Saransk Airport

Saransk Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Саранск) (IATA: SKX, ICAO: UWPS) is an international airport in Mordovia, Russia located 7 km southeast of Saransk. It serves small airliners, but has undergone a major renovation in 2017 in time for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Saransk International Airport

Аэропорт Саранск
New Terminal constructed in 2018
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerAdministration of Civil Airports
LocationSaransk
Elevation AMSL676 ft / 206 m
Coordinates54°7′30″N 045°12′54″E
Websiteaviamordovia.ru
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
02/20 9,190 2,802 Asphalt

History

Since the second half of the 1940s, the Lyambir military airfield was used as an airport. In 1955, a civil airport was built in the city limits, in the area of what is nowadays Gagarin Street.

And in 1960, a new airport was opened in its current place, near the village of Lukhovka, 5 km south-east of Saransk city center. In 1964, a new terminal was built. In 1981, a concrete runway was commissioned, which allowed the airport to accept modern turbojet Tu-134 and Yak-42 aircraft. In 1988, the airport reached its peak: the number of take-offs reached 14 thousand flights a year. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union the number of flights decreased. The airport was not subject to privatization[1] and is fully owned by the unitary enterprise Administration of Civil Airports (Russian: АГАА).

In 2014, the concept of modernization was defined: the runway extension, the demolition of the existing terminal and its replacement by a new one. In 2015, the airport was given[1] the status of an international airport as part of the preparations for hosting the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which also includes reconstruction of the airport in order to accommodate traffic expected for the World Cup matches that will take place in Saransk. Reconstruction started on 1 January 2017. The runway was extended from 2,801 to 3,221 meters and reinforced with asphalt concrete.[1] The airport is now able to receive such aircraft as the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320. Also new taxiways, air traffic control facilities had been built and the apron had been expanded.[2] A new permanent domestic passenger terminal with an area of 7,000 square meters had been built with capacity of 300 passengers per hour.[3] It was designed by FGUP GPI and NII GA Aeroproject (Moscow). In addition a temporary, a temporary international terminal was built, which will increase the capacity to 600 passengers per hour, for the time of the 2018 World Cup, and which will be dismantled after it.[1]

The airport was opened after renovation on 1 February 2018 with the participation of Ministry Russian Minister Transport, Maksim Sokolov.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
AeroflotMoscow–Sheremetyevo[4]
RusLine Mineralnye Vody, Saint Petersburg, Sochi,[5] Yekaterinburg[6]

Transportation

The airport is located 7 km south-east of the city center.

As of November 2018 there is public transportation service to/from the airport .Bus and Taxi is the possibility to get from the airport.[7] Taxis do not wait at the airport, so if you need to be picked up it must be booked in advance.

Statistics
Traffic figures at Saransk Airport
Year Passengers
2014 28,800[8]
2015 30,400[9]
2016 31,100
2017 0 (closed for renovations)
2018 130
2019 90,552[10]

References
  1. "Международный аэропорт Саранск. Досьe". Itar Tass. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. "Реконструированный к ЧМ-2018 аэропорт Саранска открылся для пассажиров". tr.ru. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  3. "Saransk airport handles first scheduled flight following renovation". Rusaviainsider.com. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  4. ""Аэрофлот" будет летать из Москвы в Саранск". travel.ru. 29 December 2017.
  5. Liu, Jim (17 May 2019). "RusLine expands Adler/Sochi network in S19". Routesonline. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  6. Кольцово запускает рейсы в Архангельск и Саранск. veved.ru (in Russian). Вечерние Ведомости. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  7. "Прилетающим". www.aviamordovia.ru. АО”Авиалинии Мордовии”. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  8. "Объемы перевозок через аэропорты России за январь-декабрь 2014-2015 гг" (PDF). Federal Air Transport Agency. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  9. "Объемы перевозок через аэропорты России за январь-декабрь 2015-2016 гг" (PDF). Federal Air Transport Agency. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  10. "Объемы перевозок через аэропорты России за январь-декабрь 2019 года (регулярные и нерегулярные перевозки) на 31.01.2020гг". Federal Air Transport Agency. Retrieved 2020-02-11.


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