Perm International Airport (Russian: Международный аэропорт Пермь) (IATA: PEE, ICAO: USPP) is an international airport located at Bolshoye Savino, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southwest of the city of Perm, Russia. It is the only airport in Perm Krai with scheduled commercial flights, and serves as Perm's main civilian airport, with bus and minibus services operating during the daytime to the city's main bus terminus.
Perm International Airport Международный аэропорт Пермь | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Novaport Russian Aerospace Forces | ||||||||||
| Serves | Perm, Perm Krai, Russia | ||||||||||
| Built | 1952 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 121 m / 397 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 57°54′52″N 56°01′16″E / 57.91444°N 56.02111°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.aviaperm.ru | ||||||||||
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Sources: Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (see also provisional 2018 statistics)[1] | |||||||||||
Perm International is a joint civil-military airfield, hosting a small number of Mikoyan MiG-31 (NATO: Foxhound) fighters of the Russian Aerospace Forces operated by the 764th Fighter Aviation Regiment which is part of the 21st Composite Aviation Division which is part of the 14th Air and Air Defence Forces Army.[2]
History
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Perm International Airport was first constructed in 1952 as Bolshoye Savino Airport under the personal control of Field Marshal Georgy Zhukov, a national hero in the Soviet Union for his actions as a commander during World War II. Zhukov was later exiled by Joseph Stalin after the war into the Urals to take command of the Ural Military District, constructing the airfield for the Soviet Air Force in the village of Bolshoye Savino, on the outskirts of the city of Perm.
On 1 May 1960, Boris Ajvazyan and Sergei Safronov, two pilots of the 764th Fighter Aviation Regiment involved in the interception of the United States U-2 spy aircraft, were stationed at Bolshoye Savino. During the incident, Safronov was accidentally killed by friendly fire while piloting his MiG-19, which had been scrambled to intercept the U-2 piloted by Gary Powers. A Soviet SAM site fired a salvo of S-75 Dvina missiles at the U-2, downing it, but the strike was mistakenly read to be a miss. Another salvo was fired, however, Safronov was accidentally _targeted due to his plane having outdated IFF codes.[3]
In 1965, Bolshoye Savino became the main civilian airport for Perm, replacing the nearby Bakharevka Airport. It was re-purposed as a joint civil-military airport, and began servicing medium-sized airliners with 39 parking spots, a terminal and a cargo area. During the Cold War, the airfield operated up to 38 MiG-25 interceptors, with a number of Yak-25, and Yak-28 aircraft and received modern MiG-31s in 1991.[4] In 2002, the runway was lengthened from 2,500 to 3,200 meters.
Reconstruction and new terminal
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Phase 1
editIn 2012, with increasing traffic and the need for regional flights, the government started making plans for an improvement project that would include a new passenger terminal with an annual capacity of 2 million passengers by 2020, as well as other minor improvements. Further expansion by 2035 was going to include doubling the floor area of the terminal, as well as building multi-level car parks, office space, hotels, a shopping mall and an aircraft hangar. Perm citizens have chosen to retain the name "Bolshoye Savino" for the new terminal.[5]
The new terminal was officially opened on 30 November 2017.[6] International flights are currently served by the old terminal.[7] The first international flights were expected to be launched in March 2018.[8]
Phase 2
editCurrently, the boarding on the aircraft is done by apron buses, but jet bridges are planned to be installed. This phase was scheduled to be finished in 2019, but due to heavy rains during spring and summer, there is a delay in construction process.[9][10]
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aeroflot | Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Sochi[11] |
| AlMasria Universal Airlines | Seasonal charter: Sharm El Sheikh[12][13] |
| azimuth | Makhachkala, Mineralnye Vody |
| Azur Air | Seasonal charter: Goa-Dabolim, Hurghada,[13] Phuket[14] |
| Ikar | Kaliningrad, Sochi[11] |
| IrAero | Baku[15] |
| Izhavia | Izhevsk, Noyabrsk, Ufa |
| KrasAvia | Naryan-Mar, Ufa[16] |
| Nordstar Airlines | Kazan, Norilsk |
| Nordwind Airlines | Sochi[11] |
| Pobeda | Moscow–Sheremetyevo,[17] Moscow–Vnukovo, Saint Petersburg[18] Seasonal: Sochi |
| Rossiya | Krasnoyarsk–International,[19] Saint Petersburg |
| RusLine | Naryan-Mar |
| S7 Airlines | Novosibirsk[20] |
| Shirak Avia | Yerevan[21] |
| Smartavia | Seasonal: Saint Petersburg, Sochi[11] |
| Southwind Airlines | Seasonal charter: Antalya[22] |
| Ural Airlines | Seasonal charter: Antalya, Sharm El Sheikh[23] |
| Utair | Kogalym, Surgut, Tyumen |
| UVT Aero | Kazan, Naryan-Mar, Samara, Usinsk[24] |
| Uzbekistan Airways | Namangan |
Accidents
edit- Aeroflot Flight 821, operated by Aeroflot-Nord in a service agreement with Aeroflot,[25] crashed on approach on 14 September 2008, killing all 88 people on board. One of the pilots was found to be intoxicated by alcohol.[26][27]
See also
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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.
