Departing to the Black Sea resort of the Krasnodar Territory - Gelendzhik - by plane, you will land at the airport of this city, which has the same name. This air harbor was reconstructed several years ago and today receives domestic flights from several airlines. We invite you to learn more about what Gelendzhik Airport offers to its passengers, as well as about its history and location.
Basic information about the air harbor
Gelendzhik Airport is located within the city, in the western part of the Gelendzhik Bay, near Cape Thin. Therefore, travelers will not take much time to get to the hotel or resort. During the existence of the Soviet Union, the Gelendzhik airport, to which flights were made by many aircraft of domestic and local airlines, literally flourished. In the eighties, this air harbor received an average of 34 aircraft per day. Then passenger trafficseriously decreased. So, at the beginning of the new millennium, no more than one aircraft landed here every day. In 2004, it was decided to close the Gelendzhik airport for reconstruction, for which about six billion rubles were spent. It lasted six years, and in 2010 the air harbor reopened for regular passenger traffic with other cities of our country.
Gelendzhik Airport: characteristics
Today, this air harbor has a runway that is 3,100 meters long and 60 meters wide. Here, the construction of the main buildings and structures has been completely completed, as well as the laying of communications has been completed. The airport is able to receive most types of aircraft and all types of helicopters. In addition, a hydro-airport operates on its territory. The capacity of the Gelendzhik air harbor is eight takeoffs and landings per hour.
Today, the airport has one terminal that serves only domestic flights. Its capacity is estimated at 140 passengers per hour, which corresponds to forecast calculations of the demand for this direction. The online scoreboard of the Gelendzhik airport can be found on the official website of the air harbor.
In the coming years, it is also planned to commission Terminal No. 2, which will be equipped with twenty check-in counters and will be able to provide a capacity of 400 passengers per hour on domestic flights, as well as 200passengers per hour traveling to international destinations.
Gelendzhik Airport: how to get there
The air harbor is located just ten kilometers from the city center, near the M-4 highway. You can get to the hotel or sanatorium from the airport by the official taxi "Kuban Express" or by public transport: minibuses No. 5, 12 and bus No. 5.
Airport services
Despite its rather compact size, Gelendzhik Airport is fully equipped with everything necessary for passengers. Also, tourists note its convenience and comfort. There is a mother and child room in the airport building (it is located in the departure hall, to the left of the check-in desks). Pregnant women, as well as women with children under seven years of age, can use it free of charge. In addition, the air harbor building is fully equipped for the unhindered movement of people with disabilities.
There is a paid luggage storage for passengers. It is located in the terminal building next to the information desk. There is also a paid luggage wrapping point. It is located next to Sberbank and Gazprombank ATMs.
There is free wireless Internet access on the territory of the terminal. A cafe and a pizzeria are open in the departure hall from half past nine in the morning until half past eight in the evening, where you can have a bite to eat while waiting for boarding your flight.
There is also a VIP lounge at the Gelendzhik airport. It is located in the right wing of the building.terminal. Here, passengers are offered a summer gazebo and a comfortable room with wireless Internet, a bar, satellite TV and the latest press. Also in the same hall you can go through check-in and pre-flight control. Passengers will be delivered to the aircraft on a special transport, and they will be accompanied by employees of the VIP lounge. Also at the airport "Gelendzhik" a service is provided for meeting arriving passengers at the gangway of the aircraft.
Parking in the air harbor "Gelendzhik"
There are two parking lots near the airport building: paid and free. Paid parking is located on the forecourt and can accommodate 144 cars. Every hour of parking here will cost a hundred rubles. However, the first 15 minutes of your stay are free. Parking, for which no one will require payment from you, is located two hundred meters from the terminal building and is designed for 60 cars.
