Nizhny Novgorod International Airport
| Nizhny Novgorod International Airport Международный аэропорт Нижний Новгород |
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IATA: GOJ – ICAO: UWGG
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | JSC "Nizhny Novgorod International Airport" | ||
| Serves | Nizhny Novgorod | ||
| Location | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | ||
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| Elevation AMSL | 256 ft / 78 m | ||
| Coordinates | 56°13′48″N 043°47′12″E / 56.23000°N 43.78667°E | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 06/24 | 500 | 1,640 | Asphalt |
| 15/33 | 600 | 1,969 | Asphalt |
| 18R/36L | 2,805 | 9,203 | Concrete |
| 18L/36R | 2,509 | 8,232 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Passengers (regular flights) | 2,210,483 | ||
| Passengers (charter flights) | 70,238 | ||
Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (Russian: Международный аэропорт Нижний Новгород) (IATA: GOJ, ICAO: UWGG) (sometimes referred to as Strigino Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Стригино) is the international airport serving the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. It is located on the outskirts of the city's Avtozavodsky District, 14 km southwest of city centre. It was founded in 1936.
The civil terminal offers a very large apron that can accommodate 44 aircraft. The airfield supports 24-hour flight operations, several Ministry of Interior Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft are based here.
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Airlines and destinations [edit]
| Airlines | Destinations | Terminal |
|---|---|---|
| Aeroflot | Moscow-Sheremetyevo | 1 |
| Aeroflot operated by Rossiya |
St. Petersburg | 1 |
| Air Management Group | Kirov,[1] Penza,[2] Samara (begins 3 June 2013)[3] | 1 |
| Astra Airlines | Seasonal Charter: Thessaloniki | 2 |
| Czech Airlines | Prague | 2 |
| I-Fly | Charter: Barcelona, Hurghada | 2 |
| Lufthansa | Frankfurt | ? |
| Orenair | Charter: Antalya, Barcelona, Dalaman, Heraklion, Hurghada, Monastir, Sharjah, Sharm el-Sheikh | 1 |
| S7 Airlines | Moscow-Domodedovo | 1 |
| Tatarstan Airlines | Sarartov (begins 1 September 2013)[4] Charter: Pula |
1 |
| Transaero Airlines | Seasonal charter: Barcelona, Hurghada, Paphos | 2 |
| Ural Airlines | Chelyabinsk, Dubai, Dushanbe, Khujand, Namangan, Prague, Tashkent, Yerevan Seasonal: Burgas (begins 28 May 2013),[5] Podgorica (begins 1 June 2013)[5] Charter: Antalya, Hurghada, Sharm el-Sheikh |
1 |
| UTair Aviation | Baku, Moscow-Vnukovo, Samara, St. Petersburg, Surgut, Yekaterinburg | 1 |
| UTair Aviation operated by UTair-Express |
Kazan[1] | 1 |
Ground transportation [edit]
The airport can be reached by taxi, bus #11 from Metro station 'Park kultury', microbus (marshrutka) #29 from Metro station 'Park Kultury' and bus #20 from the railway station.
The Nizhny Novgorod - Arzamas railway line runs close to the airport, and the authorities are currently (2008) studying the feasibility of constructing a railway branch into the airport, and a train station there, with a view to running trains from there to Nizhny Novgorod's main railway station.[6]
References [edit]
- ^ a b "С 1 апреля из международного аэропорта Нижний Новгород будут выполняться пять новых региональных рейсов". ОАО «Аэропорт Кольцово» & ОАО «МАНН». Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ^ "Расписание движения самолетов в аэропорту г.Пенза". Аэропорт г. Пенза. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ Павлова, Анна (29 March 2013). "Приволжские аэропорты анонсируют межрегиональные рейсы". ЗАО «Коммерсантъ. Издательский дом». Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ "Запуск новых рейсов из Саратова в города ПФО перенесли на 2 месяца РИА Новости". RIA Novosti. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Авиакомпания «Уральские авиалинии» в весенне-летний период планирует запустить 8 новых рейсов из России за границу". Информационное агентство АПИ - Новости Екатеринбурга. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Горьковская железная дорога планирует организацию перевозок пассажиров из Нижнего Новгорода до аэропорта Стригино. (Gorky Railway is planning passenger transportation from Nizhny Novgorod to Strigino Airport). 20-May-2008 (Russian)
External links [edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Nizhny Novgorod International Airport |
- (Russian) Official Nizhny Novgorod Airport site
- (Russian) (English) (German) Official Nizhny Novgorod Airport site
- Airport information for UWGG at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for UWGG at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- Current weather for UWGG at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for GOJ at Aviation Safety Network
