Rostov-on-Don Airport

Rostov-on-Don Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Ростов-на-Дону) Aeroport Rostov-na-Donu (IATA: ROV, ICAO: URRR) is an international airport located 9 km (6 mi) east of the city of Rostov-on-Don, in southern Russia. In 2011, Rostov Airport handled 1,716,200 passengers (a 19.1% increase compared with 2010) and 5,330 metric tonnes freight (a 5.2% increase).

Rostov Airport became an international airport in 1986.

History

In 1925, an airfield was constructed near Rostov-on-Don to fulfill a growing demand for transportation. Flights grew in demand, resulting in the creation of a new flight route (Tbilisi to Rostov-on-Don to Moscow) in 1926.. In 1932, construction began on the first terminal building. The airport was devastated during World War II by the German invasion of the Soviet Union, and ceased operations during this period. In the postwar years Rostov airport had to be restored from the ruins, to reconstruct and rebuild . Active runway length of 2,000 m, the platform and RD- 5 built in 1949. In 1986, the Rostov airport was given the status of international and regular flights to foreign countries began in 1991. In 1993, the airport was privatized.