International Airport Irkutsk

International Airport Irkutsk Международный Аэропорт Иркутск
IATA: IKT – ICAO: UIII
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Owner	Russian Federation
Operator	JSC "International Airport Irkutsk"
Serves	Irkutsk
Location	Irkutsk, Russia
Hub for	Angara Airlines IrAero Nordwind Airlines S7 Airlines Ural Airlines Yakutia Airlines
Elevation AMSL	1,675 ft / 511 m
Coordinates	52°16′05″N 104°23′20″E / 52.26806°N 104.38889°ECoordinates: 52°16′05″N 104°23′20″E / 52.26806°N 104.38889°E
Website	en.iktport.ru
Map
IKT Location of airport in Irkutsk Oblast
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 12/30 11,702 3,564 polymer asphalt concrete
Statistics (2013)
Passengers 1,569,011 Servicing of cargo (in tons) 11 578
Source:[1][2][3]

International Airport Irkutsk (Russian: Международный Аэропорт Иркутск) (IATA: IKT, ICAO: UIII) is an airport on the outskirts of Irkutsk, Russia, at a distance of 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Lake Baikal.

Operations

The airport has direct international flights to Vietnam, Germany, Greece, Egypt, Spain, China, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uzbekistan and South Korea. It has daily domestic flights to Moscow, Vladivostok, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Yakutsk, Saint Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Sochi, and regional daily flights to Ust-Kut, Bratsk, Bodaybo, Kirensk and other Russian cities.

Due to its proximity to the Angara Reservoir, the airport is subject to a microclimate of foggy weather. When the airport is closed due to bad weather conditions, Bratsk Airport, Ulan-Ude Airport, Irkutsk Northwest Airport, and Belaya (air base) serve as diversion airports.

History

• 24 June 1925. is considered the official birth date of Irkutsk airport. 6 aircraft — participants of great flight on the route Moscow — Irkutsk — Ulan-Bator — Beijing arrived at Irkutsk airport that day. Of these 6 planes, 4 were domestic and 2 were foreign. This flight was headed by pilot Mr. I. P. Shmidt. The event served as the beginning of organized planned air opening up of Siberia.
• On August 10–13, 1928 the first postal-passengers flight on the hydro aviation route Irkutsk — Bodaybo on the aircraft Junkers F 13 «Mossovet» was performed.
• August 1932 the greatest major air route Moscow — Vladivostok was opened. Irkutsk aviators started to perform flights on the route Irkutsk — Mogocha.
• January 1948. 24 hour flights on the air routes Irkutsk — Moscow, Irkutsk — Bodaybo — Yakutsk were started.
• On December 30, 1954 Airport Irkutsk had become the status of international by means of Government of the Soviet Union № 2412–1153.
• On September 15, 1956 the jet aircraft Tupolev Tu-104 first arrived at Irkutsk aerodrome by tech-flight from Beijing. That day was starting the first in the USSR passenger air route Moscow — Irkutsk on jet airliner Tupolev Tu-104. The flight was performed by Moscow crew headed by captain Mr. E. P. Barabash.
• On March 7, 1975. the first aircraft of second generation of civil airplanes Tupolev Tu-154 landed in Irkutsk.
• April 4, 1975. The first flight to Moscow on Tupolev Tu-154 was performed.
• November 11, 1980 The first Il-76 CCCP-76525 arrived in Irkutsk. The crew consisted of: flight instructor МГА Mr. M. V. Ptitsyn, the commander УТО Mr. V. F. Podshivalov, captain-probationer A.V. Bobylkov and other flying experts.
• December 19, 1980 The first flight was performed on the route Irkutsk — Polyarnyi using Il-76, it was headed by air detachment commander Mr. v. I. Sviridov.
• April 1, 1992 According to order № 238 d.d. 30 March Irkutsk united air group was reorganized. There were: State Enterprise " Irkutsk Airport " (SE «Irkutsk Airport») and public corporation «Air company «Baikal»
• October 28, 1994. The certificate № 045-А-М of Intergovernmental Aviation Committee for accordance with certification requirements was given. The airport was accepted as suitable for international flights service.
• December 16, 1994 The acting terminal of international flights was put in commission.
• April 12, 2002 Aerodrome operator changed name to Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Irkutsk Airport".
• July 14, 2004 The aerodrome got the certificate to accept international flight and landing-minimum 1 category ICAO 60Template:Explain?
• On October 14, 2008 the work for lengthening the runway (400 m towards Lake Baikal) was completed.
• April 10, 2009 Re-opening of the domestic terminal after reconstruction. The terminal is called "Crystal Gate".
• November 13, 2009 - International Airport "Airport Irkutsk" held its first aircraft spotting session, becoming the third largest city in Russia (after Moscow and Novosibirsk). The event has become a tradition.^[4][5]
• July 2, 2010 - Airport "Irkutsk" celebrated its 85th anniversary.^[6]
• March 1, 2011 - Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Airport Irkutsk" transformed into an open Joint-stock company International airport "Irkutsk".

