Sochi International Airport

Sochi International Airport

Международный Аэропорт Сочи
Summary
Airport typepublic / military
OwnerOleg Deripaska
through Basic Element
OperatorSochi International Airport, JSC
ServesSochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Elevation AMSL27 m / 89 ft
Coordinates43°27′00″N 039°57′24″E / 43.45000°N 39.95667°E / 43.45000; 39.95667
Websiteaer.aero
Map
AER is located in Krasnodar Krai
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Location of the airport in Krasnodar Krai
AER is located in European Russia
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Location of the airport in Russia
AER is located in Europe
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Location of the airport in Europe
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 2,200 7,218 Asphalt
06/24 3,000 9,482 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passenger TrafficIncrease 6,343,869
Aircraft TrafficIncrease 21,174
Time ZoneUTC +3
Operating Time24/7, All Year
Sources: Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (see also provisional 2018 statistics)[1]

Sochi International Airport (Russian: Международный Аэропорт Сочи; IATA: AER, ICAO: URSS) is an international airport located in the Adler District of the resort city of Sochi, on the coast of the Black Sea in the federal subject of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. Sochi International Airport is among the ten largest Russian airports, with an annual passenger turnover of 5.2 million.[2]

The airport is run by an international joint venture of Basic Element group, Sberbank and Changi Airports International. The airport has been recognized as the best regional airport at the 3rd annual forum "Development of Russia and CIS airports – 2013",[3] held by Adam Smith Conference. Sochi International Airport was the main gateway during the 2014 Winter Olympics. It served over 350,000 passengers on February 1–28, 2014. Over 2,800 tons of luggage was handled during the Olympic period.[4]

  1. ^ Объемы перевозок через аэропорты России [Transportation volumes at Russian airports]. www.favt.ru (in Russian). Federal Air Transport Agency. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  2. ^ "(Russian) Sochi airport set a record in 2016, having served more than 5.2 million passengers".
  3. ^ "Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Russia's Best Airport". Koltsovo airport. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Sochi International Airport handled quarter of its annual passenger traffic during Olympics". Retrieved 3 June 2015.

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