Chelyabinsk airports.. What do we know about these transport hubs? Yes, in general, not too much. They are definitely not well known, unlike such huge airfields as, for example, Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo and Vnukovo in Moscow or Pulkovo in St. Petersburg, although you can still tell a lot of interesting things about them.
Chelyabinsk airports. General information
First of all, we note that today it would be somehow reckless to talk about the air gates of this city. The thing is that such a thing as “Chelyabinsk airports” has gone into the recent past of the times of the USSR. It was at that time that there were several of them at once, both of local importance and with international status.
Now there is only one airport in Chelyabinsk. True, he is in the top five in all of Russia. Why? There are plenty of prerequisites for conferring such an honorary status. With improved runways, the airportis capable of receiving vessels of any type and fully complies with the first category of the ICAO standard. The runway is 3200 meters long and 60 meters wide.
The location of the airport is also very advantageous. It was built 18 km northeast of the capital of the Southern Urals. In general, initially, until 2008, the airport was called "Balandino" (after the village of the same name, which is located 2 km away), and this name, as a rule, pops up in a conversation about Chelyabinsk airports.
Today, this transport hub is divided into two parts:
- 1st sector, which serves domestic flights and is capable of passing up to 300 people per hour;
- 2nd sector providing international flight service, serving up to 150 people per hour.
For the year the airport is able to receive more than one and a half million passengers, and every year the flow increases. You can get to the object by your own car or using public transport: buses numbered 1, 41, 45 or fixed-route taxi number 82 run quite regularly.
History of the airport
The history of this transport hub spans over 80 years. The first aircraft to land on the Chelyabinsk airstrips was a ship with tail number Yu-13, which was on the route from Sverdlovsk through Chelyabinsk with a final landing in Magnitogorsk. It happened almost 100 years ago in mid-March 1930.
After the successful adoption of Yu-13 in 1938, it was openedairport terminal.
Of course, nothing stands still, and over time, the capital of the South Urals itself turns into a major industrial and cultural center of the country. Air transport is developing.
The former Shagol military airfield was renamed Balandino, and in 1953 a number of additional structures were completed, including an air terminal, a radio center building, air complex services and a command building.
1962 was marked by the appearance of a runway, which at that time was able to receive even jet aircraft of the TU-104 type.
After the commissioning of a new terminal building in 1974 and the emergence of the possibility to serve ships of various types in the summer of 1994, the Chelyabinsk airfield received the status of an international air complex.
Chelyabinsk Modern Airport
Over time, all systems and, of course, equipment are updated. Today "Chelyabinsk" is an airport, the schedule of which is constantly updated with more and more new routes. Cooperating with more than fifteen airlines, it now serves flights to 34 destinations: to Moscow, Sochi, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Krasnodar, Urengoy, Gelendzhik and many other cities. In addition to domestic flights, international airlines are appearing, the most popular among which are Dubai, Barcelona, Goa, Phuket and a number of other cities around the world.
In 2011, the influx of passengers reached a whopping figure of 833,786 people, and in 2012 the number increased tomillion. And this is definitely not the limit.
To make the flight easier and more comfortable, Chelyabinsk Airport provides a lot of services for its customers:
- It is divided into a VIP area and a Business lounge, both in the sector serving domestic flights and for international flights.
- Mother and baby rooms are superbly equipped on site.
- While waiting for a flight, you can pass the time in one of the restaurants, cafes or bars.
- Chelyabinsk Airport Information Desk is open 24/7.
- Dedicated WI-FI zones are available for modern travelers.
- The ticket office staff are helpful and very friendly.
- In the superbly equipped first-aid post, you can not only receive emergency assistance, if necessary, but also get advice regarding the flight.
- A 24-hour luggage storage and prepackaging service is available.
- Motorists have convenient parking at their disposal.
- Chelyabinsk Airport has a modern online scoreboard, information from which is also displayed on the official website.
