Samara airport
| Samara Airport Международный аэропорт Курумоч |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | UWWW |
| IATA code | KUF |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 145 m (476 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 35 km north of Samara, 50 km east of Tolyatti |
| train | Aeroekspress to Samara |
| Local transport | Bus, taxi |
| Basic data | |
| operator | JSC "Kurumoch International Airport" |
| Passengers | 2,193,740 (2015) |
| Air freight | 3,230 t (2015) |
| Flight movements |
28,107 (2015) |
| Runways | |
| 05/23 | 2553 m × 60 m asphalt / concrete |
| 15/33 | 3003 m × 45 m fiber concrete |
Samara International Airport ( Russian Международный аэропорт Курумоч , English Kurumoch International Airport ; IATA code KUF, ICAO code UWWW ) is located near Kurumotsch . Kurumotsch was the seat of the Russian airline Samara Airlines until 2008 and Air Samara since 2014 . From 1935 to 1990 the city was called Kuibyshev, hence the IATA code KUF.
location
The airport is located 8 km northeast of the eponymous town of Kurumotsch and 35 km north of the Volga metropolis Samara along the Volga in the direction of Tolyatti , which is a neighboring city that is internationally known for its Lada car factories.
Incidents
- On March 17, 2007, a Tupolev Tu-134 of the UTair ( registration number RA-65021) touched down on the approach to Samara airfield 300 m in front of the runway . Even when asked, the crew had received completely wrong weather data on the approach, but also fell below the prescribed decision height without having the runway in sight. The machine broke on impact and rolled on its back. Six passengers died, 51 people survived, some seriously injured.
Web links
Commons : Kurumoch International Airport - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- http://airport.samara.ru/ (official site)
- Aeronautical map for Samara Airport on SkyVector.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e AIP RUSSIA Book 1 AD 2.1 UWWW. (PDF) In: caiga.ru. Federal Air Transport Agency, February 4, 2016, accessed January 16, 2017 (Russian, English).
- ↑ Аэроэкспресс. In: airport.samara.ru. Kurumoch International Airport, accessed January 16, 2017 (in Russian).
- ↑ a b c Russian airports: statistics. In: rusaviainsider.com. Russian Aviation INSIDER, accessed January 16, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Airfield Characteristics. In: airport.samara.ru. Kurumoch International Airport, accessed January 16, 2017 .
- ^ Accident report TU-134 RA-65021 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on March 24, 2016.