If you have ever been to Belarus, you may be familiar with the airport in Gomel. It is quite famous and accepts not only domestic, but also international flights, including aircraft of all Russian airlines. Today, Gomel Airport has become the topic of our article.
History of the airport
Gomel Airport traces its history back to the forties of the last century. Initially, it provided only domestic nearby routes, in addition to them, the runway was suitable only for agricultural aviation. An air ambulance unit was based near the airport, it was in great demand during the war.
By the beginning of the seventies of the last century, Gomel Airport received a new runway and began to carry out passenger transportation throughout the USSR. Flights were made to the southern and northern directions.
In the early nineties, Gomel Airport received a long-awaited international status and began to conclude agreements on servicing large European charter companies. Now the airport continues to work with charterair carriers, during the summer season the number of flights increases due to domestic regular routes.
Gomel Airport: general information
At the moment, the airport serves the Belarusian company "Belavia", it carries out all types of transportation:
- cargo;
- passenger;
- charter.
The airport building is open around the clock. The passenger terminal serves about 45 thousand passengers a year. Gomel Airport has two buildings, one of them was built in the forties. The second has a more recent date of construction (1985) and has one terminal, a hotel and a cozy dining room.
Some time ago, Gomel Airport, whose flights are limited to mid-level charter companies, was the base of the bankrupt air carrier Gomelavia. The runway cannot accommodate all aircraft; it is limited to a carrying capacity of one hundred and seventy-one tons. Therefore, some airlines cannot establish cooperation with this airport before the construction of a new runway.
Registration rules
If you are departing from Gomel Airport, please note that electronic check-in is not provided here. You must show up at the check-in counter two and a half hours before departure if it is an international flight. For domestic routes, check-in opens two hours in advance. Approximately forty minutes before departure, all passengers must be checked in.
Gomel Airport: how to get thereto city center
The village has a well-developed public transport network. In addition, the airport is located very close to the borders of the city. For example, you can reach the center in just eleven kilometers. There are no big traffic jams on the roads of Gomel, so you won't even feel this distance.
There is a special route between the city and the airport, it connects both points only on days when there are international and domestic flights. In addition to the regular bus route, you can get there by public transport. For these purposes, a fixed-route taxi and nine bus routes are suitable. They allow passengers to get to absolutely anywhere in the city, buses also connect Gomel airport and the suburbs.
Today, the city administration is working on an airport reconstruction project. Plans are in the near future to expand the runways and build a new state-of-the-art building, which will allow launching new regular international flights and establishing cooperation with major European air carriers.
