Volgograd International Airport
| Volgograd International Airport Международный Аэропорт Волгоград |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | JSC "Volgograd International Airport" | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Volgograd | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Volgograd, Russia | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 482 ft / 147 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°46′54″N 044°20′48″E / 48.78167°N 44.34667°ECoordinates: 48°46′54″N 044°20′48″E / 48.78167°N 44.34667°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.mav.ru | ||||||||||||||
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Volgograd International Airport (Russian: Международный Аэропорт Волгоград) (IATA: VOG, ICAO: URWW) is an airport located 15 km northwest of the city of Volgograd in Russia. It comprises a civilian airport built on top of an older military runway (3300 m), now demolished. The terminal area parks 42 medium/large aircraft and 91 small aircraft.
A military training unit was present at Gumrak as late as 1994, the 706 UAP (706th Aviation Training Regiment), using Aero L-39 aircraft. However a more recent report puts 706 UAP at Beketovsk until 1997.[1] Volgograd Airport served as base for Air Volga. When the airline went bankrupt in April 2010, its aircraft and most of the routes were taken over by RusLine.
In 2012 it was announced that Volgograd airport would have a new terminal and runway built which would bring the airport up to European standards, it is currently being built and will be complete sometime in 2017.[2]
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Battle of Stalingrad[edit]
The airport, then named Gumrak Airport, was used by the German 6th Army as fuel and supply depot (alongside with Pitomnik Airfield) during the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942/43. After the fall of Pitomnik on 17 January 1943, Gumrak was the only one of seven airfields around Stalingrad still in German hands.[3] On 22 January, a last He 111 aircraft left the airfield with 19 wounded soldiers, the last flight out of Stalingrad for the 6th Army.[4] Gumrak eventually was recaptured by the 293rd Rifle Division on 23 January, leaving the 6th Army without any means of direct support.[5]
Airport expansion for FIFA-2018[edit]
In 2016, the new terminal of the airport was opened for international flights. Straight after opening, the first terminal building was demolished to give more space for a new terminal extension that is planned to be equipped with air-bridges. The construction must be finished in 2018, before FIFA starts. The current Soviet-built building is planned to convert into a bus terminal.[6][7]
Aeroexpress[edit]
Currently, there is a construction of 1.2 kilometer railway line from Gumrak station to the airport. This will allow the passengers to get to Volgograd for less than 30 minutes. The construction is also planned to be finished in 2018.[8][9]
Airlines and destinations[edit]
External links[edit]
Media related to Gumrak Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Russian) Volgograd International Airport official website
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Holm, Michael. "706th Training Aviation Regiment". ww2.dk. Retrieved 19 Jan 2016.
- ^ SONNE, PAUL. "Russia Kicks 2018 FIFA World Cup Plan Into High Gear". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ The Great Patriotic War - 1943 accessed: 9 March 2009
- ^ Hitler's War on Russia Google book review, author: Charles Winchester, publisher: Osprey Publisjing, page: 111, accessed: 10 March 2009
- ^ Das Wolf - Third Reich militaria[permanent dead link] January 1943, accessed: 9 March 2009
- ^ "Стройку нового терминала в аэропорту Волгограда показали с высоты птичьего полета". kp.ru. 24 October 2017.
- ^ "ПОДГОТОВКА К ЧМ ПО ФУТБОЛУ-2018: О ХОДЕ ВЫПОЛНЕНИЯ РАБОТ В АЭРОПОРТУ Г. ВОЛГОГРАД". aviaport.ru. 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Когда в аэропорт Волгограда построят прямую железнодорожную ветку". rcmm.ru. 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Новая железнодорожная ветка свяжет центр города с Аэропортом Волгограда". l34.news. 27 October 2017.
- ^ Liu, Jim. "Nordavia expands St. Petersburg network in S17". Routesonline. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "Pegasus adds new international routes from June 2017". routesonline. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ Liu, Jim (9 November 2016). "Pobeda expands St. Petersburg network in W16". Routesonline. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
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