Chita Airport is one of the most significant and largest air transport hubs in Eastern Siberia. It has not only federal, but also international significance. The airport has a large capacity and can serve aircraft of many types and modifications.
Short description
Chita Airport is located 20 km from the Siberian city of the same name in the Trans-Baikal Territory. It was founded in 1932 as an airfield, where aircraft were maintained and refueled. In Soviet times, the airport was actively developing. However, after the collapse of the USSR, its structure underwent changes. International status was assigned only in 1993. Regular international flights began in 1995. In 2013, the airport was included in the top five most actively developing transport hubs in Russia and Europe according to ACI Europe. By 2014, the terminal for servicing domestic flights was completely reconstructed. The annual passenger turnover is more than 300 thousand people.
Specifications
Chita Airport has one runway, the dimensions of which are 2.8 km and 56 m in length and width, respectively. The airfield complex is equipped with seven taxiways. The apron has a coating of cement and concrete, its dimensions along the length and width are 207.5 and 188 m, respectively, and the total area is 39 thousand m 2 . The platform is also equipped with 13 parking lots for aircraft and helicopters of various take-off masses and a fueling complex. The airfield is able to receive and send almost all known types of domestic and foreign aircraft and helicopters. The airport complex is divided into 2 terminals - for domestic and international traffic, as well as one freight. A hotel is open around the clock on the territory of the airport complex. The maximum airport capacity is up to 200 passengers per hour.
Flights, air carriers
Chita (Kadala) is a home airport for three domestic carriers, namely for Angara, Aeroservice and IrAero. From here flights are carried out, both within Russia and abroad.
In addition to the above airlines, flights to domestic destinations are operated by Aeroflot, Ural Airlines, Yakutia and S7. Flights are made to the following Russian settlements:
- Blagoveshchensk.
- Vladivostok.
- Gazimursky Plant.
- Ekaterinburg.
- Irkutsk
- Krasnokamensk.
- Krasnoyarsk
- Red Chickoy.
- Krasny Yar.
- Moscow.
- Novosibirsk
- St. Petersburg.
- Tungokochen.
- Ust-Karenga.
- Usugli.
- Khabarovsk
- Chara.
- Yumurchen.
Flights abroad are operated by Air China, IrAero and Azur Air carriers to the following cities:
- Camran.
- Manchuria.
- Beijing.
- Hailar.
In the future, it is planned to expand the route network in such areas as:
- Bishkek.
- Dalian.
- Yerevan.
- Osh.
- Sanya.
- Seoul
- Simferopol.
- Sochi
- Harbin.
How to get to the airport in Chita
You can get to the terminal building from Chita by public transport - fixed-route taxis with numbers 14 and 12 and bus 40E. Bus 40E leaves from the Aviaexpress stop on Lenin Street, and minibuses 12 and 14 depart from Chita Train Station. On the way, public transport makes stops. Estimated travel time is 40-50 minutes. In addition, air passengers can always use taxi services or travel by personal transport.
Thus, Chita Airport is one of the most important Siberian transport hubs. In the future, new carriers will be attracted and new domestic and international aircraft systems will open. By 2018, it is planned to increase the annual flow of passenger services to 60,000 people, as well as the reconstruction of the airfield complex.