Airport "Petrozavodsk (Besovets)". Airport "Sands"

In Petrozavodsk there are 2 airports: "Besovets" and "Peski". To each of them we give a brief description.

Airport "Petrozavodsk" ("Besovets")

Petrozavodsk (another name - Besovets) is Petrozavodsk airport, which is located 12 km to the north of the city. Founded it back in August 1939. He can take Il-76, Tu-134, An-12, planes of 3-4 classes (An-24, Yak-40 and easier), as well as helicopters of all types. The maximum possible take-off weight is 150 tons. Airport "Petrozavodsk" is intended for joint basing, because in its territory there is also an air base, where SU-27 is on service. As for passenger transportation, it accepts flights from all major cities of Russia, as well as from CIS countries. