Krasnodar International Airport

Krasnodar International Airport
Международный аэропорт Краснодар

Domestic terminal
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator JSC Krasnodar International Airport
Serves Krasnodar
Location Krasnodar, Russia
Elevation AMSL 118 ft / 36 m
Coordinates 45°02′05″N 39°10′14″E / 45.03472°N 39.17056°E / 45.03472; 39.17056Coordinates: 45°02′05″N 39°10′14″E / 45.03472°N 39.17056°E / 45.03472; 39.17056
Website www.basel.aero
Map
KRR

Location of airport in Krasnodar Krai

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05R/23L 9,835 3,000 Concrete
05L/23R 7,218 2,200 Asphalt
05C/23C 7,874 2,400 Concrete
Statistics (2015)
Number of passengers 3,128,248 Decrease

Krasnodar International Airport (Russian: Международный аэропорт Краснодар), also known as Pashkovsky Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Пашковский), (IATA: KRR, ICAO: URKK) is the main airport serving the southern Russian city of Krasnodar. It is an international airport, and is located 12 km east of the centre of Krasnodar city.

Krasnodar International Airport is the 9th busiest airport in Russia. In 2015, it handled more than 3.1 million passengers.[1]

The airport is a part of Basel Aero airport managing holding.[2] Until the end of 2012 it was the operating hub of Kuban Airlines.

Characteristics

Krasnodar International Airport has three runways that can accommodate modern aircraft, such as Boeing-737 (excluding Boeing-737-900), Boeing 757 (with limitations), Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Embraer 195, as well as helicopters of all types.

The airport’s capacity is 500 passengers per hour for domestic flights and 200 passengers per hour for international flights.

In the terminal building, there are VIP and CIP lounges, as well as shops, cafes, pharmacies. Wi-Fi access is also provided.[3]

History

In 1932, Krasnodar United Air Group was established. Later that year seven Po-2 Aerial Pest Control Agency aircraft landed near the central office of Pashkovsky state farm. In late 1932, the Agency was reorganized. It was used as a basis for the formation of Pashkovsky air base, which in late 1933 was moved to the aerodrome used by the present-day Krasnodar airport.

In 1934, the air base was reorganized into the 218 Civil Aviation Pashkovsky Special Air Group. The majority of Po-2 aircraft were re-equipped into passenger carriers. Scheduled passenger flights were performed from Krasnodar to Maikop, Sochi, Anapa, etc.

In 1941-1945, during World War II, the aircraft of the Special Air Squadron of Krasnodar Airline transported ammunition and POL to the battle-front and carried out medevac missions.

In 1946, the airport started accommodating Li-2 aircraft; and since 1948, Il-12 aircraft.

In 1960, construction of the first concrete runway was completed. Flights performed by Il-18 aircraft commenced in Krasnodar airport. Construction of a two-story passenger terminal was also completed later. Scheduled passenger and cargo flights to domestic destinations performed using Аn-10, Il-18, and Аn-12 aircraft.

In 1962, scheduled passenger service with Тu-124 aircraft was launched.

In 1964, Krasnodar United Air Group within the structure of the North Caucasian Civil Aviation Authority was formed. Later that year, the Group acquired its own fleet of Аn-24 aircraft.

In 1981, Yak-42 aircraft was put into operation. In 1984, the second concrete runway was put into operation.

In 1993, Krasnodar United Air Group within the structure of the North Caucasian Civil Aviation Authority was restructured into OJSC Kuban Airlines, which comprised an air carrier and an airport.

In 2006, OJSC Kuban Airlines was restructured through the spinoff of two of its entities, namely OJSC Krasnodar International Airport and OJSC Kuban Air Transport Territorial Agency. Krasnodar International Airport commenced operations within the Basic Element company structure. 20 December is the birthday of Krasnodar International Airport.

In 2007, Russian Transportation Ministry included the airport in its list of 12 international hubs on the territory of the Russian Federation.

Today, the airport is of strategic importance to Russia as its southern air gates. It is used by over 30 airlines flying to 62 destinations (including 17 international destinations).

Reconstruction

International terminal

Krasnodar International Airport is currently undergoing revamp that is divided into two parts: construction of a new 60,000 m2 airport building, scheduled to be completed in 2017, and the modernization of the aerodrome infrastructure.

The latter includes runway revamp, construction of a ramp, engineering installations and upgrade of the equipment to provide safe, uninterrupted, and high-quality aircraft handling.

Basel Aero managing the project of the new terminal building has picked up Dutch NACO, one of the world's leading independent airport consultancy and engineering firms, to develop the new airport’s master plan. According to NACO, annual passenger traffic of the new terminal will reach 10 million passengers in 2030.

Within the period of design and construction of the new Krasnodar airport, the area of the existing terminal is to be expanded by 8 200 sq m. As a result, the airport’s capacity will increase up to 1,700 passengers per hour. In August 2013, reconstruction of the international terminal was commenced. According to the design, the number of check-in counters will increase to 8, immigration control counters to 10, and an additional baggage carousel is to be installed. Besides, a children playground will be constructed within the terminal building.

