Ufa International Airport (russian: Международный аэропорт Уфа, ''Mezhdunarodnyy aeroport Ufa'', ba, Өфө халыҡ-ара аэропорты, ) is the primary airport serving

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, the capital of

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. In 2017, the airport handled 2,810,000 passengers, becoming the tenth largest airport in Russia and the largest airport in Russia's

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. It is also the largest airport in the

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(republic) of the

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. Former

BAL Bashkirian Airlines BAL – Bashkirian Airlines (russian: «Башкирские авиалинии», ba, «БАЛ Башҡортостан авиалиниялары») was an airline with its head office on the property of Ufa International Airport in Ufa, Ru ...

used to be headquartered at the airport.

History

On 11 May 1924, the building of the first aircraft hangar near Glumilino village was completed. On 15 May, is opened a new aviation club within the Bashkirian branch of AFFVS. In 1933, the first ever route opened, encompassing over 730 km via

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Sterlitamak Sterlitamak ( rus, Стерлитама́к, p=stʲɪrlʲɪtɐˈmak; ba, Стәрлетамаҡ, translit=Stärletamaq; ) is the second largest city in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located on the left bank of the Belaya River (Kama's ...

– Meleuz–Mrakovo–

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Beloretsk Beloretsk (russian: Белоре́цк; ba, Белорет, ''Beloret'') is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located on the Belaya River, from Ufa. Population: History Town-factories were a peculiar phenomenon in the town- ...

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. In 1956, Ufa Airport began performing technical maintenance of the

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airplanes and

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helicopters, which were then serving the Bashkirian air routes. Between 1959 and 1962, the airport was under reconstruction, and three hotel buildings, cargo and fuel storage facilities, a 100-seat dining hall and a garage were built. A new runway was built, as well as radio approach equipment for landing under heavy weather conditions and new radar facilities. The new runway was then capable of receiving

Tupolev Tu-124 The Tupolev Tu-124 (NATO reporting name: Cookpot) was a 56-passenger short-range twinjet airliner built in the Soviet Union. It was the first Soviet airliner powered by turbofan engines. Design and development Developed from the medium-range ...

, Antonov An-10 and Ilyushin Il-18 aircraft. In 1964, a new terminal for 400 passengers per hour was built and put in operation. In 2007, the reconstructed terminal of the airport entered into operation. The area of the air terminal has more than doubled. Many departments are located there. There have been mounted four telescopic ramps, four elevators and three escalators. It can serve 600 passengers per hour.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled, seasonal, and seasonal charter flights to and from Ufa:

Statistics

Annual traffic

Ground transportation

The city bus lines No. ''101'' and ''110'' and ''110c'' connect the airport with the city of Ufa.

References

External links

Ufa International Airport
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