- ^ "Russian Air Force - Perm/Bolshoye Savino (Sokol) (USPP)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "I Have Brought Down Major Powers (Russian)". Combatavia.Info.
- ^ "Aviatsiya PVO". Aviabaza KPOI.
- ^ "Пермяки выбрали название для нового аэропорта". aif.ru. 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Новый терминал пермского аэропорта откроют на день раньше". aex.ru. 23 November 2017.
- ^ "Новый терминал аэропорта "Пермь" не сможет принимать международные рейсы". rbc.ru. 3 November 2017.
- ^ "До конца весны новый терминал пермского аэропорта будет принимать только внутренние рейсы". 59.ru. 28 November 2017.
- ^ "В Перми открылся новый терминал международного аэропорта". news.mail.ru. 30 November 2017.
- ^ "В Перми открылся новый терминал международного аэропорта". aif.ru. 30 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Полеты из Перми в Сочи планируют пять авиакомпаний". Коммерсантъ (in Russian). 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Египетская авиакомпания будет выполнять полеты из Перми в Шарм-эль-Шейх до конца марта". www.business-class.su (in Russian). Business Class. 25 December 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Египетский лоукостер будет летать из Перми в Шарм-эль-Шейх до октября". «Новый компаньон» (in Russian). Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ Анфалов, Максим (6 October 2023). "Из Перми готовятся запустить чартерные рейсы в Таиланд". ura.news (in Russian). Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ Волков, Александр (9 March 2024). "Прямые рейсы из Перми в Баку начнутся с 6 апреля". chitaitext.ru (in Russian). Информационное агентство «Текст». Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ Горланов, Сергей (24 July 2024). "В расписание пермского аэропорта вернулись авиарейсы до Уфы". ura.news (in Russian). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "В Шереметьево празднуют "Победу"". kommersant. 8 February 2021.
- ^ ""Победа" запускает прямые рейсы из Перми в Санкт-Петербург". Properm.ru. Городской портал Перми. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ Liu, Jim (3 October 2024). "Aeroflot Nov 2024 Domestic Network Additions". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Russia, Perm, Bolshoye Savino (PEE) → Russia, Novosibirsk, Tolmachevo (OVB)". S7.ru. S7 Airlines. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Полёты из Перми в Ереван продлят до осени 2025 года". РБК (in Russian). 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ Воробьева, Елена (7 October 2024). "Авиакомпания SouthWind продлила полетную программу из Перми в Турцию". ura.news (in Russian). Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ Liu, Jim (31 October 2024). "Ural Airlines Expands Hurghada / Sharm el Sheikh Charters in 4Q24". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Авиакомпания "ЮВТ АЭРО" соединит Пермь с Казанью, Самарой, Нижним Новгородом и Усинском". uvtaero.ru (in Russian). UVT Aero. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "14 September 2008 Archived 18 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine." Aeroflot. Accessed 14 September 2008.
- ^ ukpress.google.com, Plane crash kills all on board Archived September 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Russian Plane Crashes, Killing 88
External links
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Media related to Bolshoye Savino Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- NOAA/NWS current weather observations
- ASN Accident history for USPP
- (in Russian) 60th Anniversary of the 4th PVO Army - Russian but contains information on airfield history