Minsk-1 Airport Explained

Minsk-1 Airport
Nativename-A:Аэрапорт Мінск-1
Nativename-R:Аэропорт Минск-1
Iata:MHP
Icao:UMMM
Type:Defunct
City-Served:Minsk, Belarus
Elevation-F:748
Elevation-M:228
R1-Number:12/30
R1-Length-F:6,562
R1-Length-M:2,000
R1-Surface:Asphalt (Closed)

Minsk-1 Airport was a Belarusian airport located within the city limits of Minsk, just a few kilometres south from the centre.

History

Minsk-1 was built in 1933[1] roughly five kilometres to the south of the historical centre. It was the major airport of Minsk until the new airport Minsk-2, now named Minsk National Airport, opened in 1982.

After 1982, it mainly served domestic routes in Belarus and short-haul routes to Moscow, Kyiv and Kaliningrad. Minsk-1 was closed in December 2015 because of the noise pollution in the surrounding residential areas. The land of the airport is currently being redeveloped for residential and commercial real estate, branded as Minsk-City, as well as the new Zelenaluzhskaya line of the Minsk Metro.[2]

In February 2006 a decision was made to transfer a Minsk aircraft repair plant situated on the Minsk-1 territory out of the city line. 320 ha of freed land will be transferred to the city authorities for real estate development. Commercial flights were scheduled until 26 October 2012 when flights to Moscow-Vnukovo operated by UTair Aviation moved to the larger Minsk National Airport.[3] [4]

The airport officially shut down on 23 December 2015.[5]

Now the airport terminal and The Tower building still exists today, the Tower building is now converted to Goverment Office

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ranter . Harro . Minsk-1 International Airport profile . Aviation Safety Network . March 25, 2024.
  2. Web site: ru . Что-то пошло не так. Как даунтаун "Минск-Сити" (он же "Минск-Мир") лишился небоскребов и строится совсем не таким, каким задумывался. Something Went Wrong: How Minsk City Lost Sky Scrapers and Turned Out Not Like Planned . Realty Onliner.by . 2018-02-04 . 2021-12-09.
  3. News: Плохотниченко. Юрий. UTair меняет аэропорт в Минске. 26 October 2012. Travel.ru. 26 October 2012.
  4. Web site: Международный "Аэропорт Минск-1". Расписание полётов. 24 February 2012.
  5. http://www.rusaviainsider.com/belarusian-airports-see-traffic-growth-in-2015/ rusaviainsider.com - Belarusian airports see traffic growth in 2015