The Krasnodar airport reconstruction project involves the domestic terminal building. The renovated terminal buildings are to be put into operation in late 2014.[4]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Aeroflot Moscow–Sheremetyevo
Aeroflot
operated by Rossiya		 Moscow–Vnukovo, Saint Petersburg, Yekaterinburg,[5] Yerevan
Air Kyrgyzstan Bishkek
Air Moldova Chișinău[6][7]
Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise Krasnoyarsk, Mirny, Moscow–Domodedovo, Novosibirsk, Talakan
AtlasGlobal Istanbul–Atatürk[8]
Austrian Airlines Vienna
Avia Traffic Company Bishkek
Belavia Minsk
Ellinair Seasonal: Thessaloniki
flydubai Dubai–International[9]
I-Fly Seasonal charter: Antalya
Iraero Seasonal: Omsk[10]
Nordavia Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion
Seasonal: Nizhny Novgorod, Syktyvkar[11]
NordStar Norilsk, Novosibirsk
Pegas FlySeasonal charter: Antalya, Heraklion, Enfidha
Pegasus Airlines Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
Red Wings AirlinesSeasonal: Saint Petersburg[12]
RusLine Samara,[13] Thessaloniki[14]
S7 Airlines Moscow–Domodedovo, Novosibirsk[15]
S7 Airlines
operated by Globus Airlines		 Moscow–Domodedovo
Taron AviaGyumri
SCAT Airlines Aktau
Somon Air Dushanbe, Khujand
Ural Airlines Dushanbe (suspended), Kaluga, Larnaca, Moscow–Domodedovo, Namangan, Novosibirsk, Tashkent, Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion,[16] Vladivostok, Yekaterinburg
Seasonal: Verona (begins 30 December 2017)[17]
UTair Aviation Moscow–Vnukovo, Sochi,[18] Saint Petersburg,[18] Surgut, Thessaloniki, Yerevan[18]
UVT Aero Kazan,[19] Nizhnevartovsk,[19] Perm
Uzbekistan Airways Tashkent
VIM Airlines Moscow–Domodedovo, Novy Urengoy
Yakutia Airlines Magadan, Moscow-Vnukovo, Novosibirsk, Prague, Tyumen
Seasonal: Fergana, Rimini[20]

Charter

AirlinesDestinations
Air Europa Seasonal charter: Barcelona
Azur Air Seasonal charter: Cam Ranh,[21] Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi

See also

References

  1. ↑ // Baselaero.ru
  2. ↑ Basel Aero // Basic Element's official website
  3. ↑ About Krasnodar International Airport// Basel Aero's official website
  4. ↑ Пассажиропоток аэропорта Краснодар вырастет до 10 млн человек в год к 2030г.// RBC
  5. ↑ ""Донавиа" будет летать из Екатеринбурга в Краснодар". TRAVEL.RU. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  6. ↑ Плохотниченко, Юрий (19 October 2016). "Air Moldova будет летать из Кишинёва в Краснодар". Travel.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  7. ↑ Liu, Jim (7 November 2016). "Air Moldova adds new routes in S17". Routesonline. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  8. ↑ Liu, Jim (18 April 2017). "AtlasGlobal continues Russia expansion in S17". Routesonline. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "flydubai doubles Russia and Ukraine network". Arabian Aerospace. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  10. ↑ Liu, Jim (7 April 2017). "IrAero new domestic routes in S17". Routesonline. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  11. ↑ Nordavia begins new seasonal services
  12. ↑ Liu, Jim (13 July 2017). "Red Wings adds new St. Petersburg routes from July 2017". Routesonline. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  13. ↑ ""РусЛайн" возобновляет авиасообщение между Самарой и Краснодаром". ЗАО «Аргументы и Факты». 29 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  14. ↑ Liu, Jim (27 July 2017). "RusLine adds Krasnodar – Thessaloniki service from July 2017". Routesonline. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  15. ↑ "Schedule". S7.ru. S7 Airlines. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  16. ↑ L, J (20 January 2016). "Ural Airlines Adds Krasnodar – Tel Aviv Service in S16". Airline Route. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  17. ↑ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/274253/ural-airlines-adds-seasonal-krasnodar-verona-service-in-w17/
  18. 1 2 3 ""ЮТэйр" расширяет маршрутную сеть в Краснодарском крае". OJSC "Airline" UTair ". Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  19. 1 2 Иванов, Сергей (13 January 2016). "Регулярный авиарейс свяжет Международный аэропорт Краснодар с Казанью и Нижневартовском". «Коммерсантъ». Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  20. ↑ Liu, Jim (25 May 2017). "Yakutia adds Rimini service in S17". Routesonline. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  21. ↑ "Из Международного аэропорта Краснодар открываются чартерные рейсы во Вьетнам". Basel Aero. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
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