The harsh conditions of Kamchatka prevent the construction of good land roads. But in our age of aeronautics, people are rescued by civil and military aviation. Thirteen airports are located on the peninsula, there are seven landing sites. But what is the most important airport in Kamchatka? And which of them has international status? Our article will tell about it. We will also consider the services of the main air harbor of the Kamchatka Territory. It is important to know which flights depart from it. Also, tourists will be interested in information about public transport routes connecting the air harbor with the city.
Federal State Enterprise (FKP) "Airports of Kamchatka"
To improve the operation of all air sites on the peninsula and the maintenance of air transportation, a single state-owned company was created in 2010. It included the Federal State Institution of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka Aviation and the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Koryak Aviation Enterprise. Thus, under the unified supervision of the federalof the state-owned enterprise "Airports of Kamchatka" eleven hubs were merged: Ozernovsky, Ust-Kamchatsk, Sobolevo, Nikolskoye, Milkovo, Tigil, Palana, Ossora, Pakhachi, Manila and Tilichiki. The FKP also included seven smaller airfields, which can be called landing sites: Kamenskoye, Slautnoye, Achaivayam, Apuka, Srednie Pakhachi, Khailino, and Talovka. One hundred and ninety-six workers are employed at this facility.
And what is the name of the main airport of Kamchatka? Its name comes from the nearest town of Elizovo. But this hub is located not far from the capital of the region, so it is often called the airport of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
History of ballooning on the peninsula
In this harsh and wild land, it all started with military aviation. The first airfields appeared here in the thirties of the last century. The 248th Kamchatka Squadron was based in Yelizovo. But on the last day of 1947, the Far Eastern Civil Aviation Administration issued an order to withdraw the airfield from the Russian Air Force and create an independent unit.
In the fifties it was the only civilian airport. Kamchatka received air communication with Khabarovsk in 1958. A year before that, a runway was built that can receive Il-12 and Il-14 liners. Immediately after that, the first flight on the route Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky - Moscow was carried out on a Tu-104 car. In the late fifties, the construction of the air terminal building and the hotel was completed.with him. Since 1969, the airport began to receive Yak-40 aircraft, and ten years later - L-410. Yelizovo air harbor received international status in 1995.
Services
In the summer of 2016, after a long reconstruction, the hub reopened its doors to passengers. A new runway was built. Now it can receive fully loaded Boeings (even the super-heavy 747), Airbus A310, An-124, Il-96 and Tu-204. A new command and control tower was also put into operation, a modern lighting system and radio equipment were installed.
Unfortunately, the innovations did not affect the passenger service sector. The international airport (Kamchatka) still consists of a small terminal. And the conditions there are the most spartan. However, at Yelizovo airport there is a room for mother and child, luggage wrapping, luggage storage. On the second floor there are ticket offices. There is also a lounge for VIP passengers. For 3,700 rubles, a passenger can go through all pre- or post-flight procedures in one hall, including passport and customs control. Porter services are included in the price.
Scoreboard
The airport (Kamchatka, Yelizovo) receives many regular flights from various cities of Russia. Aeroflot brings passengers here from Moscow (Sheremetyevo), and the Rossiya company from Vnukovo. The most popular flights are operated to Khabarovsk,Vladivostok, Irkutsk, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Yekaterinburg, Yakutsk.
Kamchatka Aviation Enterprise also performs domestic air transportation of passengers and cargo across the peninsula. In addition to domestic transportation, Yelizovo receives aircraft from abroad. They mainly go to the resorts of Southeast Asia - to Bangkok and Phuket (Thailand), Nha Trang (Vietnam). But there are also seasonal flights to Anchorage (Alaska, USA) and Osaka (Japan).
How to get to the city
The international airport (Kamchatka) is located directly in the town of Yelizovo. A small road leads to Magistralnaya Street, which is located on the outskirts of the city, and leads through the villages of Dvurechye, Krasny, Nagorny, Novy and Pionersky straight to the northeastern tip of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. You have to drive twenty-nine kilometers. The only way for a passenger to get to the airport at night is to call a taxi. And in the daytime, a city bus number 104 runs to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
