Baikal International Airport
| Baikal International Airport Международный Аэропорт Байкал | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Russian Federation | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | JSC "International Airport Ulan-Ude" | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Ulan-Ude | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Ulan-Ude, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 51°48′27″N 107°26′15″E / 51.80750°N 107.43750°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | http://www.airportbaikal.ru/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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Baikal International Airport (Russian: Международный аэропорт «Байкал»), formerly Ulan-Ude Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Улан-Удэ) (IATA: UUD, ICAO: UIUU) is an international airport located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) west of Ulan-Ude, Russia. The airport includes a single terminal with customs and border control facilities. With capacity of 400 passengers per hour, in 2013 the airport served 300,564 passengers on 19 scheduled international and domestic destinations.
The airport is named after nearby Lake Baikal.
Reconstruction
In 2006 the airport underwent an overhaul of its runway, costing RUR 330 million (USD 10 million). In 2007 the airport underwent renovation of its taxiways and parking areas, at a cost of RUR 230 million. In September 2014 it was announced that the government of Russian Federation which owns airport infrastructure decided to build new runway parallel to the current. The latter will become a taxiway. The construction is due in 2017 with a price tag of $157 million.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aeroflot | Moscow-Sheremetyevo |
| Azur Air | Seasonal Charter: Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi[4] |
| Bural | Nizhneangarsk, Taksimo |
| Bural operated by PANH | Bratsk,[5] Bagdarin, Irkutsk, Kazachinckoye,[5] Kurumkan, Kyren, Nizhneudinsk,[5] Orlik, Taksimo, Ust-Ilimsk[5] |
| IrAero | Irkutsk, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk-Yemelyanovo, Magadan,[5][6] Manzhouli,[7] Novosibirsk, Samara, Ulan-Bator (begins 14 June 2015),[8] Vladivostok[9] |
| NordStar | Chita, Krasnoyarsk-Yemelyanovo |
| Nordwind Airlines operated with Ikar | Seasonal Charter: Antalya |
| S7 Airlines operated by Globus | Beijing-Capital, Moscow-Domodedovo, Novosibirsk |
| Transaero | Moscow-Vnukovo[10] |
| Ural Airlines | Moscow-Domodedovo[11] |
| UTair | Charter: Phuket[12] |
| Yakutia Airlines | Seoul-Incheon,[13] Yakutsk |
Future
- There is a discussion with UTair to add flights to Saint Petersburg, Seoul, Tokyo, Vladivostok and other destinations.
- There are discussions with Hunnu Air about when to begin flights from Ulan Bator to Ulan-Ude.
Statistics
| Rank | City | Region | Country | Airports | Airlines | Number of passengers |
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| 1 | Moscow | Moscow/Moscow Oblast | Russia | Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo | Aeroflot, Globus Airlines, S7 Airlines, Transaero, Ural Airlines, Yakutia Airlines | 185,3 |
| 2 | Irkutsk | Irkutsk Oblast | Russia | International Airport Irkutsk | Bural, IrAero, PANH | 12,3 |
| 3 | Novosibirsk | Novosibirsk Oblast | Russia | Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport | IrAero, S7 Airlines | 11,3 |
| 4 | Chita | Zabaykalsky Krai | Russia | Kadala Airport | NordStar Airlines | 10,3 |
| 5 | Krasnoyarsk | Krasnoyarsk Krai | Russia | Yemelyanovo Airport | NordStar Airlines | 10,3 |
Incidents and accidents
- In 1971 an Ulan-Ude (Mukhino)-based An-24 has crash-landed on Bogorodsky island near the city. It was a training flight with one idle engine; the crash was caused by flight engineer who has switched off the second engine by mistake. Crewmen had got wounds; the plane has partially burnt down.
- In 1989 a Tu-134 crashed on landing at Ulan-Ude (Mukhino) on a delivery flight from near-by Vostochny airport. The aircraft lost a wing and was then destroyed by fire. The crew escaped through a window. The crash was caused by pilot error; in conditions of low visibility the captain landed the plane 300m to the left of the runway.
References
- ↑ Airport information for UIUU at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ↑ Airport information for UUD at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ↑ Lake Baikal Airport, official site
- ↑ "Пассажиры аэропорта "Байкал" в конце апреля начнут летать в Бангкок". Baikal Airpot. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Расписание полётов из Улан-Удэ". Airport Baikal. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ↑ ""В аэропорту "Байкал" впервые открывается новое сообщение с Магаданом"". Airport Baikal. 3 May 2014.
- ↑ ""ИрАэро" с 8 августа начнет выполнение рейса по маршруту Улан-Удэ - Маньчжурия". Interfax-Russia.ru. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ↑ "Авиакомпания "ИрАэро" начинает выполнять полеты в Улан-Батор и обратно с июня". airportbaikal.ru. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "В аэропорту "Байкал" открывается новый рейс во Владивосток". airportbaikal.ru. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ ""Трансаэро» выполняет рейсы из Москвы в Улан-Удэ из международного аэропорта "Внуково"". Baikal Airpot. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ↑ ""Уральские авиалинии" с 28 мая открывают регулярное сообщение с Бурятией". Interfax. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
- ↑ ""Из аэропорта «Байкал» сегодня взлетел первый рейс на Пхукет"". Baikal Airpot. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ↑ ""Из Международного аэропорта "Байкал" открыт рейс в Сеул"". 6 June 2014.
- ↑ "Пассажиропоток международного аэропорта "Байкал" превысил 300 тысяч человек". Baikalfinans.com. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
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