Vityazevo is a first-class international airport of federal importance, located in the Krasnodar Territory.
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Vityazevo Airport, located in the city of Anapa, is separated by five kilometers from the Anapa railway station (the air complex is located to the northeast), and 4 km separates it from the village of Vityazevo. From the center of the city itself, the airport is located to the north-west, at a distance of 15 km.
Description
Let's consider what opportunities for aircraft are offered by the flight complex of the city of Anapa - Vityazevo Airport. Firstly, it has the first category of landing ICA and is capable of receiving not only civil, but also military aircraft and helicopters, with a maximum take-off weight of 150 tons. Aircraft heading to the city of Anapa, Vityazevo Airport receives on the runways made of reinforced concrete. The airport services are used by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Secondly, the total area of the terminals of the complex is 5 thousand square meters. m, and their capacity is 400 passengers per hour. Of these, 340 passengers are accepted hourly on domestic lines and 60 on international lines.
The operator of the air complex is Anapa Airport JSC. The airport operates in winter from 5:00 to 17:00, in summer - from 4:00 to 16:00 (local time).
If this is your first time arriving in the city of Anapa (Vityazevo airport), a photo of the air complex diagram will allow you to orient yourself in the terminals, which are marked with the letters A, B, C, D. All information in the diagrams can be seen in the picture above.
Organizations located on the territory of the air port are represented by branches of Aeroflot, Anapaaeronavigatsia, Siberia, as well as representative offices of Rossiya and UTair airlines.
The airport has connections with key cities in close proximity, in particular with Moscow and St. Petersburg. Moscow flights are operated from Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo. It is better to purchase tickets in both directions and in advance, especially at the end of August, at the beginning of the velvet season, when the resort's guests, mostly schoolchildren, leave Anapa en masse.
How to get there?
In winter time, a fixed-route taxi No. 3 departs daily from the airport to the bus station of the city of Anapa, its schedule corresponds to the flight schedule. The fare is 25 rubles. In the summer, the "minibus" runs much more often. In addition, in the summer, the bus "Anapa, Vityazevo Airport - Gelendzhik" runs. See his schedule below.
| Route | Departure | Arrival |
| Airport - Gelendzhik | 12:00, 18:30 | 13:45,20:15 |
| Gelendzhik – Vityazevo | 9:00, 15:45 | 11:00, 17:20 |
For the convenience of passengers, there are ATMs of the following credit institutions: Petrocommerce, Raiffeisenbank, Gazprombank, and Krayinvestbank.
Services for passengers
Vityazevo Airport invites everyone leaving the city of Anapa to visit shops and cafes. There is also a pharmacy on the territory of the air complex. In retail outlets, you can buy in-flight newspapers, souvenirs, as well as the most minimal set of food and drinks and medicines.
The airport's VIP lounge meets the highest international standards, with a separate check-in counter and boarding gate.
If you want to have a bite to eat or drink coffee or tea, instead of tedious waiting for your flight, you can visit one of several catering establishments. The doors of the cafe and bar, as well as two canteens - in the hotel building and on the station square - are hospitably open to visitors every day.
Finally, in the airport building you can pay for cellular services, the terminals of the Anapa Payment System LLC, working with all cellular operators, are located in the waiting room.
In addition, the building of the complex has a MegaFon sales point.
Vityazevo airport infrastructure - communication with the city
The airport has its own hotel and three car parks, the services of one ofwhich are provided free of charge.
All guests who arrived in Vityazevo and wish to get to the city can use regular buses, it takes about forty minutes to get to the center (with all stops). Shuttle taxis arriving at the airport (Anapa, Vityazevo) cover the distance to the city in twenty minutes. The work of "minibuses" is organized by the company "Kuban-express". Shuttle taxis of the company "Rus" also run from the city to the airport.
For a transfer from the city, you can also use the services of Alexandria-Service LLC, whose taxis run along the route Anapa - Vityazevo Airport: the address of the terminal is familiar to all drivers of this company. Fifty branded comfortable cars work for the convenience of customers of various categories.
Traffic mostly runs along Pionersky Prospekt, which is the main local highway. Along it, not far from the sea coast, hundreds of sanatoriums have been built where you can come for free medical water procedures.
In preparation for the Sochi Olympic Games, the entire infrastructure of the Krasnodar Territory was put in order. This also affected Vityazevo Airport. It has been renovated and brought up to international standards. In addition, an air harbor was also built in the city of Gelendzhik, which is located in close proximity to Anapa. In cases where the Gelendzhik airport for some reason does not accept planes, they are redirected to Vityazevo. And specially cruisinga bus takes all arriving guests to a nearby resort.
Significant events: Anapa airport has something to be proud of
In 2014, the annual revenue from the sale of the air harbor operator's services increased by almost one third compared to 2013, and amounted to 592.8 million rubles. At the same time, the profit from sales also increased and amounted to 104.2 million rubles. The numbers are growing every year, and the airport management does not intend to stop.
In the same year, the Anapa air harbor set its own record and served one million passengers.
Finally, in 2015, Vityazevo was awarded the title of the best regional airport in the Russian Federation, with an annual passenger flow of up to 2 million people.
