Roshchino is the international airport of the city of Tyumen, located in the western part, 13 kilometers from the city center. Latitude: 57.189567000000, longitude: 65.324299000000, altitude (above sea level) 115 meters. IATA Code: TJM. ICAO Code: USTR.
For takeoff and landing, two artificial runways (3003 by 45 meters and 2704 by 50 meters) are used, equipped with a light-signaling equipment system.
Roshchino has an admission for receiving twenty-three types of vessels (including Tu-154/134, An-12/24/26/28, Yak-40/42, Il-18/76/86, L-410, Boeing-737 / 757, ATR-42/72, A319 / 320 and any helicopters).
The owner of Roshchino Airport is Novaport Holding.
The work of the airport is provided by almost one and a half thousand staff of highly qualified employees of various specialties.
Airport Development History
The discovery of industrial oil and gas fields in the Tyumen region in the late 1950s and early 1960s necessitated the creation of a serious transport infrastructure. Heavy aircraft were used to deliver cargo to oil workers (AN-12, AN-22). The first runway for these purposes was built in 1966. But the beginning of the history of the airport can be considered the formation on the basis of the airport in 1968 of the Second Tyumen Joint Aviation Unit.
In 1969, the construction of the airport was completed, already in the 70s the Roshchino airport in Tyumen became the starting point for one and a half million passengers, providing constant air communication with the north of the region.
The first flight to the capital of the country was made from Tyumen by TU-134 in 1980, and after 8 years, the first international flight to Brandt (Germany) was also made.
In 2004, the number of departures from Roshchino Airport was approximately 9,000.
After winning in 2004 in the competition nomination as the most rapidly developing airport, the next year Roshchino in Tyumen receives the title of best in the CIS, receiving from five hundred thousand to a million passengers annually.
Nowadays
And today the Roshchino airport in Tyumen continues its intensive development. So, in 2015, it was the first in the Russian Federation to use the GPS / GLOSSNASS satellite navigation system for precise approach. The system (LKS-A-2000) allows air traffic controllers to provide escort during navigation and landing of the airliner with maximum accuracy.
In January 2017, the reconstruction of the terminal was completed in accordance with all requirements of international standards. As a result, the terminal has become almost five times more spacious, now its area is more than 27 thousand square meters. meters. Passenger comfort is ensured by an increase in the number of check-in counters and seats in the waiting area, a special transfer zone for transit passengers, and a sufficient number of telescopic ramps.
In total, in 2017, passenger traffic amounted to more than 1.8 million people. And this is not the limit. In the future, Roshchino appears to be a large regional hub serving up to five million passengers. To achieve these goals, it is planned to build another terminal.
Route map
From the airport Roshchino (Tyumen) you can go in more than 50 directions. The most popular routes to the following cities of Russia: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Novy Urengoy and Surgut. The most popular foreign destinations are Turkey (Antalya), Cyprus (Larnaca), Thailand (Phuket) and Vietnam (Kamran).
Partner Airlines
The main Russian airlines operating flights at the airport are Yamal (for which Roshchino is the base), Utair, S7 Airlines (Sibir Airlines), Aeroflot-Russian Airlines, and Russia. Foreign - Uzbekistan Airways, Greek Ellinair.
Hotels
A few minutes walk from the terminal is the Hotel Liner, which opened in 1971 and currently does not stop receiving guests.
In the near future a new modern hotel will be built. Roshchino Airport in Tyumen will provide visitors to the city with a decent level of service; according to the project, this hotel will be ready to accommodate 149 people.
Transport connection with the city
You can get from the airport to the city center in ¾ hours by express (route number 10), which leaves from the airport and goes to the railway station every 22 minutes, or, using the bus in Tyumen, "Roshchino - city center" (route No. 141) hourly .
Spotting in Roshchino
Spotting is a hobby of people who are passionate about the sky. Its essence is in the observation of aircraft and their shooting, the desire to make a unique shot. Spotters on the fly can determine the type of aircraft, its tail number. In the early 2000s, their admission to the airport was complicated by a mass of prohibitions and restrictions. In 2006-2007, the first rules were developed for shooting at the airport.
In August 2012, UTair Airlines organized the first official spotting at Roshchino Airport (Tyumen).
Incidents
In April 2012, after a flight from Roshchino airport in Tyumen, a plane crash occurred with the passenger aircraft ATR-72, which belonged to UTair. 33 people died. The reason for the fall was the lack of processing of the fuselage with an icing agent.
How to find
The exact address at which the airport is located: st. Sergei Ilyushin, house 23, the city of Tyumen, Roshchino. By phone, call center specialists will provide all the necessary information.