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Mineralnye Vody Airport

Mineralnye Vody Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Минеральные Воды) (IATA: MRV, ICAO: URMM) (also written as Mineralnyye Vody Airport, which "Mineralnye Vody" literally translates to Mineral Waters) is an airport in Stavropol Krai, Russia, located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of Mineralnye Vody. It features a civilian terminal area on its west side with 41 parking spots. The airfield houses a Tupolev Tu-154 maintenance facility on the east side.

Mineralnye Vody Airport

Аэропорт Минеральные Воды
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorNovaport
ServesCherkessk, Kislovodsk, Mineralnye Vody, Pyatigorsk, Yessentuki
Hub forRossiya
Elevation AMSL321 m / 1,053 ft
Coordinates44°13′30″N 043°04′55″E / 44.22500°N 43.08194°E / 44.22500; 43.08194
Websitemvairport.ru/
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MRV is located in Stavropol Krai
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Location of the airport in Stavropol Krai
MRV is located in European Russia
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Location of the airport in Russia
MRV is located in Europe
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Location of the airport in Europe
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 3,900 12,795 Concrete
Statistics (2018)
Passengers2 408 000
Sources: Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (see also provisional 2018 statistics)[1]

History

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On 22 June 2014, Transaero Airlines began operating the Boeing 747-400 from Moscow. The airline operated the aircraft into the airport during the peak holiday seasons on Sundays, with the aircraft carrying a maximum of 522 passengers. To that date, the 747-400 is the largest aircraft to have operated into the airport.[2]

In July 2016, Novaport bought the Mineralnye Vody Airport from Aeroinvest.[3]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Aeroflot Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Yekaterinburg, Yerevan
Armenian Airlines Yerevan[4]
Azerbaijan Airlines Baku
azimuth Almaty, Antalya, Astrakhan, Baku,[5] Cheboksary,[6] Chelyabinsk,[7] Dubai–Al Maktoum, Ganja,[8] Hurghada, Istanbul, Ivanovo,[9] Kaliningrad,[10] Kaluga,[7] Kemerovo,[9] Khanty-Mansiysk,[11] Kirov, Krasnoyarsk-International, Magnitogorsk, Makhachkala, Minsk, Nizhnekamsk, Nizhnevartovsk, Omsk,[12] Penza, Perm, Pskov, Saint Petersburg, Samara,[9] Samarqand,[13] Saransk, Saratov, Sharm El Sheikh, Sochi, Surgut,[6] Syktyvkar, Tashkent, Tbilisi,[5] Tyumen, Ufa,[12] Yaroslval, Yerevan
Azur Air Seasonal charter: Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh
flydubai Dubai–International[14]
Ikar Nizhny Novgorod, Orenburg
NordStar Moscow–Domodedovo,[15] Norilsk
Nordwind Airlines Kazan, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Orenburg
Pobeda Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Moscow–Vnukovo
Red Wings Airlines Batumi, Astana,[16] Istanbul, Sochi, Tbilisi, Yerevan
Seasonal charter: Hambantota–Mattala,[17] Sharm El Sheikh
Rossiya Krasnoyarsk-International, Saint Petersburg
S7 Airlines Moscow–Domodedovo, Novosibirsk
Severstal Air Company Cherepovets, Petrozavodsk
Smartavia Saint Petersburg
Ural Airlines Dushanbe, Khujand, Moscow–Domodedovo,[18] Osh, Yekaterinburg
Seasonal charter: Sharm El Sheikh
Utair Moscow–Vnukovo, Noyabrsk, Surgut, Tyumen[19]
Uzbekistan Airways Tashkent
Yakutia Airlines Moscow–Vnukovo,[20] Yakutsk
Yamal Airlines Novy Urengoy, Salekhard, Tyumen

Statistics

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Annual traffic

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Annual Passenger Traffic[21]
Year Passengers % Change
2010 888,000  
2011 966,562   8.8%
2012 1,279,539   32.4%
2013 1,473,446   15.2%
2014 1,921,669   30.4%
2015 1,966,492   2.3%
2016 1,731,558   11.9%
2017 2,180,178   25.9%

