Mineralnye Vody Airport Аэропорт Минеральные Воды | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Novaport | ||||||||||
| Serves | Cherkessk, Kislovodsk, Mineralnye Vody, Pyatigorsk, Yessentuki | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Rossiya | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 321 m / 1,053 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°13′30″N 043°04′55″E / 44.22500°N 43.08194°E | ||||||||||
| Website | mvairport.ru/ | ||||||||||
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Sources: Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (see also provisional 2018 statistics)[1] | |||||||||||
Mineralnye Vody Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Минеральные Воды) (IATA: MRV, ICAO: URMM) (also written as Mineralnyye Vody Airport, which "Mineralnye Vody" literally translates to Mineral Waters) is an airport in Stavropol Krai, Russia, located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of Mineralnye Vody. It features a civilian terminal area on its west side with 41 parking spots. The airfield houses a Tupolev Tu-154 maintenance facility on the east side.
History
[edit]On 22 June 2014, Transaero Airlines began operating the Boeing 747-400 from Moscow. The airline operated the aircraft into the airport during the peak holiday seasons on Sundays, with the aircraft carrying a maximum of 522 passengers. To that date, the 747-400 is the largest aircraft to have operated into the airport.[2]
In July 2016, Novaport bought the Mineralnye Vody Airport from Aeroinvest.[3]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]Statistics
[edit]Annual traffic
[edit]| Year | Passengers | % Change |
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| 2010 | 888,000 | 
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| 2011 | 966,562 |  8.8%
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| 2012 | 1,279,539 | 32.4%
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| 2013 | 1,473,446 | 15.2%
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| 2014 | 1,921,669 | 30.4%
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| 2015 | 1,966,492 | 2.3%
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| 2016 | 1,731,558 |  11.9%
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| 2017 | 2,180,178 | 25.9%
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Accidents and incidents
[edit]- On 21 October 1953, Aeroflot Flight 525, a Lisunov Li-2, crashed in bad weather.[24]
- On 31 December 1961, an Aeroflot-Armenia Il-18V crashed while attempting a go-around during a charter flight, killing 32 of 119 on board. The aircraft was one of two sent to pick up people who had been stranded at Tbilisi due to bad weather.[25]
- On 27 February 1972, an Aeroflot Antonov 24B lost control and crashed on approach, after an unintentional application of the thrust reversers.[26]
- On 15 February 1977, Aeroflot Flight 5003 crashed during the initial climb phase of the flight, killing 77 of the 98 people aboard the aircraft.[27]
See also
[edit]- List of the busiest airports in Russia
- List of the busiest airports in Europe
- List of the busiest airports in the former USSR
References
[edit]- ^ "Объемы перевозок через аэропорты России" [Transportation volumes at Russian airports]. www.favt.ru (in Russian). Federal Air Transport Agency. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Рейс Москва – Минеральные Воды впервые выполнен на самолете Boeing 747-400" (in Russian). Moscow: Interfax-Tourism. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014. Alt URL
- ^ "Businessman Roman Trotsenko bought two Russian airport". Sevendaynews.com. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ "Armenian Airlines Adds Mineralnye Vody From Dec 2023". AeroRoutes. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ Orban, André (27 December 2024). "Several airlines suspend flights to Russia following suspected downing of Azerbaijan Airlines plane". Aviation24.be. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b "The Russian airline "Azimut" has canceled flights to Azerbaijan". turan.az. The news agency Turan. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Liu, Jim (23 April 2019). "AZIMUTH schedules domestic new routes in S19". Routesonline. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "Azimuth Expands Mineralnye Vody Domestic Network in Jan 2024". AeroRoutes. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ Liu, Jim. "Azimuth schedules additional domestic routes from mid-Sep 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ Дегтярева, Вера. "Из Минеральных Вод запустили рейсы в Ханты-Мансийск". atvmedia.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ a b Чеснокова, Анастасия (16 September 2024). "Из Омска запустят новый авиарейс в Минеральные воды". НГС55.ру (in Russian). Сетевое издание «NGS55.RU». Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Azimuth Adds Samarkand Service From Dec 2022". Aeroroutes. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ Liu, Jim (25 September 2024). "Azimuth late-Sep 2024 Caucasus Network Expansion". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ Liu, Jim (27 November 2024). "Azur Air Expands Sharm el Sheikh Charters in NW24". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ "Flydubai resumes flights from Dubai to Mineralnye Vody, Sochi | Report.az". report.az. Report News Agency. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ L, J (24 September 2015). "NordStar Plans to Add New Moscow Domodedovo Routes from late-Oct 2015". Airline Route. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Red Wings запускает новый маршрут Минводы — Астана". go-travel.ru (in Russian). ООО «Тревел». Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ Трофимова, Кристина (27 June 2024). "Из Минеральных Вод запустят прямые рейсы в Шри-Ланку — Travel Russian News". www.trn-news.ru. Travel Russian News. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ ""Уральские авиалинии" будут летать из Москвы в Минеральные Воды". TRAVEL.RU. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ Иванова, Оксана (8 October 2024). "Самолеты из Тюмени в Минеральные воды будут летать круглый год". Информационный портал SM.news (in Russian). Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ Liu, Jim. "Yakutia W19 Domestic network additions". Routesonline. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ Statistics. "Аэропорт Минвод увеличил пассажиропоток на 27% в 2017 году". tourism.interfax.ru.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Lisunov Li-2 CCCP-L4890 Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin 18V CCCP-75757 Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Antonov 24B CCCP-46418 Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin 18V CCCP-75520 Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
External links
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- Official website (in Russian)
