Chelyabinsk Airport Explained

International Airport Balandino named Igor Kurchatov
Nativename:Международный аэропорт Баландино имени Игоря Курчатова
Image2-Width:300
Iata:CEK
Icao:USCC
Type:Public
Operator:Novaport
City-Served:Chelyabinsk
Location:Chelyabinsk, Russia
Hub:Red Wings Airlines[1]
Focus City:
Elevation-F:771
Elevation-M:235
Website:cekport.ru
R1-Number:09/27
R1-Length-F:10,499
R1-Length-M:3,200
R1-Surface:Concrete
Stat-Year:2018
Stat1-Header:Number of passengers
Stat1-Data:1,640,535
Footnotes:Sources: Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (see also provisional 2018 statistics)[2]

Chelyabinsk Airport (Balandino) is an international airport in Russia located 18 km north of Chelyabinsk. It services large airliners and can park up to 51 aircraft. It also serves as a secondary hub for Ural Airlines and Yamal Airlines.

History

Passenger flights to Chelyabinsk were served by Chelyabinsk Shagol Airport from 1938 until it was repurposed for military only use.

The current Chelyabinsk airport, initially called Balandino Airport, was opened in late 1953 with a passenger terminal and a dirt runway. The runway was paved in December 1962. A year later, the first jet plane (a Tu-104) arrived at the airport.

A new terminal was built in 1974 which remains in service to this day as one of the terminal buildings. In 1994, the government-owned airport was privatized and started its first international flights.

Passenger traffic reached 1.1 million and declined heavily during the 1990s. In 2013, the airport handled 1.2 million passengers, breaking the Soviet-time record.

The new, longer runway was built in 1999, while the old runway was repurposed as a taxiway. The airport can accept heavy aircraft including the Boeing 747 and the An-225.

New terminal construction and airport expansion

The construction of the new passenger terminal is planned at Chelyabinsk Airport, this is done for BRICS summit in 2020. The project includes the construction of the new terminal, which was scheduled to commence in summer 2018 and finish by December 2019.[3] The complex will be able to handle 2,5 million passengers per annum.[4] The next plan for the airport is to take the third category of ICAO. This category in Russia is owned only by Moscow's Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo Airports and Pulkovo Airport in Saint Petersburg.[5] [6] [7]

Airlines and destinations

Cargo

Passenger statistics

Chelyabinsk Airport statistics! Year !! Total
passengers !! Change !! Domestic !! International !! Aircraft
departures
2000274 236 +0,1% 208 912 65 324 2 656
2001297 198 +8,4% 325 077 62 121 3 205
2002302 626 +1,8% 234 495 67 701 3 152
2003359 822 +18,9% 282 186 77 636 3 439
2004404 151 +12,3% 307 231 96 920 3 550
2005386 115 -4,5% 333 206 52 909 3 096
2006432 034 +11,9% 357 733 74 301 3 167
2007675 141 +56,3% 534 796 140 345 5 050
2008685 408 +1,5% 561 649 123 760 4 832
2009581 555 -15,2% 477 507 104 048 3 499
2010664 184 +14,2% 510 314 153 870 4 416
2011833 780 +25,5% 594 087 239 693 5 150
20121 000 753 +20,0% 679 920 320 833 ≈5 800
20131 210 388 +20,1% 799 288 339 609 ≈6 380
20141 404 238 +16,0% 964 887 364 075 ≈7023
20151 239 212 style="color:red"-11,8% 990 868 248 344 no data
20211 827 951 +57,0% 1 683 432 144 519 8 227

Accidents and incidents

Miscellaneous facts

See also

References

  1. Web site: Направления из Челябинска. flyredwings.com.
  2. Web site: Объемы перевозок через аэропорты России . ru . Transportation volumes at Russian airports . . www.favt.ru . 23 October 2018 . 30 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160530164458/https://www.favt.ru/dejatelnost-ajeroporty-i-ajerodromy-osnovnie-proizvodstvennie-pokazateli-aeroportov-obyom-perevoz/ . dead .
  3. Web site: Телетрапы, VIP-зона и 2,5 млн пассажиров. znak.com. 13 April 2018. 2018-05-08. 2021-08-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20210804014109/https://www.znak.com/2018-04-13/v_chelyabinske_predstavili_proekt_novogo_aerovokzala_za_2_9_mlrd_rubley. dead.
  4. Web site: Фасад нового терминала челябинского аэропорта решен в красных тонах. kp.ru. 13 April 2018.
  5. Web site: Аэропорт Челябинск может получить III категорию ИКАО. iz.ru. 24 April 2018.
  6. Web site: Аэропорт "Челябинск" станет престижнее аэропорта Кольцово?. lentachel.ru. 24 April 2018.
  7. Web site: Аэропорт Челябинска после реконструкции обгонит по категории почти все аэровокзалы России. 24 April 2018.
  8. Web site: Ranter. Harro. ASN Aircraft accident Antonov 12BK RF-94291 Chelyabinsk Airport (CEK). aviation-safety.net. 1 September 2017.

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