Technical characteristics

Airport map (2007)

Gate in the International Airport Irkutsk.

Apron buses at Irkutsk Airport.

Airport "Irkutsk" has only one runway with armobetonnym coating having a vertical drop of more than 30 m. The total capacity of the two passenger terminals is 1450 passengers / hour. Cargo terminal is equipped with diesel forklifts, hoists, container platform, electronic and mechanical scales (for weighing cargo up to 30 tons). The airport complex also includes the airport hotel "Air Harbour", a service of aviation service (board food workshop) repair facility and medical services. There is a VIP lounge in the international terminal building.

Passenger capacity:

• Domestic terminal: 800 passengers/hour
• International terminal: 650 passengers/hour

Cargo terminal: area = 2.2 hectares with a capacity of 150 tonnes per day.

Fire fighting equipment: cat VIII

Runway characteristics

The class of the artificial landing strip - B (according to the length of the landing strip) Corresponding to the first category of ICAO.

Runway dimensions and type of surface: 3565 x 45 m, Cement and Concrete – 40 cm, Fiber Crete – 29 cm, PCN 72/R/C/X/T.
Aids to navigation and operations:

• NDB – 2 direct.
• VOR/DME – 2 direct.
• ILS – 2 direct.
• HIALS-1 – 2 direct.

ETOPS Diversion airport

Irkutsk airport serves as a diversion airport on transcontinental flights and Polar route 2.^[7][8]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Boeing 767-300ER of "S7 Airlines"

Tu-154M of "Atlant-Soyuz"

Angara Airlines Antonov An-148 landing at Irkutsk Airport.

S7 Airlines Tupolev Tu-154M in new livery parked at Irkutsk Airport.

Airlines	Destinations
Aero Mongolia	Ulaanbaatar
Aeroflot	Moscow-Sheremetyevo
Aeroflot operated by Aurora	Khabarovsk
Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise	Lensk, Mirny, Udachny
Angara Airlines	Bodaybo, Bratsk, Chita, Erbogachen, Kirensk, Krasnoyarsk-Yemelyanovo,[9] Mama, Mirny, Novosibirsk,[10] Olyokminsk, Polyarny,[9] Talakan, Ust-Kut, Vladivostok, Yakutsk Seasonal: Sochi[11]
Avia Traffic Company	Osh[12]
Bural operated by PANH	Ulan-Ude
Hainan Airlines	Beijing-Capital
IrAero	Abakan,[13] Blagoveshchensk, Bodaybo, Bratsk,[14] Chita, Harbin, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk-Yemelyanovo, Lensk, Magadan, Manzhouli, Nizhnevartovsk, Novosibirsk, Omsk (resumes 15 June 2016), Samara, Ulan-Ude, Ust-Kut, Vladivostok, Yakutsk
Korean Air	Seasonal: Seoul-Incheon
NordStar	Kyzyl, Novosibirsk
Nordwind Airlines	Seasonal Charter: Denpasar/Bali, Krabi, Nha Trang (Cam Ranh), Phuket, Sanya
Pegas Fly	Seasonal Charter: Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Barcelona, Burgas, Dubai-World Central, Heraklion, Nha Trang (Cam Ranh), U-Tapao
PANH	Kazachinskoe, Nizhneudinsk, Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky, Ulan-Ude
Polar Airlines	Lensk
S7 Airlines	Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Beijing-Capital, Magadan, Moscow-Domodedovo, Novosibirsk, Vladivostok Seasonal: Hong Kong, Seoul-Incheon[15]
S7 Airlines operated by Globus	Novosibirsk, Yakutsk
Somon Air	Dushanbe
Ural Airlines	Changchun (begins 30 May 2016),[16] Harbin,[17] Khabarovsk (begins 19 May 2016),[16] Moscow-Domodedovo, Vladivostok, Yekaterinburg
Yakutia Airlines	Chita, Neryungri, Tashkent, Yakutsk

