As you know, Kazan hosted the World Summer Universiade in 2013. In 2018, the city plans to host the final stage of the World Cup. Servicing events of such a high level is significant not only for the city, but also for the region. An important role in organizing the competition belongs to the infrastructure of the city, including the airport.
About the airport
Kazan International Airport is the main civil airport in Tatarstan, which consists of three terminals: 1A, 1 and VIP. There are 2 runways and 4 air bridges. The terminal is designed to receive both narrow-body and wide-body aircraft, including the Boeing 747. The airport building has 19 check-in counters, 6 passport control booths, 4 checkpoints.
In the last decade, the airport has been serving government flights of the first persons of our country and foreignstates.
OJSC Kazan International Airport is actively working to attract new air carriers and increase the route network. More than 20 foreign and Russian air carriers are currently closely cooperating with the Kazan airport. Flights are operated to more than 40 destinations, including scheduled and charter flights.
Historical background
Kazan International Airport was built in the 1930s within the city. In 1972, a project was approved for the construction of a new air hub of international importance. The construction was completed after 7 years, and the airport was put into operation. Then it had the name "Kazan-2", since it was located on a new territory - 26 km from the capital. And already in 1985, he was given the status of an international airport of the first class.
The infrastructure and technical base of the airport has been constantly improved, and the route network has been steadily expanding. In 1986 it was renamed into Kazan International Airport. A year later, the first international flight was made to Berlin on a Tu-154 aircraft. During this period, the service of international flights began.
The airport is currently undergoing modernization, which will continue until 2025. Within its framework, a new terminal 1A was built and put into operation.
Kazan Airport: domestic flights
Domestic flights from Kazan are operated by 15 airlines in the following directions:
- Western and Central Siberia - Irkutsk,Novosibirsk, Surgut.
- Volga region - Samara, Saratov, Volgograd.
- Ural - Yekaterinburg, Orenburg, Perm, Ufa, Chelyabinsk.
- Central Russia - Voronezh, Kirov, Moscow, Penza, St. Petersburg.
- South of Russia - Anapa, Simferopol, Sochi.
Kazan Airport: international flights
International status flights are carried out on the routes:
- CIS countries – Alma-Ata, Astana, Baku, Bishkek, Dushanbe, Osh, Samarkand, Tashkent, Fergana, Khujand.
- Middle East - Antalya, Bodrum, Dubai, Istanbul.
- Asia - Bangkok, Goa, Pattaya, Phuket.
- Europe - Barcelona, Heraklion, Larnaca, Rhodes, Thessaloniki, Helsinki.
How to get there
Kazan International Airport is located 26 kilometers southeast of the city. Airport location address - Laishevsky district of the Republic of Tatarstan.
You can get there:
- by bus;
- by car;
- by taxi;
- on the Aeroexpress "Swallow".
The bus number 97 runs to the airport. It departs from the Novosavinovsky district, from the Sotsgorod stop. The ticket price is 39 rubles. Travel time from the first to the final stop will be approximately 1.5 hours. Buses between the city and the airport run from 5 am to 11 pm.
If you use a private car, the route should be built through the Orenburg tract. It will be necessary to pass the settlementsBig and Small Boars. You can leave your car in the free parking lot located near the VIP terminal. Opposite terminals 1 and 1A parking is paid.
You can get to the airport by taxi, the price of which will be approximately 500 rubles.
Also, the Lastochka electric train runs daily between the airport and the city. Travel time is 20 minutes. The train departs from Kazansky railway station 9 times a day - 00:15, 08:00, 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00, 18:00, 20:00, 22:00. The railway station is connected to the airport building by a pedestrian gallery.
Kazan International Airport is the main air gate of the Republic of Tatarstan. More than 30 airlines operate flights from Kazan airport. And in 2015, it was recognized as the best among regional airports.
