Usinsk. Airport of a small town in the north of the country

2024 Author: Harold Hamphrey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:06

The history of the Usinsky district dates back to the end of the 18th century, when the settlement of Ust-Usa arose in the valley of the Usa River, not far from its arrow with another large river, the Pechora. The we alth of the region, magnificent nature, innumerable herds of deer and an abundance of fur-bearing animals attracted the attention of the autocrats of Tsarist Russia, and at the end of the 19th - beginning of the 20th century, active settlement of the Priusye began. Under Stalin, the area was part of the GULAG camp system. This sad historical fact confirms the location here of the transshipment base for the northern camps, all regional special institutions, including the regional department of the NKVD, located in the very center of the village of Usinsk. The airport, specially built for the needs of the camp enterprise, was moved several kilometers west of the city.

Severe North Village

On July 20, 1984, a significant event took place in the life of the district village of the Komi Republic. The village of Usinsk (Ust-Usa) was given the status of a city. It is from this date that the official history of not only the city, but also the entire region of the Republic, by the way, the youngest, begins. It is also worth noting that the city itself was built by the hands of oil workers and Komsomol members sent here on social packages,erected houses, hospitals, kindergartens and schools. Workers from Moscow, Ukhta, Sosnogorsk, Voyvozh and many other cities worked here. A cinema, a swimming pool, a palace of culture and a railway station were also erected among social facilities. Usinsk airport was partially modernized. Residents of neighboring villages actively helped the workers, supplying them with milk, potatoes and meat.

Our time

The modern terminal building has been handed down to the airport since the Soviet Union. Several times restored, partially modernized, the building was seriously homologated about ten years ago, enclosing the facade of the building with modern siding. The access of personal vehicles to the airport was revised in the direction of its improvement, the routes of movement of departing and arriving passengers inside the terminal were changed, an international departure office with border control was added. The airfield is equipped with a control tower, its own emergency rescue team, medical staff with the ability to carry out veterinary control of arriving flights. The main contingent of employees and workers of the enterprise are residents of the city of Usinsk. The airport for them is a stable job with a constantly indexed salary. Several people arrive from other cities, working on a rotational basis, for example, at the airport control tower. For employees from other cities, the company's own hostel is provided on the outskirts of the city of Usinsk.

Development of aviation

Northern Territory Aviation Development is being built inmainly on the delivery of shift workers to their place of work and back to their homeland. At least, that's how it was with the Soviet Union in small taiga towns, remote from the rest of the world. Having your own airport in such a situation is an undeniable advantage. After all, after the flight, the shift workers were forced to shake for several more hours along the broken roads of the region, at best in an UAZ, and sometimes in an ordinary tent GAZ, at an ambient temperature of minus forty - minus fifty degrees. Therefore, the Usinsk airport played an important role in those years in the transportation of labor to the places of oil and natural gas production. The closer the casting of the best workers - the less time is needed for their transfer to the deposit - the more minerals will be mined for the benefit of the people and the Soviet government.

Working days

After the collapse of the USSR, the airport passes into a civilian department and becomes a regional one. The terminal is being overhauled. Usinsk Airport (photo from the times of the USSR and the modern image are very different) is completely transformed. Daily flights deliver passengers from Moscow, St. Petersburg and other large cities of our country. Someone makes a transfer and goes even further: to Izhma, Ukhta, Vorkuta, Salekhard. After the millennium, the airport becomes the base for the Komiaviatrans airline. The operator daily makes several flights from the city of Usinsk. The airport has signed cooperation agreements with several large companies. Today these are Nordavia, Rusline, Center-South, Yamal, UTair, UTair-Express and"S7".

International departures

The presence of flights outside the Komi Republic automatically puts the airport in international status by Russian standards. However, it also satisfies foreign requirements for a similar status. Charter flights send passengers to Turkey directly, without transfers, from Usinsk by Turkish Airlines.

Infrastructure

To get to the airport today is not difficult for residents of the city of Usinsk. The airport is located just seven kilometers from the modern city limits. There is a car park nearby. There is a bus service between the airport and the city. In the terminal, passengers can find a cozy cafe, retail and souvenir shops, payment terminals and ATMs. It has its own luggage storage. There is a help desk in the departure hall. Usinsk Airport offers its passengers to take advantage of temporary accommodation in one of three hotels located in close proximity to the airport.

Airfield capabilities

The airport is under the control of Komi MTU VT RF. According to the international classification, it has been assigned class “B”, which gives it the right to receive medium-haul Boeing 737 and Airbus 319 aircraft. Tu-154, Il-76 and Yak-42, andalso any lighter winged machines. The airport is equipped with a helicopter stand and has the ability to receive all types of helicopters. IATA code: USK, ICAO code: UUYS, internal code: USN.