International Airport Irkutsk

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International Airport Irkutsk
Международный
Аэропорт Иркутск
Irkutsk Airport.png
IATA: IKT – ICAO: UIII
IKT is located in Irkutsk Oblast
IKT
Location of airport in Irkutsk Oblast
Summary
Airport type Public / Military
Owner Russian Federation
Operator JSC "International Airport Irkutsk"
Serves Irkutsk
Location Irkutsk, Russia
Hub for
Elevation AMSL 1,675 ft / 511 m
Coordinates 52°16′05″N 104°23′20″E / 52.26806°N 104.38889°E / 52.26806; 104.38889Coordinates: 52°16′05″N 104°23′20″E / 52.26806°N 104.38889°E / 52.26806; 104.38889
Website www.ikport.ru
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 11,702 3,564 polymer asphalt concrete
Statistics (2011)
Passengers Increase 1,257,804
Servicing of cargo Increase 11 578 tons
Source:[1][2][3]

International Airport Irkutsk (Russian: Международный Аэропорт Иркутск) (IATA: IKT, ICAO: UIII) is an airport in the centre of Irkutsk, Russia, at a distance of 60 km from Lake Baikal.

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Operations [edit]

The airport has a series of direct international flights to Vietnam, Germany, Greece, Egypt, Spain, China, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uzbekistan and South Korea. Within the country - daily flights to Moscow (6-7 flights per day in winter, 8-9 - in the summer), Vladivostok, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Yakutsk, Saint Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Sochi, the regional daily flights to Ust-Kut, Bratsk, Bodaybo, Kirensk and other Russian cities.

Due to its proximity to the Angara Reservoir, the airport is subject to a particular microclimate with foggy weather. When the airport is closed due to bad weather conditions, Bratsk Airport, Ulan-Ude Airport, Irkutsk Northwest Airport, and Belaya (air base) serve as a diversion airport.

History [edit]

  • 24 June 1925. is considered the official birth date of Irkutsk airport. 6 aircraft — participants of great flight on the route Moscow — Irkutsk — Ulan-Bator — Beijing arrived at Irkutsk airport that day. Of these 6 planes, 4 were domestic and 2 were foreign. This flight was headed by pilot Mr. I. P. Shmidt. The event served as the beginning of organized planned air opening up of Siberia.
  • On August 10–13, 1928 the first postal-passengers flight on the hydro aviation route Irkutsk — Bodaybo on the aircraft Junkers F 13 «Mossovet» was performed.
  • August 1932 the greatest major air route Moscow — Vladivostok was opened. Irkutsk aviators started to perform flights on the route Irkutsk — Mogocha.
  • January 1948. 24 hour flights on the air routes Irkutsk — Moscow, Irkutsk — Bodaybo — Yakutsk were started.
  • On December 30, 1954 Airport Irkutsk had become the status of international by means of Government of the Soviet Union № 2412–1153.
  • On September 15, 1956 the jet aircraft Tupolev Tu-104 first arrived at Irkutsk aerodrome by tech-flight from Beijing. That day was starting the first in the USSR passenger air route Moscow — Irkutsk on jet aitliner Tupolev Tu-104. The flight was performed by Moscow crew headed by captain Mr. E. P. Barabash.
  • On March 7, 1975. the first aircraft of second generation of civil airplanes Tupolev Tu-154 landed in Irkutsk.
  • April 4, 1975. The first flight to Moscow on Tupolev Tu-154 was performed.
  • November 11, 1980 The first Il-76 CCCP-76525 arrived in Irkutsk. The crew consisted of: flight instructor МГА Mr. M. V. Ptitsyn, the commander УТО Mr. V. F. Podshivalov, captain-probationer A.V. Bobylkov and other flying experts.
  • December 19, 1980 The first flight was performed on the route Irkutsk — Polyarnyi using Il-76, it was headed by air detachment commander Mr. v. I. Sviridov.
  • April 1, 1992 According the order № 238 d.d. 30 March Irkutsk united air group was reorganized. There were: State Enterprise " Irkutsk Airport " (SE «Irkutsk Airport») and public corporation «Air company «Baikal»
  • October 28, 1994. The certificate № 045-А-М of Intergovernmental Aviation Committee for accordance with certification requirements was given. The airport was accepted as suitable for international flights service.
  • December 16, 1994 The acting terminal of international flights was put in commission.
  • April 12, 2002 Aerodrome operator changed name to Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Irkutsk Airport".
  • July 14, 2004 The aerodrome got the certificate to accept international flight and landing-minimum 1 category ICAO 60Template:Explain?
  • On October 14, 2008 the work for lengthening the runway (400 m towards Lake Baikal) was completed.
  • April 10, 2009 Re-opening of the domestic terminal after reconstruction. The terminal is called "Crystal Gate".
  • November 13, 2009 - International Airport "Airport Irkutsk" held its first aircraft spotting session, becoming the third largest city in Russia (after Moscow and Novosibirsk). The event has become a tradition.[4][5]
  • July 2, 2010 - I/Airport "Irkutsk" celebrated its 85th anniversary.[6]
  • March 1, 2011 - Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Airport Irkutsk" transformed into an open Joint-stock company International airport "Irkutsk".

