As you know, in Kazan in 2013 was heldWorld Summer Universiade. In 2018, the city is scheduled to hold the final stage of the World Cup. Serving events of such a high level is significant not only for the city, but also for the region. An important role in organizing the competition belongs to the infrastructure of the city, including the airport.
About the Airport
Kazan International Airport - the most importantcivil airport in Tatarstan, which consists of three terminals: 1A, 1 and VIP. There are 2 runways and 4 terapraps. The terminal is designed to receive both narrow-body and wide-body aircraft, including the Boeing-747. The airport building has 19 registration desks, 6 passport control booths, 4 checkpoints.
In the last decade, the airport serves the government flights of the first persons of our country and foreign countries.
OJSC Kazan International Airport is activelyworks in attracting new air carriers and building the route grid. More than 20 foreign and Russian air carriers today are working closely with Kazan airport. Flights are carried out in more than 40 destinations, including regular and charter.
Historical reference
The international airport "Kazan" was built morein the 30s within the city. In 1972, a project was approved on the construction of a new air hub of international importance. Construction was completed after 7 years, and the airport was commissioned. Then he had the name "Kazan-2", because it was located on a new territory - 26 km from the capital. And in 1985, he was given the status of a first class international airport.
Infrastructure and technical base of the airportconstantly improved, and the route network has steadily expanded. In 1986, it was renamed Kazan International Airport. A year later, the first international flight to Berlin was flown on a Tu-154 aircraft. During this period, the service began flights of international communications.
Currently, the airport is being modernized, which will continue until 2025. Within its framework, a new terminal 1A was built and put into operation.
Airport Kazan: domestic flights
Domestic flights from Kazan are operated by 15 airlines in the following directions:
- Western and Central Siberia - Irkutsk, Novosibirsk, Surgut.
- Volga region - Samara, Saratov, Volgograd.
- Ural - Yekaterinburg, Orenburg, Perm, Ufa, Chelyabinsk.
- Central Russia - Voronezh, Kirov, Moscow, Penza, St. Petersburg.
- South of Russia - Anapa, Simferopol, Sochi.
Airport Kazan: international flights
International status flights are carried out on the following routes:
- CIS countries - Almaty, Astana, Baku, Bishkek, Dushanbe, Osh, Samarkand, Tashkent, Fergana, Khujand.
- Middle East - Antalya, Bodrum, Dubai, Istanbul.
- Asia - Bangkok, Goa, Pattaya, Phuket.
- Europe - Barcelona, Heraklion, Larnaca, Rhodes, Salonki, Helsinki.
How to get there
At 26 kilometers in the south-east direction from the city is the international airport "Kazan". The address of the airport is Laishevsky district of the Republic of Tatarstan.
You can get:
- by bus;
- by car;
- by taxi;
- on aeroexpress "Swallow".
The bus number 97 runs to the airport.It departs from the Novosavinovsky district, from the stop “Sotsgorod”. Ticket price is 39 rubles. The journey time from the first to the final stop will be approximately 1.5 hours. Buses between the city and the airport run from 5 am to 11 pm.
If you use a private car, the routeshould be built through the Orenburg highway. It will be necessary to drive through the settlements of Big and Small Kabany. You can leave the car on the free parking, located near the VIP terminal. Opposite of terminals 1 and 1A parking is paid.
You can get to the airport by taxi, which costs about 500 rubles.
Also between the airport and the city dailyruns electric train "Swallow". Travel time is 20 minutes. The train departs from Kazansky Railway Station 9 times a day - 00:15, 08:00, 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00, 18:00, 20:00, 22:00. The railway station is connected to the airport building with a pedestrian gallery.
Kazan International Airport - the mainair gate of the Republic of Tatarstan. More than 30 airlines fly from Kazan airport. And in 2015 it was recognized as the best among regional airports.
