Murmansk Airport
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Emperor Nicholas II Murmansk Airport (Template:Langx or Script error: No such module "Lang".; Template:Comma separated entries) is an international airport serving the city Murmansk in Russia. It is located near the town of Murmashi in Murmansk's southern suburbs, Script error: No such module "convert". outside the city centre. It serves as the airline hub for Smartavia.
As of 2019, it is the 31st busiest airport in Russia and 53rd busiest airport in the former USSR. The airport served 763,668 passengers in 2016, an increase of 1.65% from 2015. In 2017 it served 845,928 passengers, an increase of 10.8% from 2016.[1]
History
Previously, the airfield had military significance and was called Murmashi airfield. During the Soviet-Finnish war, the Soviet 147th fighter aviation regiment, provided with Polikarpov I-15 bis, I-16 and I-153 aircraft, was based at the airfield. After the German invasion of USSR, the 147th fighter aviation regiment performed tasks to cover Murmansk and the Kirov railway from German air raids. From July 1941, the regiment received MiG-3 aircraft, which it used until the spring of 1942. In mid-July 1941, the regiment included four MiG-3s designed to intercept enemy bombers and by the end of the month received 17 MiG-3s. In January 1942, the regiment received P-40 Tomahawk aircraft. The regiment was based at the airfield until the spring of 1945.
In November 2015, Novaport bought out the Murmansk Airport from its former owner, Gazprom Oil, with the aim to develop flights from the low-cost airline Pobeda to the airport.[2]
Terminals
Passenger terminal
On the ground floor of the only civilian passenger terminal there are check-in counters, waiting room, international zone, cafes and souvenir shops. On the second floor there is a cafe, a duty-free shop, airline representative offices and souvenir shops. The duty-free store is located only in the international zone.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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Cargo terminal
The cargo terminal with an area of 400 m² is located on a fenced territory, in the area under responsibility for transport security.
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008[3] | 2009[4] | 2010 | 2012[5] | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016[6] | 2017[7] | 2018[8] | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers | 403,828 | 378,171 | 545,073 | 614,110 | 667,065 | 751,258 | 763,679 | 845,928 | 938,023 | 1,029,661 | ||||
| Mail and cargo (in tons) | 1,485 | 1,355 | 2,366 |
Accidents and incidents
On 11 November 1965, Aeroflot Flight 99 crashed while on approach to Murmansk Airport. 32 of the 64 passengers and crew on board were killed in the accident.[9]
In popular culture
In the novel The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams, it is stated that Murmansk Airport is the only airport that is not full of tired, cross people who have found that their luggage is in Murmansk Airport. The airport also briefly serves as a location in the Alex Rider novel Skeleton Key by Anthony Horowitz.
See also
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- List of the busiest airports in Russia
- List of the busiest airports in Europe
- List of the busiest airports in the former USSR
References
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- ↑ Aeroflot Flight 99 at Aviation Safety Network
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External links
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