Surgut Airport (IATA: SGC, ICAO: USRR), also listed as Surgut North Airport, is an airport in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located 10 km (6 mi) north of Surgut. It services medium-sized airliners. In 2018, Surgut Airport handled 1,758,310 passengers. In May 2019, the airport was named after Farman Salmanov, a renowned Azerbaijani geologist.
Surgut International Airport named after Farman Gurban oghlu Salmanov Международный аэропорт Сургут имени Фармана Курбан оглы Салманова | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Surgut | ||||||||||
| Location | Surgut, Russia | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Utair | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 200 ft / 61 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 61°20′36″N 073°24′12″E / 61.34333°N 73.40333°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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Characteristics
editSurgut International Airport has a runway that can accommodate modern aircraft, such as the Boeing-737, Boeing 757, Boeing 767, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A321, Airbus A330, as well as helicopters of all types.
The airport's capacity is 660 passengers per hour for domestic flights and 200 passengers per hour for international flights.
In the terminal building, there are VIP lounges as well as shops, cafes, and pharmacies. Wi-Fi access is also provided.
History
edit1931–2001
editIn 1931, arrival of the first aircraft to the village of Surgut.
In 1937, the first building of the Surgut airport was built and put into operation.
In 1964, Surgut United Air Squadron was established.
In 1970, the State Commission commissioned the runway of the new city airport.
In 1972, first regular flight Surgut-Moscow performed by Tu-134 airplane.
In 1975, commissioning of a new terminal building at the Surgut airport.
In 1979, installation, on the facade of the terminal, a mosaic panel - to a woman with a child in the window of the porthole "Surgut Madonna".
In 1998, Airport Surgut was awarded a certificate of honor as the result of the contest "The Best Airport in 1998 in CIS countries".
In 2000, Airport Surgut is recognized as the winner in the contest "The best airport of the year of the CIS countries" in the nomination "Intensively developing airport".
2001–present
editIn 2001, Surgut Airport is open for international flights. The first flight was made by the airline "Utair" UT 777 - Kyiv (Boryspil).
In 2003, overhaul of the runway.
In 2004, full commissioning of the airport complex of the Surgut airport.
In 2007, opening of the telescopic ladder "Thyssen Krupp Airport Systems", putting into operation an automated vehicle access control system to the station square.
In 2008, Surgut airport for the first time congratulated the millionth passenger serviced during the year.
In 2009, creation and beginning of production activity of branches. Formed five branches: Berezovsky, Cape Kamensky, Noyabrsk, Tazovsky, Nefteyugansk.
In 2011, the hall of the waiting area for passengers of the international sector was built and put into operation. The duty-free shop "Duty-Free" opened in the international sector of the terminal.
In 2012, Airport Surgut started servicing domestic and international long-haul wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 767-200 and the Boeing 767-300.
According to the results of work in 2015, the passenger traffic of Surgut Airport (including branches of the company) amounted to 1,976,389 people, exceeding the total of 2014 by 3.8%.
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aeroflot | Moscow–Sheremetyevo |
| Aero Nomad Airlines | Osh[3] |
| azimuth | Cheboksary,[4] Mineralnye Vody[4] |
| Azur Air | Seasonal charter: Antalya |
| Ikar | Seasonal: Sochi |
| Pobeda | Kazan, Makhachkala[5] |
| Red Wings Airlines | Nizhnekamsk,[6] Volgograd, Yekaterinburg |
| Rossiya Airlines | Krasnoyarsk-International, Saint Petersburg |
| S7 Airlines | Novosibirsk |
| Somon Air | Khujand[7] |
| Utair | Baku, Barnaul, Beloyarsk, Bishkek, Chelyabinsk,[8] Dubai–Al Maktoum,[9] Fergana, Gorno-Altaysk, Grozny,[10] Khujand, Mineralnye Vody, Moscow–Vnukovo, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Perm, Saint Petersburg, Samara, Sochi, Tashkent,[11] Tomsk, Tyumen, Ufa, Uray, Yekaterinburg, Yerevan[12] Seasonal: Antalya |
| UVT Aero | Bugulma, Kazan, Tobolsk |
Statistics
edit2015
edit| Rank | City | Region | Airports | Airlines | Number of passengers |
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| 1 | Moscow | Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo | Aeroflot, Pobeda, Utair | 525,461 | |
| 2 | St Petersburg | Pulkovo | Utair | 96,626 | |
| 3 | Ufa | Ufa International Airport | S7 Airlines, UTair Aviation, Yamal Airlines | 90,470 | |
| 4 | Samara | Kurumoch | S7 Airlines, Utair | 63,688 | |
| 5 | Tyumen | Roshchino | Utair | 48,453 |
| Rank | City | Country | Airports | Airlines | Number of passengers |
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| 1 | Khujand | Khujand Airport | Tajik Air, Utair | 26,973 | |
| 2 | Bishkek | Manas | Air Bishkek, Avia Traffic Company | 25,145 | |
| 3 | Osh | Osh Airport | Avia Traffic Company | 22,396 | |
| 4 | Baku | Heydar Aliyev International Airport | Utair | 11,030 | |
| 5 | Kyiv | Boryspil International Airport | Utair | 2,669 |
| Rank | City | Country | Airports | Airlines | Number of passengers |
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| 1 | Antalya | Antalya Airport | Pegas Fly | 32,095 | |
| 2 | Hurghada | Hurghada International Airport | Pegas Fly | 17,800 | |
| 3 | Cam Ranh | Cam Ranh International Airport | Pegas Fly | 12,221 | |
| 5 | Sharm el-Sheikh | Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport | Pegas Fly | 8,623 | |
| 5 | Phuket | Phuket Airport | Nordwind Airlines | 6,101 |
Accidents and incidents
editOn 1 January 2011, Kolavia Flight 348 suffered an explosion and fire at Surgut. The aircraft was taxiing before departing Surgut on a flight to Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow when the fire started and quickly engulfed the entire plane, which then burned to the ground. Despite a quick evacuation, 3 persons were killed.[14]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Airport information for USRR". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF. - ^ Airport information for SGC at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ "Schedules". Aero Nomad Airlines. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ a b Биишева, Гульназира (2 June 2024). "В чебоксарский аэропорт прилетел первый самолет из Минеральных Вод". cheb-live.ru (in Russian). Чебоксары Live. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Pobeda Adds Surgut – Makhachkala Route from Oct 2015". Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ Четвергова, Ольга (26 August 2024). "Больше путешествий! Из аэропорта Сургута открывают новый рейс осенью". muksun.fm (in Russian). Сетевое издание «Muksun.fm». Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Сомон Эйр увеличила количество рейсов в Жуковский - AVIA RU Network". www.aviaru.net. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Utair возобновляет рейсы из Сургута в Челябинск". ura.news (in Russian). Ura.Ru. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Utair Dubai Sep/Oct 2023 Service Changes". AeroRoutes. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ Пичурина, Ирина (5 June 2024). "Utair начнет совершать перелеты из Сургута в Грозный с 8 июня". Коммерсантъ (in Russian). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ Liu, Jim (26 February 2020). "UTair adds seasonal Surgut – Tashkent service in S20". Routesonline.
- ^ Liu, Jim (24 April 2018). "UTair adds seasonal Surgut routes from June 2018". Routesonline. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ a b c "ОАО «Аэропорт Сургут» подвело итоги производственной деятельности за 2015 год". ОАО «Аэропорт Сургут». Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ "accident description". ASN. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
External links
edit Media related to Surgut Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Current weather for USRR at NOAA/NWS
- Airport information for USRR at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Accident history for SGC at Aviation Safety Network