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Minsk National Airport

Coordinates: 53°52′57″N 28°01′57″E / 53.88250°N 28.03250°E / 53.88250; 28.03250
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Minsk National Airport

Нацыянальны аэрапорт Мінск
Национальный аэропорт Минск
File:MSQ logo-en.png
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesMinsk, Belarus
LocationKastrychnitski
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
Websiteairport.by
Map
Minsk National Airport is located in Belarus
Minsk National Airport
Minsk National Airport
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 3,641 11,942 Concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers2,782,866
Passenger change 14–15Increase7.3%
Sources: ACI's 2014 World Airport Traffic Report.

Minsk National Airport (IATA: MSQ, ICAO: UMMS), (Belarusian: Нацыянальны аэрапорт Мiнск, [natsɨjaˈnalʲnɨ aeraˈport mʲinsk]; Template:Lang-ru), former name Minsk-2 (not to be confused with Minsk-1 Airport in Minsk downtown), is the main international airport in Belarus, located 42 km (26 mi) to the east of the capital Minsk, geographically lying in the territory of Smalyavichy Raion, but administratively being subordinated to Kastrychnitski District of Minsk.

The airport serves as hub of the national Belarusian airline Belavia and the cargo carriers TransAVIAexport Airlines and Genex.

History

Early years

In 1977 in the environs of the Belarusian capital the building of the new airport "Minsk-2" was begun. In 1979 the new runway 3,640-m-long and 60-m-wide was put into operation. In 1981 the airdrome "Minsk-2" was already able to handle aircraft in 1982 the airport was opened. The first passenger flight was operated on the plane Tupolev Tu-134. 11 years later the airport was completely built. The terminal of the unique architectural project with the carrying capacity – 5,8 million passengers a year was put into operation.

Development since the 1990s

The regular flights began from 1983, in 1990 the passenger traffic reached 2,2 million passengers. But from 1991 the unexpected decrease of the flights began. That took place because of the Soviet Union collapse and other changes caused by this historical event. In 1997 the number of the passengers was 516,000, in 1998 – 480,000, in 2000 – only 400,000 passengers. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union the first million passengers was handled by Minsk National Airport in 2008. Due to the substantial growth in passenger traffic 2008 became a significant mark for the airport.[1]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Aeroflot Moscow-Sheremetyevo
Air China1 Beijing-Capital[2]
airBaltic Riga
Arkia Israeli Airlines Seasonal: Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion [3]
Austrian Airlines Vienna
AZALJet Baku[4]
Belavia Almaty, Amsterdam, Aşgabat, Astana, Baku, Barcelona, Belgrade, Berlin-Schönefeld, Budapest, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hanover, Helsinki, Istanbul-Atatürk, Kaliningrad, Kharkiv, Kiev-Boryspil, Kiev-Zhuliany, Krasnodar, Larnaca,[5] London-Gatwick, Milan-Malpensa, Moscow-Domodedovo, Nice, Odessa,[6] Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Prague, Riga, Rome-Fiumicino, Sochi, St Petersburg, Stockholm-Arlanda, Tbilisi, Tehran-Imam Khomeini, Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion, Vienna, Vilnius, Warsaw-Chopin
Seasonal: Batumi, Beirut, Homiel, Karagandy, Kostanay, Manchester, Palanga (begins 19 June 2016),[7] Pavlodar
Seasonal charter: Athens, Thessaloniki, Tenerife-South[8]
Dniproavia Seasonal: Ivano-Frankivsk
Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi
LOT Polish Airlines Warsaw-Chopin
Lufthansa Frankfurt
Motor Sich Airlines Zaporizhia[9]
Turkish Airlines Istanbul-Atatürk
Turkmenistan Airlines Aşgabat[10]
Ukraine International Airlines Kiev-Boryspil[11]
UTair Aviation Moscow-Vnukovo[12]
Vueling Seasonal: Barcelona
Yamal Airlines Yekaterinburg (begins 3 June 2016)

^1 The outbound flight for this service makes an intermediate stop in Budapest. However, Air China does not have fifth freedom rights to transport passengers between Minsk and Budapest.

