Anapa Airport
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Anapa Airport Аэропорт Анапа |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | JSC "Anapa Airport" | ||||||||||
| Serves | Anapa | ||||||||||
| Location | Anapa, Russia | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 174 ft / 53 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°00′07.5″N 37°20′50.3″E / 45.002083°N 37.347306°ECoordinates: 45°00′07.5″N 37°20′50.3″E / 45.002083°N 37.347306°E | ||||||||||
| Website | basel |
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Anapa Airport (Russian: аэропорт Анапа) (IATA: AAQ, ICAO: URKA), also known as Vityazevo Airport (Russian: аэропорт Витязево) is an international airport located near Vityazevo village in Anapa, Russia. It serves Anapa resort city as well as Novorossiysk and Temryuk with a total population of over 400,000 people.
The airport is a part of Basel Aero, airport managing holding that also runs Sochi International Airport, Krasnodar and Gelendzhik airports.
Passenger traffic of the Anapa airport in 2013 was 739, 637 people. The airport is among the top 30 of Russia’s busiest airports.
In 2005, OJSC Anapa Airport won the "Russian National Olympus" award for outstanding contribution to the historical development of Russia in the "Outstanding small and medium businesses" category.
In 1934, scheduled passenger flights from Krasnodar to Anapa were launched.
In 1960, Anapa airport started accommodating An-2, Morava aircraft. Flights were performed to Krasnodar, Novorossiysk, Gelendzhik. The airport had less than 10 staff with only one radio station that served as radio technical flight support.
In 1965, Anapa airport’s building was constructed (now it hosts a first-aid station). An aerodrome started accommodating An-24 aircraft. The airport has expanded its destination map and launched flight service to Moscow, Kerch, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Sukhumi. Due to the increased passenger traffic and aircraft landings, the airport was relocated to Anapa’s suburb, near Vityazevo village where it still operates. A new location allowed to accommodate larger aircraft such as An-10.
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