Tomsk Bogashevo Airport (russian: Аэропорт Богашёво) is an airport that serves
Tomsk,
Russia
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. It is located approximately 20 km south-east of Tomsk city center, near the village Bogashevo in
Tomsky District of
Tomsk Oblast
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.
History
The airport opened in November 1967 and replaced another airport within the Kashtak district in the city of Tomsk. The Kashtak site was rebuilt with multistory
apartment buildings
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and turned into a
bedroom community
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of Tomsk.
In 2004 and 2005, the passenger terminal and the open space in front of the airport were reconstructed at a cost of 70 million
roubles
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.
Construction of a new
runway
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and facilities for flights to
Central Asia began in 2006. The construction budget for 2006 totaled 120 million
roubles
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.
In fall 2006, construction began on a new road connecting Bogashevo to the Akademgorodok scientific research district.
In 2020, Russian politician and government critic
Alexey Navalny
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fell ill after drinking tea in the airport cafe. He was scheduled to fly home to Moscow. It is believed the cup of tea was poisoned and he fell unconscious, with the plane diverting to Omsk instead.
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny in coma after suspected poisoning: spokeswoman
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In 2021, a 2.5 billion ruble contract was signed for the construction of a new domestic passenger terminal, scheduled to be completed by March 2023.
Airlines and destinations
Accidents
On 16 July 2021, on SiLA Airlines Flight 42, a failure of both engines of the turboprop plane An-28 occurred while en route from Kedrovy to Tomsk. At an emergency landing in a swamp, the plane was severely damaged — but all the passengers and crew members survived with minimal injures.
See also
* Kemerovo Airport
References
External links
Tomsk Airport official websiteGreat Circle Mapper: TOF / UNTT - Tomsk, Tomsk, Russian Federation (Russia)
*AS
Accident History for UNTTTomsk Bogashevo Airport at Russian Airports Database
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Airports built in the Soviet Union
Airports in Tomsk Oblast
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