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Elizovo Airport

For other uses, see PKC (disambiguation).

Elizovo Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Елизово) (IATA: PKC, ICAO: UHPP), also known as Yelizovo Airport or Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport, is located in the Russian Far East city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka Krai. Its main runway is 3,400 m (11,155 ft) long.

Elizovo Airport

Аэропорт Елизово
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorPetropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise
ServesPetropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
LocationPetropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
Hub for
Elevation AMSL131 ft / 40 m
Coordinates53°10′3.72″N 158°27′12.96″E / 53.1677000°N 158.4536000°E / 53.1677000; 158.4536000
Websitepkc.aero/en/
Map
PKC is located in Kamchatka Krai
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PKC
Location of airport in Kamchatka Krai
PKC is located in Russia
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PKC (Russia)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 735 224 Asphalt
16L/34R
Closed 		8,235 2,510 Concrete
16R/34L 11,155 3,400 Concrete
Statistics (2020)
Passengers554,057[1]

One of the first mentions of the Elizovo airfield dates back to 1942.

In accordance with international agreements (with Japan), Soviet Russia did not have the right to maintain military aircraft in Kamchatka. Until the end of World War II, military aviation in Kamchatka was represented by the 71st mixed aviation regiment of the 1st OKA Far Eastern Fleet and the 2nd separate naval bomber aviation regiment of the NKVD Border Troops. There was essentially no airfield network; a hydroairfield built on Lake Khalaktyrskoye was used.[clarification needed]

On May 4, 1942, the formation of the 128th Mixed Aviation Division began at the Elizovo airfield on the basis of the 71st separate mixed aviation regiment of the 1st OKA Far Eastern Fleet.

Military operating unit

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The base is home to the 175th Independent Shipborne Anti-submarine Helicopter Squadron, 317th Independent Composite Antisubmarine Aviation Regiment, Independent Unmanned Aerial vehicle Squadron and the 865th Fighter Aviation Regiment which are all part of the 7060th Order of Labour Red Banner Naval Aviation Air Base.[2]

The 888th Fighter Aviation Regiment was formed from March 1942. It was deployed in Yelizovo and Ozerny until October 1945 flying the Bell P-63 Kingcobra fighter aircraft.[3] After the war, it flew to the Baikovo airfield (formerly Japanese Kataoka) in the Kuriles. The regiment was disbanded as a result of reductions in the Soviet Armed Forces in 1958.

The 865th Fighter Aviation Regiment (865 IAP) was activated as an Assault Aviation regiment in 1939.[4] After two redesignations, it was renamed the 410th Assault Aviation Regiment in October 1944. It has been located at the base since 1945. In April 1949, it was renamed again as the 865th Fighter Aviation Regiment, and was later transferred to the Soviet Air Defence Forces, and renamed the 865th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO. From April 1986, it was assigned to the 6th Air Defence Division, 11th Independent Air Defence Army, PVO, until its reassignment to the Soviet Pacific Fleet. On 1 July 1998, it was transferred to the Russian Pacific Fleet. It was equipped with Sukhoi Su-15s from 1974 to 1985, and was reequipped with Mikoyan MiG-31s in 1985.

In November 1961, the 317th Independent Mixed Aviation Regiment (317 OSAP) of the Pacific Fleet was established to be a headquarters for an independent long-range reconnaissance aviation squadron flying Tupolev Tu-16Rs; an independent anti-submarine aviation squadron equipped with Beriev Be-6s; and an anti-submarine helicopter squadron with Mil Mi-4M "Hounds".[5] In 1969 Beriev Be-12 aircraft arrived to replace the earlier maritime aircraft. In 1989 the three squadrons were renumbered as the 1st to 3rd Squadrons of the 317th Independent Mixed Aviation Regiment. The Tu-16Rs left service in 1993.

Naval operations have also taken place here with Tupolev Tu-95MS aircraft with unidentified units.[6]

As recently as 2024, Google Maps satellite imagery showed several dozen MiG-31 aircraft dispersed throughout the airfield, and a large number of turboprop transports and helicopters.[7]

 
Passenger terminal viewed from aircraft apron
 
Terminal access to airport apron
 
Terminal waiting area

Airliner World ran a feature in their August 2008 issue on 'Aviation in Kamchatka,' leading with descriptions of Yelizovo.[8] It confirmed the basing of 865 IAP and 317 OSAP, and commented 'the numbers of local military aircraft in open storage do catch the eye'...'difficult to assess whether the aircraft are active or not.' One photo showed a total of eleven MiG-31s parked closely together in two groups directly in front of two hardened aircraft shelters built into the hillside.