Technical characteristics [edit]

Airport "Irkutsk" has one runway with armobetonnym coating having a vertical drop of more than 30 m. The total capacity of the two passenger terminals is 1450 pax / hour. Cargo terminal is equipped with a diesel forklifts, hoists, container platform, electronic and mechanical scales (for cargoes weighing up to 30 tons). The composition also includes airport hotel "Air Harbour", a service of aviation service (board food workshop) repair facility and medical services (medical center). There is a zone for VIP-passengers in the international terminal building.

Airport map (2007)

Landing strip [edit]

The class of the artificial landing strip - B (according to the length of the landing strip) Corresponding to the first category of ICAO-International Civil Aviation Organization
The category of the fire fighting equipment - VIII
The measurements of the general landing strip and the type of surface:
3565 x 45 m, Cement and Concrete – 40 cm, Fiber Crete – 29 cm, PCN 72/R/C/X/T.
The airdrome is supplied landing systems
NDB – 2 direct., VOR/DME – 2 direct., ILS – 2 direct., HIALS-1 – 2 direct.
The traffic capacity of the airport building complex
The airport building of domestic flights – 800 passengers/hour
The airport building of international flights – 650 passengers/hour
Cargo Complex:
Total area - 2.2 hectares with a capacity of 150 tons per day.

ETOPS Diversion airport [edit]

Irkutsk airport serves as a diversion airport on transcontinental flights and Polar route 2.[7][8]

Airlines and destinations [edit]

Gate in the International Airport Irkutsk.
Boeing 767-300ER of "S7 Airlines"
Tu-154M of "Atlant-Soyuz"

Passenger [edit]

Airlines Destinations
Aero Mongolia Ulaanbaatar
Aeroflot Moscow-Sheremetyevo
Aeroflot
operated by Orenair		 Moscow-Sheremetyevo[9]
Aeroflot
operated by Vladivostok Air		 Khabarovsk
Air Bishkek Bishkek, Osh
Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise Lensk, Mirny
Angara Airlines Bodaybo, Bratsk, Chita, Erbogachen, Khabarovsk,[10] Kirensk, Mama, Mirny,[10] Novosibirsk,[11] Ust-Kut, Vladivostok,[10] Yakutsk[10]
East Air Khujand[12]
Hainan Airlines Beijing-Capital
I-Fly Charter: Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi[12]
IrAero Anapa, Blagoveshchensk, Bodaybo, Chita, Harbin,[13] Khabarovsk, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk-Cheremshanka, Krasnoyarsk-Yemelyanovo, Magadan, Moscow-Domodedovo, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Rostov-on-Don, Ulan-Ude, Yakutsk, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Korean Air Seasonal: Seoul-Incheon
NordStar Krasnoyarsk-Yemelyanovo, Novosibirsk
Nordwind Airlines Seasonal Charter: Antalya, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Barcelona, Da Nang, Heraklion, Hurghada, Monastir, Phuket, Sanya, Sharm el-Sheikh
Orenair Moscow-Sheremetyevo
Polar Airlines Lensk
RusLine Novosibirsk
S7 Airlines Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Beijing-Capital, Magadan, Moscow-Domodedovo, Novosibirsk, Vladivostok, Yakutsk
Somon Air Khujand
Ural Airlines Moscow-Domodedovo, Vladivostok, Yekaterinburg
UTair Aviation Moscow-Vnukovo
Charter: Antalya, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi[12]
UTair Express Ust-Kut
VIM Airlines Charter: Antalya
Yakutia Airlines Dushanbe, Lensk, Tashkent, Yakutsk, Yerevan[12]

