What are the airports of the Krasnodar Territory? How are they good? We will answer these and other questions in the article. In fact, there are nine air gates in the Krasnodar Territory, which we will discuss later. Krasnodar Territory is the most popular resort area of Russia, located in its southern segment. Many people call this region Russian subtropics, and rightly so - there is a real subtropical climate in the east, mixed with continental in the west.
This area is washed simultaneously by two seas - the Azov and the Black, so here you can find a place for a magnificent beach holiday of various kinds. Many people like the cities of the Krasnodar Territory with airports, since such a tandem is very convenient.
Airports
What is famous for the Krasnodar Territory? There are airports here in Anapa, and Sochi, and in Krasnodar itself, and even in Gelendzhik. In Anapa, Krasnodar and Sochi, the terminals are international. You can also note the airports in the cities of Armavir, Labinsk, Slavyansk-on-Kuban, Yeysk, Kurganinsk. However, many of them are used for agricultural purposes, military aviation or repair of sides, or are completely closed.
The four base airports of the Krasnodar Territory (Sochi, Krasnodar, Gelendzhik, Anapa) are managed by the company Basel Aero, the leading terminal operator in southern Russia.
Pashkovsky Airport
Have you been to the international airport of Krasnodar? He also has a middle name - Pashkovsky. This is an international airport of federal significance, located in the metropolis of Krasnodar. Located on the eastern outskirts of the city, 12 km from its center.
The Krasnodar airport serves about 3.5% of the total Russian passenger traffic. At first it seems that it is very small, however, on average it is about 750 travelers per hour. This airport has two terminals that serve international and domestic flights, and three runways. This heavenly gate is equipped with duty free shops and everything you need to enjoy your flight. Today at the airport, more than 30 airlines operate on 62 lines (of which 17 are international).
Sochi Airport
The best airport in the Krasnodar Territory can safely be called the air harbor of Sochi. It is, of course, located in first place among all the airports of the region in terms of modern infrastructure and internal equipment.
Moreover, the air gates of Sochi are among the top ten Russian airports for technical equipment. Their annals began with the construction in 1941 of a military airfield, which later turned into a civilian one. Sochi air pier today provides its services not only to the metropolitan area, the neighboring lands, but also to Abkhazia. It was updated for the 2014 Olympics. With the expansion and reconstruction, its throughput has increased to almost 4,000 people per hour.
Charter and regular flights from the megalopolis are carried out by 40 airlines. The route network consists of 60 foreign and domestic destinations.
Gelendzhik and Anapa
What are the good airports of the Krasnodar Territory of Anapa and Gelendzhik? They are small, however, in the summer months the flow of tourists is much higher than normal. The local population often calls these airports “pocket”, but at the same time they transport about 3 million travelers per year for each city.
Anapa airport is called “Vityazevo” and has civilian status. Gelendzhik Air Harbor provides only domestic flights, but it is very convenient to get here from other Russian cities. The Gelendzhik airport was expanded and updated in 2010.
Other airports
On the map of the Krasnodar Territory, airports are scattered in many cities. In the city of Armavir is located the airport of Armavir local airlines. It is located 6 km north of the metropolis, on the western edge of the Krasnaya Polyana farm.
Kurganinsk - an air hub of local air lines in the metropolis of Kurganinsk. It is located in the southern part of the city, to the left of the highway Ust-Labinsk - Labinsk - Upornaya, at the rate for the city of Labinsk. Currently not valid.
Near the city of Labinsk there is an air hub of local air lines Labinsk. Located on the north-eastern outskirts of the metropolis. In the metropolis of Slavyansk-on-Kuban, the former airport of Slavyansk-on-Kuban is located. It has been closed since the 1990s and is used for aircraft operations as a landing site.
Yeisk
What is Yeysk airport? This is a large collective-based airfield located on the western tip of the metropolis of Yeysk, the fifth largest city in the Krasnodar Territory. Previously called "Yeisk-Central."
The aerodrome is operated by the Russian Navy, and the Center for Retraining and Combat Use of the Russian Maritime Aviation on the basis of mixed equipment (PLC of the Russian Navy and 859th Pulp and Paper Mill) is based here. The operator of the air hub is Yeisk-Aero LLC. It is a joint-based airport - the Federal Air Transport Agency, the Navy and the Air Force.
Accepts any type of aircraft without mass localization. The excess of the air gate is 20 m, the call sign is “Volcano”, the circle height is 150-600 m, the ICAO code is URKE.
Since 2012, from December 12, the airfield has not accepted civilian aircraft. It was planned to transport citizens again by 2016.
Prior to repair, the air hub could receive aircraft Yak-42, Airbus A 340, Boeing 747, CRJ-200, Tu-134 and low-weight aircraft, as well as all types of helicopters. Since the construction of the Azov-City gambling zone was underway, the reconstruction of the Yeysk terminal was supposed.
By March 2012, the deadline for putting into operation the first of two updated runways was set - May 2012. However, despite the terms announced earlier, the base strip was put into operation in 2012, in November, and in September 2012, flights began with it.