Ulan-Ude Airport is a Russian air transport hub of federal significance. It serves both domestic and international flights. It is located near the capital of the Republic of Buryatia and Lake Baikal.
History
In 1925, on the territory of the modern Ulan-Ude airport, Volkovoinov and Polyakov's planes, which participated in the flight on the route Moscow-Beijing, landed. In 1926, the first regular flight to Ulaanbaatar was launched, and aircraft flying from Moscow to Vladivostok and from Irkutsk to Chita also began to land here.
In 1931, the construction of a new airfield complex began; until 1941, air traffic in the republic actively developed.
A new concrete runway was built by 1971. At this time, the Ulan-Ude airport begins to receive domestic IL-18 aircraft. By 1981, the runway was modernized (it was increased by 0.8 km), aircraft parking lots were built, which allowed the adoption of Tu-154 airliners.
The new terminal building was commissioned in August 1983. By October of the same year, flights transferred from the Chita airport in connection with its repair began to be operated here. In 1988-1989 begins the service of international transit and tourist flights, which were moved here from the Irkutsk airport due to its reconstruction. During this period, the maximum load on the airport was observed: sometimes up to 70 flights were serviced per day.
In 1990, the annual passenger flow reached 800 thousand people. In 2001, the airline was divided into several organizations, as a result of which Ulan-Ude International Airport OJSC was formed.
In 2007, the runway and its light-signaling equipment were modernized, which made it possible to receive and send any type of aircraft regardless of the take-off mass and time of day. 06/01/2010 regular flights to Ulan Bator opened. 10/29/2011 flight to Bangkok was completed. In 2012, direct flights were launched to Beijing, Antalya and Kamran. In 2014, the number of passengers served amounted to more than 312 thousand.
Airport Name
Initially, the main airport of Buryatia was called Mukhino (by the name of the nearest settlement). In 2008, a new name was given to the Ulan-Ude Airport - Baikal. Despite this, the federal authorities still call him Mukhino. The name Baikal is used, as a rule, in colloquial speech and in the republican media.
Accepted aircraft, characteristics of the airport complex and runway
The runway is 2.997 km long and 45 m wide. There is also one taxiway. The runway is capable of serving up to 10 aircraft per hour. The platform has 22 parking lots. In addition, a refueling complex is located at the airport.
The terminal building can serve up to 100 passengers per hour, but today it needs reconstruction.
Mukhino has valid approvals for receiving and sending all modifications of helicopters, as well as the following aircraft:
- CRJ-200;
- An-24 (26, 124-100, 140, 148);
- ATP-42 (72) ;
- Airbus A-319 (320, 321);
- Boeing 737 (757-200, 767);
- IL-62 (76, 96-400T);
- L-410;
- Saab 340;
- Tu-134 (154, 204, 214);
- Cessna 208;
- Yak-40 (42).
Airlines and destinations
Mukhino Airport (Ulan-Ude) is the base hub for Buryat Airlines and the PANH company. The following carriers are also served here:
- S7 ("Globe");
- S7 (Siberia);
- Aeroflot;
- "Icarus";
- IrAero;
- Nordwind
- Taimyr
- Ural Airlines;
- "Yakutia."
Regular domestic flights are operated in the following settlements:
- Bagdarin;
- Blagoveshchensk;
- Vladivostok;
- Irkutsk
- Krasnoyarsk;
- Kurumkan;
- Kyren;
- Magadan
- Moscow;
- Nizhneangarsk;
- Novosibirsk
- Orlik;
- Taksimo
- Khabarovsk
- Chita
- Yakutsk
In addition, regular international flights are operated to Manchuria, Beijing and Seoul, and seasonal flights to Cam Ranh, Bangkok and Antalya.
Airport in the city of Ulan-Ude on the map of Russia: how to get
The air gate of Buryatia is only 15 km from the central part of Ulan-Ude, as well as 75 km from the famous Lake Baikal. It is directly connected to the city by a highway that passes through the Selenginsky bridge. You can get to the airport by taxi, personal transport, as well as buses 28, 55, 77 and 34, which depart from the railway station building. The total travel time is about 20 minutes. The cost of taxi services will be from 200 to 500 rubles. Mukhino has the following address: Russia, Ulan-Ude, Airport, building 10, zip code 670018.
Ulan-Ude Airport is the main air gate of Buryatia and the main East Siberian hub. This transport junction connects the central and Ural regions with the Far East and Siberia. He also connects Russian settlements with the states of Southeast Asia and Oceania. The airport has two names - Mukhino and Baikal. The air transport hub has a very advantageous location and has a developed infrastructure, which makes it possible to make technical landings of aircraft for the purpose of refueling. In the future, the airport will be reconstructed and developed, as Lake Baikal attracts tourists from all over the world.