Barnaul Gherman Titov International Airport (Russian: Международный аэропорт Барнаул имени Германа Титова) (IATA: BAX, ICAO: UNBB) (sometimes referred to as Barnaul West or Mikhaylovka) is a major airport in Altai Krai, Russia located 17 km west of Barnaul. It contains large facilities and a remote tarmac, likely for military use.[1] The airport services airliners and helicopters of all sizes, including planes as large as the Boeing 747, and the Il-96.[2]

Barnaul Gherman Titov International Airport

Международный аэропорт Барнаул имени Германа Титова
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorJSC "Altay Air Enterprise"
ServesBarnaul, Altai Krai
Elevation AMSL837 ft / 255 m
Coordinates53°21′48″N 83°32′30″E / 53.36333°N 83.54167°E / 53.36333; 83.54167
Websiteairaltay.ru
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BAX is located in Altai Krai
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Location of airport in Altai Krai
BAX is located in Russia
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24 9,350 2,850 Concrete

Barnaul Airport is named after Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov, an Altai Krai native who was the second human being (after Yuri Gagarin) to visit outer space.[3]

History

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  • The first airport in this location was built in 1937 as a base for Soviet Po-2 biplanes.
  • On 12 March 1967, a new modern airport complex was opened with a 2,000-metre (6,600 ft) runway, taxiways, an apron, hotel, and office space. That same year, direct flights to Moscow began.
  • On 2 January 1975, the runway was lengthened from 2,000 to 2,500 metres (6,600 to 8,200 ft), and the airport began to receive Tu-154 planes.
  • In 1995, the airport officially became an international airport.
  • In 1998, the airport's runway was further lengthened to its current length of 2,850 metres (9,350 ft).
  • On 26 June 2008, a new arrivals area was opened with a capacity of 500 people per hour.
  • On May 27, 2010, the Altai Krai Legislative Assembly officially named the airport after Gherman Titov.
 
Construction of terminal extension (2024)

A new 7,000-square-metre (75,000 sq ft) international area and runway extension are planned, which will allow the airport to receive all types of aircraft without restrictions.

Passenger Statistics

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Airport passengers by year:
Year 2010[4] 2011[5] 2012[6] 2013 2014 2015[7] 2017[6] 2018[8] 2019[8]
Passenger totals (thousands) 318 357.5 377 337.7 387.8 378 521.6 507.5 532.0

Airlines and destinations

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Departure board in main hall of passenger terminal (2024)

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Barnaul Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Aeroflot Moscow–Sheremetyevo
Azur Air Seasonal charter: Antalya, Phuket[9], Pattaya
KrasAvia Krasnoyarsk–International
Nordwind Airlines Kazan, Saint Petersburg[10]
Pegas Fly Sochi
Pobeda Moscow–Sheremetyevo[11]
S7 AirlinesMoscow–Domodedovo, Novosibirsk[12]
Ural Airlines Moscow–Domodedovo, Sochi
UtairSurgut[13]
UVT Aero Kazan
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The airport can be reached from Barnaul by marshrutka number 144 and by bus number 110.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Tim Vasquez, Weathergraphics.
  2. ^ "Характеристики аэропорта". Archived from the original on 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  3. ^ Barnaul Airport Gets the Name of Cosmonaut German Titov http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=9529&lang=en
  4. ^ "Новости компании". Archived from the original on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
  5. ^ "Основные показатели деятельности аэропорта Барнаул за 2011 год". Archived from the original on 2015-01-18.
  6. ^ a b "Показатели аэропорта | Международный аэропорт Барнаул". Archived from the original on 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
  7. ^ "Основные показатели деятельности аэропорта Барнаул за 2015 год". Archived from the original on 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  8. ^ a b "Аэропорт Барнаула готов потратить 78 млн рублей на масштабную модернизацию в 2020 году". 5 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Прямые рейсы из Барнаула в Таиланд". Международный аэропорт Барнаул. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Из Петербурга запускают пять новых рейсов". Sain-Petersburg.ru. 26 April 2021.
  11. ^ "В Шереметьево празднуют "Победу"". kommersant. 8 February 2021.
  12. ^ Травова, Наталья (22 November 2019). "Впервые за 20 лет Новосибирск с Барнаулом и Кемерово соединят прямые рейсы". www.buyingbusinesstravel.com.ru. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  13. ^ "В Сургут с 26 мая!". www.airaltay.ru. Международный аэропорт Барнаул. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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