Abakan Airport

Abakan International Airport ; Международный Аэропорт Абакан
Characteristics
ICAO code	UNAA
IATA code	ABA
Coordinates	53 ° 44 '24 " N , 91 ° 23' 7" E Coordinates: 53 ° 44 '24 " N , 91 ° 23' 7" E
Height above MSL	253 m (830 ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	4.5 km northwest of Abakan
Street	M 54
Local transport	bus
Basic data
opening	1938
operator	JSC "Abakan Airport"
Terminals	1
Passengers	192,155 (2015)
Air freight	1038.59 t (2015)
Runways
02R / 20L	3250 m × 45 m asphalt / concrete
02C / 20C	2500 m × 80 m grass
02L / 20R ; (closed)	1300 m × 28 m asphalt

The Abakan airport ( Russian Аэропорт Абакан ) is the international airport of the Russian city of Abakan , Khakassia , Siberia . The airport is located on the outskirts of Abakan, 4.5 km northwest of the city center. It has a passenger and a freight terminal.

history

In 1938, the Abakan airline was founded to set up an airline in the Khakassia autonomous region. She also ran the airport. On March 1, 1993, the airline and the airport were split into two independent companies. Since then, the airport has been operating under the name Международный Аэропорт Абакан (Meschdunarodny Aeroport Abakan). In 1996 the airport was privatized as a stock corporation.

Airlines and Destinations

The following connections are available from Abakan Airport. (As of March 15, 2016)

airline	aims
Aeroflot	Moscow Sheremetyevo
AeroGeo	Krasnoyarsk Cheremshanka
IrAero	Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk-Jemeljanowo , Manjur , Novosibirsk
KrasAvia	Tomsk , Krasnoyarsk-Cheremshanka
NordStar	Norilsk
S7 Airlines	Moscow Domodedovo

Incidents

On November 27, 1996, an Ilyushin Il-76MD of the Russian Air Force ( aircraft registration number RA-78804 ) had an accident shortly after taking off from Abakan Airport. All 23 occupants were killed in the accident.