Novaport Holding is a Russian transport company which operates regional airports, and holds interests in the operation of several other airports.

History

Before the official creation of Novaport, the company's owner bought a 38% stake in

Tolmachevo Airport Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport (russian: Аэропо́рт Толмачёво) is situated in the town of Ob, west of the center of Novosibirsk, an industrial and scientific center in Siberia and Russia's third-largest city. Overview There ...

in 2004 and 48% of Barnaul Airport's operator. The airport operator Novaport was created in 2007 and acquired 100% of

Kadala Airport Chita-Kadala International Airport is a single runway airport, located in Chita ( rus, Чита, p=tɕɪˈta), the administrative center of Zabaykalsky Krai Zabaykalsky Krai ( rus, Забайкальский край, r=Zabaikal'skii krai ...

's operator Aerochita. In March 2008, Novaport announced a $1 billion budget to grow its portfolio of regional airports in the next 5 years. That same year, Novaport acquired 69% of

Chelyabinsk Airport Chelyabinsk Airport is an airport in Russia located 18 km north of Chelyabinsk. It services large airliners and can park up to 51 aircraft. It also serves as a secondary hub for Ural Airlines and Yamal Airlines. History Passenger flight ...

and 43% of

Narimanovo Airport Narimanovo Airport, officially Boris M. Kustodiev International Airport, ( Russian: Аэропорт Нариманово) is an international airport in Astrakhan, a city in southern Russia near the Caspian Sea. It is operated by JSC "Aeropo ...

's operator. In September 2011, Novaport finalized the 51% purchase of the

through its Moscow-based subsidiary AeroService Complex, bringing its participation to 68%. AeroService Complex then sold those 68% in August 2011 to Cyprus-based TS Trans Siberia, an offshore company also related to Roman Trotsanko, the owner of Novaport. In November 2015, Novaport bought out the

Murmansk Airport Emperor Nicholas II Murmansk Airport (russian: Аэропо́рт Му́рманска им. Николая II or ; ) is an international airport serving the city Murmansk in Russia. It is located near the town of Murmashi in Murmansk's souther ...

from its former owner, Gazprom Oil, with the aim to develop flights of the low-cost airline Podeba to the airport. In May 2016, Novaport presented its plan to build a new terminal to reach 1.7 million passengers by 2030 (from 751,300 in 2015). In July 2016, Novaport bought the

Khrabrovo Airport Khrabrovo Airport (russian: Аэропорт Храброво) , also appearing in historical documents as Powunden Airfield,AIRFIELD ACTIVITY IN THE USSR AND SATELLITES (BASED ON(Sanitized)PHOTOGRAPHY), October 1957, CREST: CIA-RDP78T04753A0003 ...

and the

Mineralnye Vody Airport Mineralnye Vody Airport (russian: Аэропорт Минеральные Воды) (also written as Mineralnyye Vody Airport, to which "Mineralnye Vody" literally translates to Mineral Waters) is an airport in Stavropol Krai, Russia located w ...

from Aeroinvest. In February 2017, Novaport invested $500K in the online service Grabr that provides a solution to buy any goods abroad by hiring a traveler. In March 2017, Novaport expressed its interest in acquiring 100% of the

Belgrade Airport Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport ( sr, / ) or Belgrade Airport ( sr, / ) is an international airport serving Belgrade, Serbia. It is the largest and the busiest airport in Serbia, situated west of downtown Belgrade near the suburb of Sur ...

. In August 2017, Novaport began the discussion to purchase Omsk-Fyodorovka Airport, however in October 2017, Airports of Regions also made an interest to take part in the airport's construction.

Operations

Airports partially owned and/or managed by Novaport. Novaport Holding is one of the largest regional airport operators in Russia with 16 airports. Novaport serviced more than 21.6mln passengers in 2018 and is leading Russia's drive to enhance regional connectivity across the country's vast geography and multitude of time zones. As of December 2018 it holds or operates a major equity stake in 14 regional airports in Novosibirsk, Chelyabinsk, Volgograd, Tomsk Astrakhan, Chita, Tyumen, Perm, Murmansk, Kemerovo, Kaliningrad, Mineralnye Vody, Ulan-Ude, Vladikavkaz and possesses minority interest (48-49%) in Barnaul and Stavropol airports.

Governance

Novaport Holding is owned by Russian billionaire Roman Trotsenko, the former advisor to the head of Rosneft. Novaport is a subsidiary of Roman Trotsenko's AEON Corporation, who is also the president of Russia's state-run

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. AEON Corporation also owns assets in the shipbuilding, telecommunications and real estate sectors. The deputy CEO of the company is Anna Varshavskaya.

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