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Minsk International Airport

Нацыянальны аэрапорт Мінск
Национальный аэропорт Минск
File:Minsk Airport.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesMinsk
Hub forBelavia
Elevation AMSL204 m / 669 ft
Coordinates53°52′57″N 28°01′57″E / 53.88250°N 28.03250°E / 53.88250; 28.03250
Websitehttp://airport.by/index_eng.htm
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 3,641 11,942 Concrete
Statistics
Number of Passengers1,010,695

Minsk International Airport (IATA: MSQ, ICAO: UMMS), (Belarusian: Нацыянальны аэрапорт Мiнск, IPA: [natsɨjaˈnalʲnɨ aeraˈport mʲinsk]; Template:Lang-ru), sometimes referred to as Minsk-2, is the main international airport in Belarus, located 42 km (26 mi) to the east of the capital Minsk. The airport began operations in July 1982; the existing terminal was opened on March 28, 1989 and replaced the old Minsk-1 airport in the south of the city.

The airport has one runway of length of 3640 m and width of 60 m.

The airport hosts national Belarus airlines Belavia (passenger) and TransAVIAexport Airlines (cargo). Several foreign airlines provide service to Minsk airport.

The airport, which is capable of accommodating 5 million passengers a year, served more than 1 million passengers in 2008.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
AeroflotMoscow-Sheremetyevo
airBalticRiga
Austrian Airlines operated by Tyrolean AirwaysVienna
BelaviaAmsterdam, Astana [seasonal], Baku, Berlin-Schönefeld, Frankfurt, Hanover [begins 24 June], Istanbul-Atatürk, Kaliningrad, Kiev-Boryspil, Kostanay, Cyprus, London-Gatwick, Manchester, Milan-Malpensa, Moscow-Domodedovo, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Moscow-Vnukovo, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Prague, Riga, Rome-Fiumicino, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Tbilisi, Tel Aviv, Warsaw, Yerevan
Caspian Airlines[1]Tehran
Czech AirlinesPrague
El AlTel Aviv
Estonian Air operated by Estonian Air RegionalTallinn
Etihad AirwaysAbu Dhabi
Georgian AirwaysTbilisi
GomelaviaGomel
LOT Polish AirlinesWarsaw
LufthansaFrankfurt
SCATAstana
Turkish AirlinesIstanbul-Atatürk
Turkmenistan AirlinesAshgabat

Statistical Data

The Belarus government owns the airport and doesn't officially disclose much statistical data. But some information is still available.

In 2007 airport served 835,000 passengers out of which 550,000 were served by the national airline Belavia.[2]

File:Belarus-Minsk-2 airport.jpg
Main building of the Minsk-2 i.e. the Minsk International Airport seen from a plane rolling on the airfield.

Incidents and accidents

  • On February 1, 1985 an aircraft Tu-134AK operated by Aeroflot with registration number SSSR-65910 on route to Leningrad Pulkovo airport crashed into the forest shortly after takeoff killing 55 out of 73 passengers and 3 out of 7 crew members on board.[3]
  • On September 6, 2003 an aircraft Tu-154 operated by an Iranian airline Kish Air hit trees in heavy fog as it was on approach on route from Tehran to Copenhagen. None of the 38 passengers and 4 crew members on board were injured.[4]
  • On October 26, 2009, S-Air Flight 9607, operated by BAe 125 RA-02807 crashed on approach to Minsk International Airport. All three crew and both passengers were killed.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Caspian Airlines international route map". pp. [1].
  2. ^ "Increase in the market of air-transportation" (in Russian).
  3. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev 134AK CCCP-65910 Nezhivka".
  4. ^ "Kish Air aircraft strikes trees during landing".
  5. ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
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