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.
Mineralnye Vody Airport Аэропорт Минеральные Воды | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| 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] | |||||||||||
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 |  |
| 2011 | 966,562 |  8.8% |
| 2012 | 1,279,539 | 32.4% |
| 2013 | 1,473,446 | 15.2% |
| 2014 | 1,921,669 | 30.4% |
| 2015 | 1,966,492 | 2.3% |
| 2016 | 1,731,558 |  11.9% |
| 2017 | 2,180,178 | 25.9% |
Accidents and incidents edit
- On 21 October 1953, Aeroflot Flight 525, a Lisunov Li-2, crashed in bad weather.[22][23]
- 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.[24]
- On 27 February 1972, an Aeroflot Antonov 24B lost control and crashed on approach, after an unintentional application of the thrust reversers.[25]
- 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.[26]
See also edit
References edit
External links edit
- Official website (in Russian)
