Nizhny Novgorod International Airport
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Nizhny Novgorod International Airport Международный аэропорт Нижний Новгород |
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IATA: GOJ - ICAO: UWGG | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | public | ||
Operator | JSC "Nizhny Novgorod International Airport" | ||
Serves | Nizhny Novgorod | ||
Elevation AMSL | 256 ft (78 m) | ||
Coordinates | |||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
06/24 | 1,640 | 500 | Asphalt |
15/33 | 1,969 | 600 | Asphalt |
18R/36L | 9,203 | 2,805 | Concrete |
18L/36R | 8,232 | 2,509 | Asphalt |
Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (Russian: Международный аэропорт Нижний Новгород) (IATA: GOJ, ICAO: UWGG) (sometimes referred to as Strigino Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Стригино)) is the international airport serving the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
It was found in 1936. NNIA is alternate airport of Moscow.
The civil terminal offers a very large apron that can accommodate 44 aircraft. The airfield supports 24-hour flight operations. Several Ministry of Interior Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft are based here. Lufthansa has a regular service to Frankfurt from this airport.
[edit] Location and how to reach
It is located on the outskirts of the city's Avtozavodsky District, 14 km southwest of city center. Airport can be reached by
- taxi - price about 300-700 ruble
- bus #11 - from Metro station 'Park kultury'
- microbus (marshrutka) #29 - from Metro station 'Park kultury'
- bus#20 - from railway station
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Armavia (Yerevan)
- Austrian Airlines
- Austrian Arrows operated by Tyrolean Airways (Vienna)
- Centre-Avia (Moscow)
- Lufthansa (Frankfurt)
- S7 Airlines (Moscow-Domodedovo)
- KD Avia (Kaliningrad)
- UTair Aviation (Moscow-Vnukovo, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Samara, Ufa)