Gelendzhik Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Геленджик, romanizedAeroport Gelendzhik) (IATA: GDZ, ICAO: URKG) is an airport in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It serves the resort town of Gelendzhik and the much larger nearby city of Novorossiysk. The airport opened to passengers on 5 June 2010.

Gelendzhik Airport

Аэропорт Геленджик
Summary
Airport typePublic
LocationGelendzhik, Russia
Passenger services ceasedFebruary 24, 2022 (2022-02-24)
Elevation AMSL131 ft / 40 m
Coordinates44°34′21″N 38°00′34″E / 44.57250°N 38.00944°E / 44.57250; 38.00944
Websitehttp://www.gdz.aero/
Map
GDZ is located in Krasnodar Krai
GDZ
GDZ
Location of airport in Krasnodar Krai
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01/19 10,170 3,100 Asphalt
Runway of the Gelendzhik Airport

History

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The building of a new terminal of the Gelendzhik Airport was completed in December 2021.[1]

On February 24, 2022, following the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, all civilian flights to and from the airport were indefinitely suspended.[2]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
AeroflotSeasonal: Moscow–Sheremetyevo
IrAeroSeasonal: Irkutsk, Omsk
PobedaSeasonal: Moscow–Vnukovo[3]
Rossiya Seasonal: Saint Petersburg
RusLine Seasonal: Saint Petersburg[4]
S7 Airlines[5]Moscow–Domodedovo
Seasonal: Novosibirsk[5]
Severstal Air Company Seasonal: Cherepovets
Ural AirlinesSeasonal: Moscow–Domodedovo, Yekaterinburg[6]
Utair Seasonal: Moscow–Vnukovo, Surgut
UVT Aero Moscow–Domodedovo
Seasonal: Chelyabinsk, Kazan, Ufa
Yamal AirlinesSeasonal: Tyumen

References

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  1. ^ Геленджике завершено строительство нового терминала аэропорта
  2. ^ "Росавиация приостановила полеты в 11 аэропортов юга России". Interfax-Tourism (in Russian). 2022-02-24. Archived from the original on 2022-02-27. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  3. ^ Liu, Jim (3 April 2015). "Pobeda to Add Moscow – Gelendzhik Seasonal Service May – Sep 2015". Routesonline. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  4. ^ Ltd. 2019, UBM (UK) (5 February 2019). "RusLine S17 domestic Russia routes addition". Routesonline. Retrieved 5 February 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b "S7 Airlines flight schedule". www.s7.ru. S7 Airlines.
  6. ^ ""УРАЛЬСКИЕ АВИАЛИНИИ" С 11 ИЮНЯ ПЛАНИРУЮТ ЗАПУСТИТЬ НОВЫЙ РЕЙС ЕКАТЕРИНБУРГ - ГЕЛЕНДЖИК". АвиаПорт.Ru. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
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