Voronezh, Chertovitskoe airport: history, general information

Airport Voronezh - transport hub inChernozemye, serving international and Russian passenger transportation. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Chertovitskoye (the second airport name) operates in less than half its production capacity, but it remains the largest hub in the region.

Voronezh Airport: photo, historical background

The civil airfield complex in Voronezh wasIt was built in 1933. Since the summer of 1933, it served as a transfer point for aircraft that followed from Moscow to Stalingrad. Before the war, the status of the runway did not allow for high-quality servicing of civil aircraft. Only by 1946 there were built an airport terminal, as well as office buildings.

Voronezh (airport) begins to develop actively in the60th years. In 1964 the Voronezh air squadron was formed, and new Soviet-made aircraft were also received. In 1971, a new airfield complex near the village of Chertovitskoye begins to operate.

By 1980, the Voronezh fleet was replenished with medium-haul aircraft "Tu-134", "Yak-45" and "M-15". The runway was reconstructed. The throughput capacity was 400 people per hour.

In the post-Soviet period, namely, from 1993,the passenger traffic decreased almost four times, and on the basis of the former airport the company "Voronezhavia" was established. After 2 years, the air hub was given the international status.

In the 2000s flights from Chertovitskyonly the airline "Polet", falls to the critical value of passenger traffic, infrastructure is deteriorating. Since 2011, large-scale reconstruction works begin. In 2013, the first airliner of the Boeing-737 type, belonging to the Russian air carrier UTair, was adopted. The amount of passenger traffic for 2014 was more than 400 thousand people.

Runway Characteristics and Accepted Aircraft

Chertovitskoye (Voronezh airport) has three runways. The main strip 3L / 31R with asphalt concrete pavement has dimensions of 2300 × 45 m. The second and third bands are ground. The second one with the number 01L / 19R has a length and width of 700 and 100 meters, respectively, and the second 04L / 22R is 450 and 60 meters. In 2009 the main strip was reconstructed: the cover was replaced and the latest light-signal equipment was installed. By 2017, an extension of the runway is planned to be 300 m.

The aerodrome complex has the admission to acceptance and dispatch of aircraft:

"An" -2, 12, 24, 26, 28, 148;
"TU" -134, 154, 204, 214;
"YAK" -40, 42;
"IL-76";
"Dry Superjet 100";
"Embraer" -120, 145, 190-195;
"Saab" -2000, 340B;
"ATP" -42, 72;
"Bombardier CRJ" -100/200;
Boeing-737/757/767;
"Airbus" A319 / 320/320;
All modifications of helicopters.

Air carriers and flight geography

Passenger airfreight is carried out by three domestic ("Polet", "UTair", "SarAvia") and two foreign ("Astra Airlines", "Armavia") carrier. Regular flights are supported with cities:

Yerevan;
Moscow;
Munich;
Norilsk;
Prague;
Thessaloniki;
St. Petersburg;
Adler;
Ulyanovsk;
Khanty-Mansiysk.

Seasonal destinations - Antalya, Heraklion,Podgorica, Rhodes, Tivat, Varna, Yerevan, Saratov. In the near future, the company "Aviamanagement Group" (better known as "Dexter") plans to establish in Chertovitsk a transport hub for business and social aviation of federal significance.

Infrastructure

Voronezh is an airport with a well developedinfrastructure. On the territory of the complex is a hotel where passengers can be accommodated. Also in the terminal building there are cafes and kiosks, there is a medical unit, a mother and child room, waiting rooms, a luggage storage room, a currency exchange office. Absolutely free of charge, all passengers can use the parking. For a fee, you can spend time in the VIP-halls.

Chertovitskoye (Voronezh Airport): how to arrive

Get to Voronezh airport onpublic transport, which departs from the railway station building. Bus number 120, the next on the route Voronezh - Chertovitskoe Airport, is sent daily with regularity 5 times a day: at 6-50, 11-30, 13-30, 15-35 and 18-00. Travel time will not take more than an hour. You can also go by private transport along the Zadonskoye Highway (13 km from the city center) or take the services of a local taxi, while the cost of the trip will not be more than 200-300 rubles.

Voronezh - Chernozemye airport with developinginfrastructure. Regular and seasonal flights from here are performed not only in the cities of Russia, but also in the popular resorts of the world. In 2011-2012, reconstruction was carried out within the framework of the presidential program for the modernization of aero nodes in the European part of Russia.

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