Krasnodar International Airport (russian: Международный аэропорт Краснодар), also known as Pashkovsky Airport (russian: Аэропорт Пашковский), (

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: KRR,

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: URKK) is the main airport serving the southern Russian city of

Krasnodar Krasnodar (; rus, Краснода́р, p=krəsnɐˈdar; ady, Краснодар), formerly Yekaterinodar (until 1920), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city stands on the Kuban River in southe ...

. It is an

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, and is located 12 km east of the centre of Krasnodar city. Krasnodar International Airport is the 9th busiest airport in Russia. In 2015, it handled more than 3.1 million passengers. The airport is a part of Basel Aero airport managing holding. Until the end of 2012 it was the operating hub of

Kuban Airlines OAO Kuban Airlines (russian: link=no, ОАО «Авиакомпания Кубань») was an airline based in Krasnodar, Russia. It operated domestic flights within Russia, as well as international charters. Its main base was Krasnodar Inter ...

Characteristics

Krasnodar International Airport has three runways that can accommodate modern aircraft, such as

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(excluding Boeing-737-900),

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(with limitations), Airbus A319,

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, Embraer 195, as well as helicopters of all types. The airport's capacity is 500 passengers per hour for domestic flights and 200 passengers per hour for international flights. In the terminal building, there are VIP and CIP lounges, as well as shops, cafes, pharmacies. Wi-Fi access is also provided.

History

In 1932, Krasnodar United Air Group was established. Later that year seven

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Aerial Pest Control Agency aircraft landed near the central office of Pashkovsky state farm. In late 1932, the Agency was reorganized. It was used as a basis for the formation of Pashkovsky air base, which in late 1933 was moved to the aerodrome used by the present-day Krasnodar airport. In 1934, the air base was reorganized into the 218 Civil Aviation Pashkovsky Special Air Group. The majority of Po-2 aircraft were re-equipped into passenger carriers. Scheduled passenger flights were performed from Krasnodar to

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, etc. In 1941–1945, during

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, the aircraft of the Special Air Squadron of Krasnodar Airline transported ammunition and POL to the battle-front and carried out medevac missions. In 1946, the airport started accommodating Li-2 aircraft; and since 1948, Il-12 aircraft. In 1960, construction of the first concrete runway was completed. Flights performed by Il-18 aircraft commenced in Krasnodar airport. Construction of a two-story passenger terminal was also completed later. Scheduled passenger and cargo flights to domestic destinations performed using Аn-10, Il-18, and Аn-12 aircraft. In 1962, scheduled passenger service with Тu-124 aircraft was launched. In 1964, Krasnodar United Air Group within the structure of the North Caucasian Civil Aviation Authority was formed. Later that year, the Group acquired its own fleet of Аn-24 aircraft. In 1981,

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aircraft was put into operation. In 1984, the second concrete runway was put into operation. In 1993, Krasnodar United Air Group within the structure of the North Caucasian Civil Aviation Authority was restructured into OJSC

, which comprised an air carrier and an airport. In 2006, OJSC Kuban Airlines was restructured through the spinoff of two of its entities, namely OJSC Krasnodar International Airport and OJSC Kuban Air Transport Territorial Agency. 20 December is the birthday of Krasnodar International Airport. In 2007, Russian Transportation Ministry included the airport in its list of 12 international hubs on the territory of the Russian Federation. Today, the airport is of strategic importance to Russia as its southern air gates. It is used by over 30 airlines flying to 62 destinations (including 17 international destinations).

Reconstruction

Krasnodar International Airport is currently undergoing revamp that is divided into two parts: construction of a new 60,000 m² airport building, scheduled to be completed in 2017, and the modernization of the aerodrome infrastructure. The latter includes runway revamp, construction of a ramp, engineering installations and upgrade of the equipment to provide safe, uninterrupted, and high-quality aircraft handling. Basel Aero managing the project of the new terminal building has picked up Dutch NACO, one of the world's leading independent airport consultancy and engineering firms, to develop the new airport's master plan. According to NACO, annual passenger traffic of the new terminal will reach 10 million passengers in 2030. Within the period of design and construction of the new Krasnodar airport, the area of the existing terminal is to be expanded by 8 200 sq m. As a result, the airport's capacity will increase up to 1,700 passengers per hour. In August 2013, reconstruction of the international terminal was commenced. According to the design, the number of check-in counters will increase to 8, immigration control counters to 10, and an additional

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is to be installed. Besides, a children playground will be constructed within the terminal building. The Krasnodar airport reconstruction project involves the domestic terminal building. The renovated terminal buildings are to be put into operation in late 2014.Пассажиропоток аэропорта Краснодар вырастет до 10 млн человек в год к 2030г.
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Airlines and destinations

Statistics

Annual traffic

References

External links

Krasnodar International Airport official website

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