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
China Postal Airlines	charters
Volga-Dnepr Airlines	Kolkata

Statistics

Busiest routes at International Airport Irkutsk (by number of passengers) 2013^[18]

Rank	Country	Region	City	Airport	Airlines	Number of passengers
1	Russia	Moscow / Moscow Oblast	Moscow	Moscow Domodedovo Airport	IrAero, S7 Airlines, Ural Airlines	128,586
2	Russia	Moscow / Moscow Oblast	Moscow	Sheremetyevo International Airport	Aeroflot, Orenair	112,868
3	Thailand	Bangkok Metropolitan Region	Bangkok	Suvarnabhumi Airport	Transaero, UTair Aviation	53,497
4	Russia	Moscow / Moscow Oblast	Moscow	Vnukovo International Airport	Transaero, UTair Aviation	40,045
5	Russia	Novosibirsk Oblast	Novosibirsk	Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport	Angara, IrAero, NordStar, RusLine, S7 Airlines	35,762
6	Russia	Khabarovsk Krai	Khabarovsk	Khabarovsk Novy Airport	Angara, Aurora Airlines, IrAero, S7 Airlines, Vladivostok Air	34,108
7	China	Municipality of Beijing	Beijing	Beijing Capital Airport	Hainan Airlines, S7 Airlines	30,563
8	Thailand	Phuket Province	Phuket City	Phuket International Airport	Nordwind Airlines	28,808
9	Russia	Irkutsk Oblast	Ust-Kut	Ust-Kut Airport	Angara Airlines, UTair Express	28,503
10	Turkey	Antalya Province	Antalya	Antalya Airport	Nordwind Airlines, UTair Aviation, VIM Airlines	21,481
11	Russia	Sakha Republic (Yakutia)	Yakutsk	Yakutsk Airport	IrAero, S7 Airlines, Yakutia Airlines	21,134
12	Russia	Sakha Republic (Yakutia)	Lensk	Lensk Airport	Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise, Polar Airlines, Yakutia Airlines	15,750
13	Russia	Irkutsk Oblast	Kirensk	Kirensk Airport	Angara Airlines	14,913
14	Russia	Primorsky Krai	Vladivostok	Knevichi Airport	Angara Airlines, S7 Airlines, Ural Airlines	14,466
15	Russia	Sakha Republic (Yakutia)	Mirny	Mirny Airport	Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise, Angara Airlines	14,136

Busiest routes at International Airport Irkutsk (by number of passengers) 2015^[19]

Rank	Country	Region	City	Airport	Airlines	Number of passengers
1	Russia	Moscow / Moscow Oblast	Moscow	Moscow Domodedovo Airport, Sheremetyevo International Airport, Vnukovo International Airport	S7 Airlines, Ural Airlines, Aeroflot, Transaero	614,888
2	Russia	Novosibirsk Oblast	Novosibirsk	Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport	Angara, IrAero, NordStar, S7 Airlines	139,208
3	Thailand	Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Phuket Province	Bangkok, Phuket City	Suvarnabhumi Airport, Phuket International Airport	Azur Air, S7 Airlines, Pegas Fly	125,418
4	China	Municipality of Beijing	Beijing, Manzhouli, Harbin, Hong Kong	Beijing Capital Airport, Manzhouli Xijiao Airport, Harbin, Hong Kong Airport	Hainan Airlines, S7 Airlines	106,323
5	Russia	Khabarovsk Krai	Khabarovsk	Khabarovsk Novy Airport	Aurora Airlines, IrAero	76,340
6	Russia	Primorsky Krai	Vladivostok	Knevichi Airport	S7 Airlines, Ural Airlines	50,251

