Airport, Bugulma, is the main air transport hub in the southeast of the Republic of Tatarstan. It has been operating for 83 years and is one of the three largest air hubs in the republic. Regular and seasonal flights, settlements of European Russia and Siberia are served here.
Bugulma Airport: photo, history
The year of foundation of the Bugulma airport is considered to be 1933. It was this year that a decision was made to create an overhead line within Tatarstan. For this purpose, the territory for the construction of the airfield complex was prepared. The first flight was made in August this year.
The rapid development of the airport begins in the 1950s. In 1953, the reception of mail planes began to be carried out, and the aviation enterprise "Bugulma" was created, buildings for the airport personnel were built. Passenger service began in 1955.
Infrastructure continued to develop in the 1960s. In 1972, Yak-40 aircraft began to be received here. In the 1980-1990s, the reconstruction of the old andconstruction of a new runway. In 2010, a new passenger terminal was put into operation, and since 2011, Bugulma Airport began servicing international flights.
Infrastructure
The airport has one passenger terminal. The "air gates" of the city of Bugulma have a developed modern infrastructure. The capacity of the new terminal building is about 50 passengers per hour. There is also a business hall, various cafes, recreation areas for air passengers, a round-the-clock mother and child room, a medical unit, and ATMs. Wi-Fi is available in every room of the airport. There is a hotel and round-the-clock paid guarded parking on the territory of the airport complex.
Runways
Today, Bugulma Airport has two runways. At the same time, only one of them - 01L / 19R - with an asph alt concrete pavement is in operation. Its dimensions are 2000 × 42 m. Its original length was 1.6 km, but in 2005 it was lengthened and its width increased by 2 meters.
To the south-east of the current strip is the second, the dimensions of which are 2870 × 45 m. Construction began in 1987, but due to insufficient funding, this project was suspended. Initially, it was built to receive heavy aircraft with a takeoff weight of more than 50 tons. In the 1990s, there were incidents when flight crews mistakenly landed on an unfinished runway. After that, white crosses were applied to the runway, which indicate that the runway is inactive.
Aircraft accepted
Bugulma Airport can receive aircraft with a takeoff weight of less than 47 tons, namely:
- An-2.
- An-24.
- An-32.
- An-74.
- "Bombardier CRJ200".
- "Bombardier Challenger".
- All types of helicopters.
- L-410.
- Yak-40.
Airlines, destinations
Now the air transport hub of Bugulma serves the aircraft of the Tatarstan airline UVT-Aero (which replaced Ak-Bars), which operates flights to the following destinations:
- Yekaterinburg.
- Mineralnye Vody.
- Moscow (Domodedovo Airport).
- Nizhnevartovsk.
- Novy Urengoy.
- St. Petersburg.
- Simferopol.
- Sochi.
- Surgut.
Several years ago Rusline, Yamal, UTair, IrAero airlines served here.
An electronic check-in system has recently been introduced for the convenience of passengers.
How to get there
Bugulma airport is located 7 km from the city of the same name. You can get there either by taxi or by private car. The journey takes no more than 40 minutes. Public transport from other settlements is not provided.
Bugulma Airport: phone number, address
You can call the help desk at +7 (85594) 5-70-14, and the airport directorate - +7 (85594) 5-70-00. You can also send a message by fax +7(85594) 5-70-04.
Address: Bugulma Airport, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. The index for postal items is 423230.
Air accidents
In the entire history of the existence of the Bugulma airport, there have been two accidents.
The first happened in March 1986, when an An-24 aircraft crashed near the airfield. The plane belonged to Bykovsky OJSC and was flying from Moscow to Bugulma. The flight crew decided to perform the approach with a right turn at a landing heading of 192 degrees. Prior to entering the glide path, almost immediately after the flaps were extended, the engine propeller on the left side spontaneously switched to the feathering mode. As a result, the aircraft banked to the left and began to turn around, resulting in a stall. The plane crashed 8 km from the runway. 38 people (4 of them were crew members) died on the spot. The official version of the crash is called spontaneous feathering, turning off the engine on the left, as well as pilot error.
The second aviation accident occurred in 1991, when an An-24 aircraft crashed 802 meters from the runway. The plane was flying from Nizhnevartovsk to Bugulma. Landing was carried out at night. The anti-icing system was not turned on by the crew, as a result of which the wings and stabilizer were covered with a 15 mm layer of ice. The crash occurred during a go-around when the airliner went into stall mode. 41 people (4 of them were crew members) died on the spot.
SoThus, the Bugulma airport is one of the most significant air transport hubs not only in Tatarstan, but also in the Volga region. It currently serves one airline operating flights primarily within Russia. It has a modern developed infrastructure. There have been two plane crashes in the history of the airport.