Cargo [edit]

Airlines Destinations
China Postal Airlines charters
Volga-Dnepr charters

Transport connection [edit]

The airport is actually located within the city. At the airport there are two paid parking area: 180 seats (near the international terminal) and 80 seats (near the terminal domestic airlines).

At air terminals equipped with three stops for complex urban public transport. In addition, three times daily shuttle buses number 306 to Angarsk (2010 data).

Periodical literature [edit]

Airport publishes its own regional newspaper industry "Irkutsk sky", dedicated to civil aviation in Irkutsk region. The publication contains interviews with the heads of airlines, airline news column, analytical materials. The newspaper is published bimonthly and distributed free in the airport terminals and the airlines' offices in Irkutsk.[14]

Incidents and accidents [edit]

Aside from foggy weather, the airport is notorious for its sloping runway and having many hills in its vicinity. The airport and its surrounding area have played scene to several crashes. In emergencies, like the one in Summer 2006, when the only runway was closed after the S7 crash (see below), incoming planes can also be diverted to the runway of the nearby Irkut aviation plant, where Sukhoi fighters and the Beriev Be-200 are produced.

  • S7 Airlines Flight 778, occurring at roughly 08:00 hours on Saturday 8 July 2006, killed in excess of 100 people.

References [edit]

  1. ^ (Russian)Aviapages.ru Airport Irkutsk/Irkutsk
  2. ^ (Russian)"Airport Irkutsk" in 2010 showed an increase in passenger traffic
  3. ^ (English)World Aero Data
  4. ^ (Russian)November 13 at Irkutsk airport for the first time was aircraft spotting session // Official site of JSC[[{{subst:DATE}}|{{subst:DATE}}]] [disambiguation needed] "International airport" Irkutsk ""
  5. ^ (Russian)In the Irkutsk airport today held a summer aircraft spotting //News "AS Baikal TV"
  6. ^ (Russian)"Airport Irkutsk" marks 85 years // Official site of JSC "International airport" Irkutsk ""
  7. ^ Boeing-conducted Airport safety and operational assessments
  8. ^ New Cross-Polar Routes
  9. ^ "АЭРОФЛОТ И ОРЕНБУРГСКИЕ АВИАЛИНИИ НАЧИНАЮТ СОВМЕСТНУЮ ЭКСПЛУАТАЦИЮ ЛИНИЙ МОСКВА - ИРКУТСК И МОСКВА - КРАСНОДАР". АвиаПорт.Ru. Retrieved 23 May 2012. 
  10. ^ a b c d "РАСПИСАНИЕ". Angara Airlines. Retrieved 16 January 2013. 
  11. ^ "Из Толмачёво в Читу, Мирный и Иркутск на новых Ан-148". Пресс-центр. Tolmachevo Airport. Retrieved 13 December 2012. 
  12. ^ a b c d "ОАО "МЕЖДУНАРОДНЫЙ АЭРОПОРТ "ИРКУТСК" ПЕРЕХОДИТ НА ЗИМНЕЕ РАСПИСАНИЕ РАБОТЫ". ООО «АвиаПорт». 26 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012. 
  13. ^ "Авиакомпания "ИрАэро" открыла рейс Иркутск—Харбин". ATO.ru. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012. 
  14. ^ (Russian)"Airport Irkutsk" presented the first edition of the newspaper devoted to civil aviation of the Irkutsk region

External links [edit]

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