Tomsk Kamov Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Томск Камов) (IATA: TOF, ICAO: UNTT) is an airport that serves Tomsk, Russia. It is located approximately 20 km south-east of Tomsk city center, near the village of Bogashevo in Tomsky District of Tomsk Oblast. In 2018 airport was renamed to commemorate Nikolai Kamov – the aircraft engineer, founder of the Soviet helicopter industry.[3]
Tomsk Kamov Airport Аэропорт Томск Камов | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Tomsk, Tomsk Oblast, Russia | ||||||||||
| Location | Bogashevo | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 182 m / 597 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°23′12″N 085°12′38″E / 56.38667°N 85.21056°E | ||||||||||
| Website | tomskairport.ru | ||||||||||
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History
editThe airport opened in November 1967 and replaced another airport within the Kashtak district in the city of Tomsk. The Kashtak site was rebuilt with multistory apartment buildings and turned into a bedroom community of Tomsk.
In 2004 and 2005, the passenger terminal and the open space in front of the airport were reconstructed at a cost of 70 million roubles.[citation needed]
Construction of a new runway and facilities for flights to Central Asia began in 2006. The construction budget for 2006 totaled 120 million roubles.
In the fall of 2006, construction began on a new road connecting Bogashevo to the Akademgorodok scientific research district.
In 2020, Russian politician and government critic Alexey Navalny fell ill after drinking tea in the airport cafe. He was scheduled to fly home to Moscow. It is believed the cup of tea was poisoned and he fell unconscious, with the plane diverting to Omsk instead.[4]
In 2021, a 2.5 billion ruble contract was signed for the construction of a new domestic passenger terminal, scheduled to be completed by March 2023.[5]
In 2019, passenger traffic totaled 750 thousand people, with traffic expecting to double by 2025.[5]
Airlines and destinations
editAccidents
editOn 16 July 2021, on SiLA Airlines Flight 42, a failure of both engines of the turboprop plane An-28 occurred while en route from Kedrovy to Tomsk. At an emergency landing in a swamp, the plane was severely damaged — but all the passengers and crew members survived with minimal injures.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Пассажиропоток Аэропорта ТОМСК за 2017 год. tr. Passenger traffic at TOMSK Airport in 2017., tomskairport.ru, accessed 12 September 2020
- ^ Airport information for Tomsk Bogashevo Airport at Transport Search website.
- ^ "Off We Go!". Archi.Ru. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny in coma after suspected poisoning: spokeswoman 20 August 2020 edition.cnn.com, accessed 12 September 2020
- ^ a b "Строительство нового терминала аэропорта Томска начнут в сентябре 2021 года" [Construction of a new terminal at Tomsk Airport will begin in September 2021]. Tass.ru (in Russian). 31 Aug 2021. Retrieved 27 Jan 2022.
- ^ "AZUR Air Expands Phuket Network in NW23". AeroRoutes. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "Nordwind с 26 апреля запустит прямой рейс из Махачкалы в Томск - Сибирь || Интерфакс Россия". www.interfax-russia.ru (in Russian). 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Улан-Удэ и Томск свяжут постоянные рейсы". Informpol. 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Возобновляются рейсы Томск - Екатеринбург!" [Flights Tomsk - Yekaterinburg are resumed!]. tomskairport.ru. ООО «Аэропорт ТОМСК». Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Прямые рейсы из Томска в Омск, Иркутск и Нижний Новгород. Открыта продажа билетов!". tomskairport.ru. ООО «Аэропорт ТОМСК». Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Passengers of An-28 plane hard landed in Tomsk sustained no serious injuries". TASS. 2021-07-16. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
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