Chelyabinsk Airport is an airport in

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located 18 km north of

Chelyabinsk Chelyabinsk ( rus, Челя́бинск, p=tɕɪˈlʲæbʲɪnsk, a=Ru-Chelyabinsk.ogg; ba, Силәбе, ''Siläbe'') is the administrative center and largest city of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is the seventh-largest city in Russia, with a ...

. It services large airliners and can park up to 51 aircraft. It also serves as a secondary hub for

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and

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History

Passenger flights to Chelyabinsk were served by

Chelyabinsk Shagol Airport Chelyabinsk Shagol (russian: Челябинск Шагол) is a military airfield of the Russian Air Force in Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. The base is home to the 108th Training Aviation Regiment which flies the Antonov An-26, Anton ...

from 1938 and until it was repurposed for military only use. The current Chelyabinsk airport, initially called Balandino Airport, was opened in late 1953 with a passenger terminal and a dirt runway. The runway was paved in December 1962. A year later, the first jet plane (a

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) arrived to the airport. A new terminal was built in 1974 which remains in service to this day as one of the terminal buildings. In 1994, the government-owned airport was privatized and started its first international flights. Passenger traffic reached 1.1 million and declined heavily during the 1990s. In 2013, the airport handled 1.2 million passengers, breaking the Soviet-time record. The new, longer runway was built in 1999 while the old runway was repurposed as a taxiway. The airport is accepting heavy aircraft including

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and

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New terminal construction and airport expansion

The construction of the new passenger terminal is planned at Chelyabinsk Airport, this is done for BRICS summit in 2020. The project includes the construction of the new terminal, where it will commence in summer 2018 and finish by December 2019. The complex will be able to handle 2,5 million passengers per annum. The next plans for the airport is to take the third category of ICAO. This category in Russia is owned only by Moscow's Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo Airports and Pulkovo Airport in Saint Petersburg.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Cargo

Passenger statistics

Accidents and incidents

* On 26 January 2008, an

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landed on the taxiway by mistake. There were no injuries or damage. * On 26 May 2008, an

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operated by

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shortly after takeoff when trying an emergency landing. All nine crew members on board died. * On 17 July 2015, an

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BK of the Russian Air Force registered RF-94291 diverted to Chelyabinsk Airport after flying into severe thunderstorm and hail. Three out of four engines failed. The aircraft landed on the grass outside the runway and sustained substantial damage. There were no injuries.

Miscellaneous facts

*An NDB beacon transmits on 412 kHz.

References

External links

Official websitewith photos
Airports built in the Soviet Union Airports in Chelyabinsk Oblast Chelyabinsk Novaport {{Russia-airport-stub