Accidents and incidents

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  • On 21 October 1953, Aeroflot Flight 525, a Lisunov Li-2, crashed in bad weather.[22][23]
  • On 31 December 1961, an Aeroflot-Armenia Il-18V crashed while attempting a go-around during a charter flight, killing 32 of 119 on board. The aircraft was one of two sent to pick up people who had been stranded at Tbilisi due to bad weather.[24]
  • On 27 February 1972, an Aeroflot Antonov 24B lost control and crashed on approach, after an unintentional application of the thrust reversers.[25]
  • On 15 February 1977, Aeroflot Flight 5003 crashed during the initial climb phase of the flight, killing 77 of the 98 people aboard the aircraft.[26]

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. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Рейс Москва – Минеральные Воды впервые выполнен на самолете Boeing 747-400" (in Russian). Moscow: Interfax-Tourism. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014. Alt URL
  3. ^ "Businessman Roman Trotsenko bought two Russian airport". Sevendaynews.com. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Armenian Airlines Adds Mineralnye Vody From Dec 2023". AeroRoutes. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  5. ^ a b Liu, Jim (25 September 2024). "Azimuth late-Sep 2024 Caucasus Network Expansion". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  6. ^ a b Биишева, Гульназира (2 June 2024). "В чебоксарский аэропорт прилетел первый самолет из Минеральных Вод". cheb-live.ru (in Russian). Чебоксары Live. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  7. ^ a b Liu, Jim (23 April 2019). "AZIMUTH schedules domestic new routes in S19". Routesonline. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  8. ^ ""Азимут" полетит из Минеральных Вод в Гянджу". Travel.ru (in Russian). 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  9. ^ a b c "Azimuth Expands Mineralnye Vody Domestic Network in Jan 2024". AeroRoutes. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  10. ^ Liu, Jim. "Azimuth schedules additional domestic routes from mid-Sep 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  11. ^ Дегтярева, Вера. "Из Минеральных Вод запустили рейсы в Ханты-Мансийск". atvmedia.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  12. ^ a b Чеснокова, Анастасия (16 September 2024). "Из Омска запустят новый авиарейс в Минеральные воды". НГС55.ру (in Russian). Сетевое издание «NGS55.RU». Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Azimuth Adds Samarkand Service From Dec 2022". Aeroroutes. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  14. ^ Плохотниченко, Юрий (23 April 2019). "Flydubai будет летать из Дубая в Сочи, но приостановит ряд других российских линий на лето". Travel.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  15. ^ L, J (24 September 2015). "NordStar Plans to Add New Moscow Domodedovo Routes from late-Oct 2015". Airline Route. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  16. ^ "Red Wings запускает новый маршрут Минводы — Астана". go-travel.ru (in Russian). ООО «Тревел». Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  17. ^ Трофимова, Кристина (27 June 2024). "Из Минеральных Вод запустят прямые рейсы в Шри-Ланку — Travel Russian News". www.trn-news.ru. Travel Russian News. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  18. ^ ""Уральские авиалинии" будут летать из Москвы в Минеральные Воды". TRAVEL.RU. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  19. ^ Иванова, Оксана (8 October 2024). "Самолеты из Тюмени в Минеральные воды будут летать круглый год". Информационный портал SM.news (in Russian). Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  20. ^ Liu, Jim. "Yakutia W19 Domestic network additions". Routesonline. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  21. ^ Statistics. "Аэропорт Минвод увеличил пассажиропоток на 27% в 2017 году". tourism.interfax.ru.
  22. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Lisunov Li-2 CCCP-L4890 Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  23. ^ "Катастрофа Ил-12 Новосибирской авиагруппы близ а/п Новосибирск-Северный (борт СССР-Л1365), 27 сентября 1954 года. // AirDisaster.ru – авиационные происшествия, инциденты и авиакатастрофы в СССР и России – факты, история, статистика". www.airdisaster.ru. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  24. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin 18V CCCP-75757 Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  25. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Antonov 24B CCCP-46418 Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  26. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin 18V CCCP-75520 Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
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