The history of Stavropol airport has herealready eight decades. Back in 1934, in the current capital of the North Caucasus Federal District - in the city of Pyatigorsk - a civil aviation squad was established, which was engaged in transporting mail, passengers and cargo. At the same time, this unit, consisting of pilots, was transferred to the city of Voroshilovsk (the current Stavropol).
Historical digression
The airfield was located east of the railwayStation of the city. In the pre-war years, aviation maintenance was carried out regularly at the above-mentioned transport infrastructure, postal letters and parcels were sent inside the country, and passenger traffic was carried out.
In 1954, Stavropol Airport received new aircraft models at that time — the L-60, Yak-12, and AN-2 aircraft. Six years later, the Stavropol-Moscow air route appeared.
In 1963 a new building was built.terminal, which was located in the area of the village Shpakovskoe (the current Mikhailovsk). Stavropol Airport is still there. Over time, the need to transport people and goods by air has increased significantly. By 1985, Stavropol Airport had air communications with 26 cities in the country.
Seven years later, a regional joint-stock airline was created. However, by the end of the 20th century, Stavropol Airport again became state property.
In 2010, according to the order of the head of the Russian state, the Stavropol international airport was established.
Air terminal today
Currently, the above airport serves routes both within the country (St. Petersburg, Moscow) and abroad (Yerevan, Thessaloniki).
Technical characteristics of Stavropolthe air terminal allows landing and take-off of such aircraft models as AN-12, Il-114, Boeing-737-500, A 320, Yak-40, as well as helicopters of all modifications.
Today the airport ofStavropol cooperates with five well-known Russian carriers. Employees of the terminal, if necessary, will repair the aircraft and refuel it. The territory of the apron holds thirteen parking places. All landing sites are equipped with modern navigation and meteorological devices. Stavropol International Airport has the following capacity: 35 tons per day and over 300 passengers per hour.
In order to ensure the safety of passengers, law enforcement bodies effectively serve the territory of the above facility.
Registration procedure
Domestic passengersmust begin the registration procedure two hours before departure. It ends forty minutes before the plane rises into the air. For those who want to fly to foreign countries, check-in begins two hours and thirty minutes before departure.
Airport ticket must be presentedand passport. In the case when the passenger bought the ticket in an electronic version, only a document proving his identity will be required for boarding the flight.