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Genex Belgrade, Prague, Warsaw-Chopin
Turkish Airlines Cargo Istanbul-Atatürk, Vienna[13]

Statistics

Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI Statistics
Passengers Change from previous year Aircraft operations Change from previous year Cargo
(metric tons)		 Change from previous year
2005 559,114 Increase10.86% 5,456 Increase 2.83% 5,488 Increase 4.29%
2006 637,560 Increase14.03% 6,144 Increase12.61% 6,059 Increase10.40%
2007 830,481 Increase30.26% 7,590 Increase23.54% 7,290 Increase20.32%
2008 1,010,695 Increase21.70% 9,256 Increase21.95% 7,870 Increase 7.96%
2009 1,028,886 Increase 1.80% 9,341 Increase 0.92% 7,289 Decrease 7.38%
2010 1,285,423 Increase24.93% 11,020 Increase17.97% 8,553 Increase17.34%
2011 1,437,825 Increase11.86% 13,686 Increase24.19% N.D. N.D.
2012 N.D. N.D. N.D. N.D. N.D. N.D.
2013 N.D. N.D. N.D. N.D. N.D. N.D.
2014 2,593,559 Increase18.90% N.D. N.D. N.D. N.D.
2015 2,782,866 Increase7.30% N.D. N.D. N.D. N.D.
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Reports
(Years 2005,[14] 2006,[15] 2007,[16] 2009,[17] 2011,[18] 2012,[19] 2013,[20] and 2014[21])

Ground transportation

Location within the limits of Kastrychnitski District (pink) of Minsk

Minsk international airport is linked to the capital by the M2 motorway. Bus, train, taxi and parking services are provided.[22]

The airport is served by bus 300Э departing from Centralny bus station every 45 minutes, and takes about one hour. From November 2014 the airport can also be reached by train departing from Minsk Passazhirsky or Smolevichi railway stations, where one can make connections from other Belarus cities and towns.[23]

The airport is located 42 km (26 mi) east of Minsk, and is linked with the city with a toll-free (for non-BY registered cars) highway. Free short term parking is available in front of the terminal.

Incidents and accidents

  • On 1 February 1985 an aircraft Tu-134AK operated by Aeroflot with registration number SSSR-65910 en 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.[24]
  • On 6 September 2003 an aircraft Tu-154 operated by an Iranian airline Kish Air hit trees in heavy fog as it was on approach en route from Tehran to Copenhagen. None of the 38 passengers and 4 crew members on board were injured.[25]
  • On 26 October 2009, S-Air Flight 9607, operated by BAe 125 RA-02807 crashed on approach to Minsk National Airport. All three crew and both passengers died.[26]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Airport History - Minsk National Airport". Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. ^ L, J (16 March 2015). "Air China Adds Minsk / Budapest Service from May 2015". Airline Route. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  3. ^ L, J (28 March 2016). "Arkia Adds Minsk / St. Petersburg Service in S16". Airline Route. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Azerbaijan Airlines Launches Low-cost AZALJet Service from late-March 2016". airlineroute.
  5. ^ http://en.belavia.by/time-table/
  6. ^ "Белавиа откроет рейсы Минск-Одесса после введения украинских санкций". avianews.com by Aviation Today. avianews.com. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  7. ^ L, J (22 December 2015). "Belavia Adds Palanga Service in S16". Airlien Route. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Belavia to launch charter flights to Tenerife on 18 March". BelTA – News from Belarus. Belarusian Telegraph Agency. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Belavia, Motor Sich preparing commercial agreements for Minsk-Zaporizhia flight". BelTA. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  10. ^ [1]
  11. ^ L, J (9 December 2014). "Ukraine International Adds Minsk Service from April 2015". Airline Route. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  12. ^ ""ЮТэйр" возобновляет полеты из Москвы в Минск". ПАО «Авиакомпания «ЮТэйр». Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  13. ^ Turkish Airlines Cargo Winter Schedule
  14. ^ Airport Council International's 2005 World Airport Traffic Report
  15. ^ Airport Council International's 2006 World Airport Traffic Report
  16. ^ Airport Council International's 2007 World Airport Traffic Report
  17. ^ Airport Council International's 2009 World Airport Traffic Report
  18. ^ Airport Council International's 2011 World Airport Traffic Report
  19. ^ Airport Council International's 2012 World Airport Traffic Report
  20. ^ Airport Council International's 2013 World Airport Traffic Report
  21. ^ Airport Council International's 2014 World Airport Traffic Report
  22. ^ "Transport - Minsk National Airport". Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  23. ^ "Расписание движения поездов". Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  24. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev 134AK CCCP-65910 Nezhivka".
  25. ^ "Kish Air aircraft strikes trees during landing".
  26. ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 27 October 2009.

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