Runway reconstruction

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On 1 April 2012, reconstruction began on runway 16R/34L in order to widen it to 45 m (148 ft) and extend it by 900 m (2,953 ft) to 3,400 m (11,155 ft) in order to better accommodate larger planes. Terminal and apron improvements are also included in the project.[9][10]

New terminal

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In August 2017, Airports of Regions, an airport management company, had the winning bid in a competition to construct a new passenger terminal at the airport. Originally, construction was scheduled to begin in 2018[11] with completion by 2021.[12] Construction delays have pushed back the expected completion date to December 2024.[13]

Statistics

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Following a pattern where travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on aviation world-wide, Elizovo experienced a 27% drop in airline traffic in 2020.[14] For the year there were 5,098 airline sorties from Elizovo, with Aeroflot, S7 Airlines, and Aurora topping the rankings of total passengers. Most Elizovo passengers were transported on Boeing 777-300ER, Airbus A319, and Airbus A320neo airliners.[14] A total of 19 destinations (18 of them regularly scheduled) were on the airport's route network during 2020.[14]

Annual passenger traffic at PKC airport. See Wikidata query.

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Aeroflot Moscow–Sheremetyevo[15]
AuroraKhabarovsk, Magadan, Vladivostok, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk[16]
IkarKhabarovsk[17]
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise Anadyr, Magadan, Nikolskoye, Ossora, Ozernaya, Palana, Sobolevo, Tigil, Tilichiki, Ust-Hairyuzovo, Ust-Kamchatsk[18]
Rossiya Airlines Krasnoyarsk-International (begins 22 December 2024),[19] Moscow–Sheremetyevo[15]
S7 Airlines Irkutsk, Novosibirsk, Vladivostok
Yakutia Airlines Yakutsk[16]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Объемы перевозок через аэропорты России" [Transportation volumes at Russian airports]. www.favt.ru (in Russian). Federal Air Transport Agency. Archived from the original on 2021-02-20. Retrieved 10 July 2021. Archived 20 February 2021
  2. ^ "Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy/Yelizovo (UHPP)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. ^ нохин В. А., Быков М. Ю. Все истребительные авиаполки Сталина. Первая полная энциклопедия. — Научно-популярное издание. — М.: Яуза-пресс, 2014. — С. 886. — 944 с. — 1500 экз. — ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9.
  4. ^ Holm, Michael. "865th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO". ww2.dk. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ Holm, Michael. "317th independent Mixed Aviation Regiment". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  6. ^ "Aviatsiya VMF". Aviabaza KPOI. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Satellite imagery of airport". Retrieved 8 July 2021 – via Google Maps.
  8. ^ 'Aviation in Kamchatka,' Airliner World, August 2008.
  9. ^ "ru:На Камчатке реконструируется главная воздушная гавань региона" [The main air harbor of the region is being reconstructed in Kamchatka]. Aviation Explorer (in Russian). March 6, 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2021. Heavy construction equipment is being transferred to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The reconstruction of the airfield will begin in Kamchatka in a month. The runway, which was closed back in the 70s, will be completely rebuilt. Taxiways and checkpoints will be updated, and then the airport will be able to receive all types of aircraft.
  10. ^ "UHPP charts (Jeppesen)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  11. ^ ""ЕЛИЗОВО" МЕТИТ В МИЛЛИОННИКИ" ["Elizovo" is aiming for a million]. aviaport.ru (in Russian). 20 October 2017.
  12. ^ ""Аэропорты регионов" выиграли конкурс на развитие аэропорта Петропавловска-Камчатского" ["Airports of the Regions" won the competition for the development of the airport of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky]. ar-management.ru (in Russian). 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  13. ^ "The new air terminal in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky will provide passengers with functionality and comfort". ruavia.su. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  14. ^ a b c "Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport's Traffic Sags by 27% in 2020". pkc.aero/en. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  15. ^ a b Liu, Jim (31 August 2018). "Rossiya Airlines W18 Moscow service changes". Routesonline. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  16. ^ a b Прямой авиарейс связал Камчатку с Якутией . КАМЧАТКА-ИНФОРМ. [Direct flight connected Kamchatka with Yakutia]. www.kamchatinfo.com (in Russian). 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  17. ^ Liu, Jim. "PegasFly expands Russia Far East internal routes from late-Oct 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  18. ^ "Из аэропорта Елизова планируется первый рейс в Усть-Камчатск: ИА «Кам 24»". KAM24.RU. 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  19. ^ Переславцев, Алексей (18 November 2024). ""Аэрофлот" запускает транзитные рейсы из Москвы в города Дальнего Востока через Красноярск". Travel.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 18 November 2024.
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