Berezniki Airport () is an airport in
Russia located 9 km southeast of
Solikamsk. It mostly services helicopters.
History
The airport was built in 1983. The airport was approved to receive such types of aircraft as
AN-2
The Antonov An-2 ("kukuruznik"—corn crop duster; USAF/DoD reporting name Type 22, NATO reporting name Colt) is a Soviet mass-produced single-engine biplane utility/agricultural aircraft designed and manufactured by the Antonov Design Bureau ...
,
AN-24,
AN-26,
Yak-40,
IL-18,
IL-114
The Ilyushin Il-114 (Russian Илью́шин Ил-114) is a Russian twin-engine turboprop airliner, designed for local routes. Intended to replace the Antonov An-24, it first flew in 1990. A total of 20 Il-114s have been built.
Production ...
. Until 1992, it was a structural subdivision of the 2nd squadron based at the
Bakharevka airport
Bakharevka Airport () was an air base in Perm Krai, Russia, located 6 km southwest of Perm. Until 1965 it was the major civilian airport in Perm City and handled medium-sized and small aircraft, such as the Lisunov Li-2, Ilyushin Il-14, An ...
in Perm. In 1992, after the squadron was closed, it was transferred to the city of
Berezniki
Kydzakar, also known as Berezniki ( koi, Кыдззака́р, russian: Березники́), is the second largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Perm Krai, Russia. The city is located on the banks of the Kama River, in the Ural ...
, becoming Russia's first airport-municipal enterprise. Between 1993 and 2001 it operated regular flights to
Moscow,
St Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
,
Samara
Samara ( rus, Сама́ра, p=sɐˈmarə), known from 1935 to 1991 as Kuybyshev (; ), is the largest city and administrative centre of Samara Oblast. The city is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Samara (Volga), Samara rivers, with ...
and
Anapa as well as local flights within the
Perm Region. In the autumn of 2001, the scheduled flights were suspended due to non-profitability and the operator's certificate was withdrawn. At the moment, the airport does not operate regular flights and is only used by helicopters for intermediate stops and refuelling, as well as by forest protection aviation and light private aircraft. There are also occasional car races held at the airfield.
References
RussianAirFields.com
Airports built in the Soviet Union
Airports in Perm Krai
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