Emelyanovo Airport (Krasnoyarsk) is a large international air hub connecting the eastern and central parts of Siberia with other Russian regions and foreign countries. It occupies an advantageous geographical position, making it an important transit point along the route from Europe to Asia. In the list of leading airline companies in the country takes 12th place. Today it is considered the most promising airline in Russia. The total area of the airport is 596 hectares. On its territory there is one modern runway and 3 passenger terminals.
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Emelyanovo regularly serves about 30 of the largest domestic and foreign air carriers. Passenger traffic is increasing every year. If in 2011 1.6 million people used the airport services, then in 2014 their number exceeded 2 million. The airline also actively cooperates with freight carriers. These include not only domestic, but also international companies with a worldwide reputation (Nippon Cargo Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo, etc.). In 2014, the cargo flow of Emelyanovo exceeded 17 million tons.
The runway of the air hub is capable of receiving heavy transport vessels of the Boeing (737, 747, 757, 767 and 777), Tu (154, 204), IL (62, 76, 86, 96) models, as well as lighter aircraft. Helicopters of any type also land in Emelyanovo. The air terminal is the base for the Russian airlines Nordstar Airlines and Nordwind Airlines.
History of the airline
Emelyanovo Airport began its existence in 1970, when the authorities decided to start the construction of an air hub near Krasnoyarsk. After 10 years (in 1980), the terminal received its first passengers. He received international status in 1993.
In 2005, a second terminal was opened at the airport to serve passengers traveling along international routes. A year later, the restoration of the runway was completed: it was covered with asphalt concrete with a modern reinforcing polymer mesh.
In 2008, the arrival terminal (the third in a row) was put into operation, with a throughput capacity of 750 passengers per hour. In the same year, the Emelyanovo airfield was equipped with a unique high-intensity fire system developed by Siemens, and the runway was covered with a light carpet.
In 2014, the airport received ISO 9001: 2008 certificate for quality of service.
Until the beginning of summer 2015, the airport was owned by local authorities. Since June of this year, the Krasnoyarsk Hydroelectric Power Company, owned by Oleg Deripaska, bought the 51% stake in the airline.
How to get to the air terminal?
Very well located Yemelyanovo Airport. Krasnoyarsk is only 27 km from it, so getting from the station to the city and vice versa is not difficult. Motorists must go to the destination on the M-53 highway, following the road signs in the direction of Yemelyanovo. The trip takes 40-60 minutes.
Passengers arriving at the airport can be reached to Krasnoyarsk by comfortable Riksha taxis. Their parking is located opposite the third terminal.
If you don’t have your own car, and you can’t afford taxi drivers, you should turn to the public transport services that go to Yemelyanovo Airport. How to get to your destination with it? Regular buses from routes No. 501 (Kedrovy - Krasnoyarsk, via Emelyanovo) and No. 635 (Airport - Krasnoyarsk) run regularly from the air terminal to the city and back. Their stop is opposite the first terminal. If the path lies from the city to the airline, then the bus should be taken at the intercity bus station.
Internal service
Emelyanovo is a modern airport, and the quality of service in it meets international standards. On the territory of the air terminal there are shops, cafes and restaurants, a post office, a pharmacy and a first-aid post. It offers passengers comfortable lounges, rooms for VIPs, mothers and children, luggage lockers. Near the entrance to Yemelyanovo there is a parking lot for cars where you can leave your car for a long time. Also at the airport there is a hotel with modern and comfortable rooms.
Airlines and destinations
The largest carriers of the country and the world cooperate with Emelyanovo. Airplanes of the Taimyr, UTair, Aeroflot, Yamal, Center-South, Ural Airlines, Russia, Transaero, I Fly, North Wind airlines land on its runway "Kyrgyzstan", Lufthansa Cargo, AirBridgeCargo and many others. Regular flights from Yemelyanovo are made in more than 70 directions. Most often depart from its territory to Moscow, Khabarovsk, St. Petersburg, Blagoveshchensk, Yekaterinburg, Simferopol, Krasnodar, Bishkek, Tashkent, Baku, Dushanbe, Beijing, Bangkok, Hurghada, Goa, Sharm El Sheikh, Antalya, Milan, Frankfurt am Main, Amsterdam.
Airport Website
To find out the flight schedule, you do not need to go to the airport terminal. To do this, just turn on the personal computer and go to the official website of Emelyanovo. The airport provides all information of interest to passengers in electronic form, which is very convenient.
You can also book a ticket for a flight in the desired direction (both domestic and international) on the website of the airline (yemelyanovo.ru). To do this, go to the electronic page on the Internet, which is occupied by Emelyanovo (airport). The flight schedule is presented on it in full, and the passenger will have the opportunity to slowly study it. Having found the route of interest and the desired date, he can choose a ticket at the lowest price and, filling out a special form, book it for himself.
Boarding a plane
Check-in for passengers following domestic routes starts 2 hours before and ends no later than 40 minutes before departure. This must be taken into account when leaving for Yemelyanovo airport, otherwise you can be late. For those who fly abroad, registration for the plane begins 2.5 hours and stops 40 minutes before the departure of the aircraft. For successful registration, you must have an identity document and a ticket. If a person has booked a seat on a plane over the Internet, then he just needs to bring his passport with him.