 June 2008, a new arrivals area was opened with a capacity of 500 people per hour.
- On May 27, 2010, the Altai Krai Legislative Assembly officially named the airport after Gherman Titov.
A new 7000m2 international area and runway extension are planned, which will allow the airport to receive all types of aircraft without restrictions.
Passenger Statistics
Airport passengers by year:| Year | 2010[4] | 2011[5] | 2012[6] | 2013 | 2014 | 2015[7] | 2017 | 2018[8] | 2019 |
| Passenger totals (thousands) | 318 | 357.5 | 377 | 337.7 | 387.8 | 378 | 521.6 | 507.5 | 532.0 |
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Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Barnaul Airport:
Transport links
The airport can be reached from Barnaul by marshrutka number 144 and by bus number 110.
See also
References
External links
Notes and References
- Tim Vasquez, Weathergraphics.
- Web site: Характеристики аэропорта . 2015-10-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151007082122/http://airaltay.ru/about/airport_characteristics/ . 2015-10-07 .
- Barnaul Airport Gets the Name of Cosmonaut German Titov http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=9529&lang=en
- Web site: Новости компании . 2019-04-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150118085140/http://www.airaltay.ru/news/itogi_za_2010_go.html . 2015-01-18 . dead .
- Web site: Основные показатели деятельности аэропорта Барнаул за 2011 год. https://web.archive.org/web/20150118085152/http://www.airaltay.ru/about/news/osnovnye_poka_2.html. 2015-01-18.
- Web site: Показатели аэропорта | Международный аэропорт Барнаул. 2019-04-21. 2018-02-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20180220200606/http://airaltay.ru/indicators. dead.
- Web site: Основные показатели деятельности аэропорта Барнаул за 2015 год. 2018-12-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20160427161858/http://airaltay.ru/about/news/arch/2016/1/osnovnye_poka_5.html. 2016-04-27.
- Web site: Аэропорт Барнаула готов потратить 78 млн рублей на масштабную модернизацию в 2020 году. 5 December 2019 .
