Grozny Airport

Grozny Airport (Chechen: Соьлжа-ГӀалан аэропорт, Russian: Аэропорт «Грозный») (IATA: GRV, ICAO: URMG) is an airport in Chechen Republic, Russia located 7.5 km north of Grozny.[1][2]

Grozny Airport

Соьлжа-ГӀалан аэропорт

Аэропорт «Грозный»
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerRussian Federation
OperatorFSUE “Vaynah-avia”
ServesGrozny, Chechnya, Russia
Hub forGrozny Avia
Time zoneMoscow Time (+4)
Elevation AMSL167 m / 548 ft
Coordinates43°23′17.52″N 45°41′58.86″E
Map
GRV
Location of airport in Chechnya
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,500 8,202 Concrete

History

First Grozny Airport began its work in 1938, when the aircraft P-5 and U-2 started to be the first postal transportation and sanitary flights. After a while, started to be flying and for agriculture. Until 1977, Grozny airport had only a dirt runway, which could only such aircraft as the Li-2, IL-14, AN-24 and AN-10.

In 1977 was introduced the new airport complex action with artificial runway and basing speed passenger aircraft Tu-134, threw in the Chechen Republic with the regions of the USSR. The new airport was named "Airport North."

Between the years 1990-2000, the airport name was changed several times:

  • 1990 - Airport Sheikh Mansour
  • 1995 - Airport North (Severny)
  • 1996 - Airport Sheikh Mansour
  • 2000 - Airport North

All infrastructure and airfield Grozny significantly damaged during combat operations against Chechen fighters who seized the airport September 8, 1991 and held it until 30 September 1994. After the end of the war and the beginning of a relatively peaceful life in the country, a gradual recovery airport. In 2000 was created FSI "Directorate for Recovery Grozny airport" North "under the leadership of Adnan Gakayeva Vakhidovich in respect of which 1 December 2005-year investigation department of the FSB for the Chechen Republic was prosecuted for embezzlement of funds in particular large scale, aimed at restoring the airport.

During 1999-2006, in the process of rebuilding the airport, the runway was expanded and extended. The airport complex capable of receiving the Tu-154 and IL-62, was rebuilt. The 6 March 2002 Russian Ministry of Transport Decree number AT-76-P launched a full-scale rebuilding of the airport.[3] In 2005, North Airport was renamed Grozny Airport.[4]

On 19 February 2007, the order of FATA number AIO-19 issued certificate of state registration to the Grozny Airport (North). The airport was assigned to class B to gain admission to the reception of Tu-134 aircraft and helicopters of all types, day and night, all year round. On November 29, 2007, Grozny airport was authorized to receive the Tu-154.

On 11 June 2009, the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) issued an international aerodrome certificate, therefore the aerodrome was accepted as suitable for international flights service.[5][6][7]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Aeroflot Moscow–Sheremetyevo[8]
Air Arabia Sharjah
Avia Traffic Company Bishkek
Azimuth Moscow–Vnukovo, Rostov-on-Don, St. Petersburg
Onur Air Istanbul[9][10]
Pegasus Airlines Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[11]
S7 AirlinesNovosibirsk
Utair Moscow–Vnukovo[12]
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References
  1. "Наименования географических объектов на территорию Российской Федерации". rosreestr.ru. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  2. Распоряжение Правительства Российской Федерации от 20 апреля 2016 года № 726-р «Об утверждении перечня аэропортов федерального значения»
  3. "The radar for flight tracking Flightradar24". 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  4. В Чеченской Республике в продажу поступили билеты на первый авиарейс Грозный — Москва, который состоялся 8 марта Archived December 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  5. МАК выдал международный сертификат аэродрому Грозный
  6. Международные ворота Чеченской Республики
  7. Аэропорт Грозный открывается для международных полетов
  8. "Aeroflot resumes Moscow – Grozny service from Oct 2018". routesonline. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  9. "Onur Air'den Rusya Atağı". Onur Air. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  10. Liu, Jim (2 March 2017). "Onur Air plans Russia expansions in S17". Routesonline. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  11. Liu, Jim (2 March 2017). "Pegasus plans Grozny April 2017 launch". Routesonline. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  12. "Since October 25 new regular flight from Moscow to Grozny!". UTair Aviation. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
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