And what type of transport do you prefer? Sized and unhurried trains? Steamboats relaxing and smoothly gliding on the water surface? Or maybe fast and rapidly modernizing aircraft?
If you prefer the latter mode of transportation, it means that you simply cannot not know the names of the main airports of both our country and the world as a whole.
Tolmachevo Airport (Novosibirsk) - Russia's popular air gate
Fans of travel, both guests and the indigenous people of the vast city of our country, are well aware and love this, of course, an important transport point. And this is not surprising, because the airport in Novosibirsk, called Tolmachevo, has the well-deserved fame of one of the largest air transportation centers in Russia. More precisely, in the Russian Federation he is the one who holds the honorable sixth place in the list of airports with the highest passenger traffic.
It should be noted that this very point, having international status, has been connecting Europe and Asia for many years. The main transportations are carried out to the CIS countries, Thailand, Japan, South Korea, Germany, Bulgaria, Turkey, the UAE.
That is why the operation of this airport has acquired federal significance and plays an important role in the economic development of the Siberian Federal District. The services of the Tolmachevo Airport are used daily not only by residents of the Novosibirsk Region, but also by the Kemerovo, Tomsk Regions and Altai Territory. The capacity of this transport hub is huge: on domestic flights - 1800 people per hour, and on international flights - 750 people.
Airport "Tolmachevo" (Novosibirsk). Heroic Milestones of History
Today, this very modern and modernized airport is not much like a military airfield built by prisoners in 1941, although it was in this status that it existed for more than 10 years.
And only in 1957 the first passenger plane flew from Tolmachevo to the capital. It was a Tu-104, and on board were 50 people. July 12, 1957 ... This significant date became his official birthday.
There were many other memorable moments in the history of this airport, for example, employees proudly report that the legendary French Concord aircraft landed here several times to refuel.
But there were fatal cases. So, in 1978, due to the fault of a master who neglected safety regulations, a fire occurred, as a result of which only a charred tail remained from the huge Tu-154 aircraft. By the way, he subsequently became an impressive and very popular props for many filming. It was his audience who saw in the movie "Crew".
The reorganizations that took place everywhere in Russia in the 90s could not but affect this place. True, the address of Tolmachevo Airport (Novosibirsk) did not change, but the combined air squad, which included the airport complex, broke up, and three independent organizations appeared in its place.
Having survived the most difficult times, in the fall of 1992 Tolmachevo received international status and is still operating in that capacity.
Airport "Tolmachevo" (Novosibirsk). What to expect in the near future?
Time passes, everything changes, and already such a giant as the Tolmachevo airport needs serious reconstruction and modernization. According to the target program "Development of the transport system of Russia (2010 - 2020)," at the end of 2014, reconstruction of the Tolmachevo airport is planned.
It is planned to repair the runway, update the drainage and drainage systems, and build a new emergency rescue station. In addition, technical security systems will be updated. Ensuring maximum airport security is one of the most important tasks.
After the reconstruction, its possibilities will only increase. And Tolmachevo Airport (Novosibirsk), as always, will be open to hundreds of thousands of people who choose a plane as the fastest and most modern mode of transport.