Transport connection

The airport is actually located within the city. At the airport there are two paid parking area: 180 seats (near the international terminal) and 80 seats (near the terminal domestic airlines).

At air terminals equipped with three stops for complex urban public transport. In addition, three times daily shuttle buses number 306 to Angarsk (2010 data).

Periodical literature

Airport publishes its own regional newspaper industry "Irkutsk sky", dedicated to civil aviation in Irkutsk region. The publication contains interviews with the heads of airlines, airline news column, analytical materials. The newspaper is published bimonthly and distributed free in the airport terminals and the airlines' offices in Irkutsk.^[20]

Incidents and accidents

In Summer 2006, when the only runway was closed after the S7 crash (see below), incoming planes were diverted to the runway of the nearby Irkut aviation plant, where Sukhoi fighters and the Beriev Be-200 are produced.

• On 9 July 2006, S7 Airlines Flight 778 overshot the runway, and crashed through a concrete barricade, hit a group of private garages and burst into flames, killing 125 out 203 people on board.

See also

• List of the busiest airports in Russia
• List of the busiest airports in the former USSR

References

1. (Russian)Aviapages.ru Airport Irkutsk/Irkutsk
2. (Russian)"Airport Irkutsk" in 2010 showed an increase in passenger traffic
3. World Aero Data
4. (Russian)November 13 at Irkutsk airport for the first time was aircraft spotting session // Official site of JSC "International airport" Irkutsk ""
5. (Russian)In the Irkutsk airport today held a summer aircraft spotting //News "AS Baikal TV"
6. (Russian)"Airport Irkutsk" marks 85 years // Official site of JSC "International airport" Irkutsk ""
7. Boeing-conducted Airport safety and operational assessments
8. New Cross-Polar Routes
9. "Авиарейсы из Иркутска в Красноярск и Мирный запустят с 5 января". IrkutskMedia.ru. PrimaMedia. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
10. "Из Толмачёво в Читу, Мирный и Иркутск на новых Ан-148". Пресс-центр. Tolmachevo Airport. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
11. "Изменения маршрутных сетей за 3–16 апреля". ato.ru. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
12. "Новый рейс Ош-Иркутск-Ош". Avia Traffic Company. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
13. "Из Хакасии возобновляются полёты в Иркутск и Новосибирск". Официальный портал Правительства Республики Хакасия. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
14. "Новый рейс Иркутск-Братск-Иркутск!". CJSC “IrAero” Airlines. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
15. L, J (14 January 2014). "S7 Airlines Adds Weekly Irkutsk – Seoul Incheon Service June – Oct 2014". UBM Live. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
16. "Ural Airlines Planned New Routes in S16". airlineroute. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
17. "ОАО "Авиакомпания "Уральские авиалинии" открывает новый рейс в Китай". Информационно-аналитическое агентство «УралБизнесКонсалтинг». 26 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
18. "Итоги работы за 2013 год подвели в Иркутском аэропорту". ОАО «Международный Аэропорт Иркутск». Retrieved 16 January 2014.
19. "В аэропорту Иркутск подвели итоги 2015 года". ОАО «Международный Аэропорт Иркутск». Retrieved 16 January 2014.
20. (Russian)"Airport Irkutsk" presented the first edition of the newspaper devoted to civil aviation of the Irkutsk region

External links

• Official Website International Airport Irkutsk
• (Russian) Official Website International Airport Irkutsk
• Airport information for UIII at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
• Airport information for UIII at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
• Current weather for UIII at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for IKT at Aviation Safety Network