Minsk National Airport

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Minsk National Airport
Нацыянальны аэрапорт Мінск
Национальный аэропорт Минск
IATA: MSQ – ICAO: UMMS
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Minsk, Belarus
Location Kastrychnitski
Hub for Belavia
Elevation AMSL 204 m / 669 ft
Coordinates 53°52′57″N 28°01′57″E / 53.88250°N 28.03250°E / 53.88250; 28.03250Coordinates: 53°52′57″N 28°01′57″E / 53.88250°N 28.03250°E / 53.88250; 28.03250
Website airport.by
Map
Minsk National Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 3,641 11,942 Concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 2,782,866
Passenger change 14–15 Increase7.3%
Sources: ACI's 2014 World Airport Traffic Report.

Minsk National Airport (IATA: MSQ, ICAO: UMMS), (Belarusian: Нацыянальны аэрапорт Мiнск, [natsɨjaˈnalʲnɨ aeraˈport mʲinsk]; Russian: Национальный аэропорт Минск), formerly named Minsk-2 - not to be confused with the now defunct Minsk-1 Airport near downtown Minsk -, 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

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Minsk:[2]

AirlinesDestinations
Aeroflot Moscow-Sheremetyevo
Air China1 Beijing-Capital
airBaltic Riga
Austrian Airlines Vienna
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, London-Gatwick, Lviv, Milan-Malpensa, Moscow-Domodedovo, Moscow-Zhukovsky,[3][4] Nice, Odessa, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Prague, Riga, Rome-Fiumicino, St Petersburg, Stockholm-Arlanda, Tbilisi, Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion, Vilnius, Warsaw-Chopin
Seasonal: Batumi, Beirut
Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi (ends 26 March 2017)[5]
LOT Polish Airlines Warsaw-Chopin
Lufthansa Frankfurt
Motor Sich Airlines Zaporizhia
Turkish Airlines Istanbul-Atatürk
Turkmenistan Airlines Aşgabat
Ukraine International Airlines Kiev-Boryspil
UTair Aviation Moscow-Vnukovo

^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[6]

Statistics

Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI Statistics[7]
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% 8,667 Increase
2012 1,837,911 Increase27.83% 14,947 Increase9.27% 9,833 Increase
2013 2,182,177 Increase18.73% 16,586 Increase11.00% 10,477 Increase
2014 2,593,559 Increase18.90% 20,036 Increase20.90% 19,905 Increase
2015 2,782,866 Increase7.30% 20,365 Increase1.64% N.D. N.D.
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Reports
(Years 2005,[8] 2006,[9] 2007,[10] 2009,[11] 2011,[12] 2012,[13] 2013,[14] and 2014[15])

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.[16]

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.[17]

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Airport History - Minsk National Airport". Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. ↑ airport.by - Season Timetable retrieved 30 July 2016
  3. ↑ Liu, Jim (15 September 2016). "Belavia adds Zhukovsky service from Sep 2016". Routesonline. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Liu, Jim (25 November 2016). "Belavia expands Zhukovsky service from Nov 2016". Routesonline. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Etihad Airways reduces Minsk service from Jan 2017". Airlineroute. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  6. ↑ Turkish Airlines Cargo Winter Schedule
  7. ↑ http://airport.by/about/enterprise-performance
  8. ↑ Airport Council International's 2005 World Airport Traffic Report
  9. ↑ Airport Council International's 2006 World Airport Traffic Report
  10. ↑ Airport Council International's 2007 World Airport Traffic Report
  11. ↑ Airport Council International's 2009 World Airport Traffic Report
  12. ↑ Airport Council International's 2011 World Airport Traffic Report
  13. ↑ Airport Council International's 2012 World Airport Traffic Report
  14. ↑ Airport Council International's 2013 World Airport Traffic Report
  15. ↑ Airport Council International's 2014 World Airport Traffic Report
  16. ↑ "Transport - Minsk National Airport". Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  17. ↑ "Расписание движения поездов". Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  18. ↑ "ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev 134AK CCCP-65910 Nezhivka".
  19. ↑ "Kish Air aircraft strikes trees during landing".
  20. ↑ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 27 October 2009.

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