Blagoveshchensk-Ignatievo airport
| Аэропорт Игнатьево | |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | UHBB |
| IATA code | BQS |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 195 m (640 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 20 km northwest of Blagoveshchensk |
| Street | Ignatievskaya Street |
| Basic data | |
| operator | Amur Oblast , Armed Forces of Russia |
| Passengers | 215,000 |
| Start-and runway | |
| 18/36 | 2800 m × 42 m asphalt |
| website | |
| amurair.ru | |
The airport Ignatjewo ( Russian Аэропорт Игнатьево ) is an international airport in the Russian Amur Oblast near the village Ignatjewo , 20 kilometers northwest of the center of Blagoveshchensk . The airport is mainly used by medium-sized aircraft such as B. operated the Airbus A320 around the clock. There are 44 spaces for civil aircraft. The airport is state-owned by the Amur Oblast and operated jointly with the Russian Air Force . There is a military base on the northwest side of the airport.
history
The construction of the airport Blagoveshchensk-Ignatievo began in 1959 not far from the village Ignatievo, after which the airport is named. The first terminal was made of wood and was located roughly where the current terminal is. In the early 1990s, the airport's passenger numbers declined as Russia suffered economic decline after the dissolution of the Soviet Union .
In July 1997, the governor of Amur Oblast signed a decree establishing the airport, a federal state unitary company wholly owned by the Oblast government, which owns and operates the airport. Partial reconstruction of the airport began in the 2000s to increase capacity and improve the quality of passenger traffic. In 2007, plans to build a new terminal were resumed after it was temporarily closed in 1988. The terminal was put into operation in December 2010.
Airlines and Destinations
Domestic flights are mainly offered with Russian airlines such as Aurora Airlines , but seasonal flights to holiday destinations such as Thailand and South Korea are also offered.
Accidents and incidents
- The main landing gear of an Antonov An-12TP-2 collapsed on June 4, 1967, and the aircraft was totaled .
- While a Let L-410UVP was evading a parked bus, the landing gear got into a ditch. The aircraft suffered a total write-off, none of the 14 occupants was injured.
- On August 8, 2011, a shot Antonov An-24RW of IrAero beyond the runway. Four of the 41 occupants were seriously injured and the aircraft was totaled.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 15 лет. Полет нормальный / Аэропорт Благовещенска отпраздновал юбилей. Retrieved March 17, 2019 (Russian).
- ↑ Flightradar24: Routes Blagoveshchensk. Retrieved March 19, 2019 .
- ↑ UBM (UK) Ltd. 2019: Yakutia adds Blagoveschensk - Seoul service in S17. Retrieved March 19, 2019 (UK English).
- ^ Harro Ranter: ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-12TP-2 CCCP-04366 Blagoveshchensk Airport (BQS). Retrieved March 19, 2019 .
- ↑ Accident: IrAero AN24 at Blagoveshchensk on Aug 8th 2011, missed runway on landing. Retrieved March 19, 2019 .
- ↑ Harro Ranter: ASN Aircraft accident Let L-410UVP RA-67470 Blagoveshchensk Airport (BQS). Retrieved March 19, 2019 .
- ↑ Harro Ranter: ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-24RV RA-46561 Blagoveshchensk Airport (BQS). Retrieved March 19, 2019 .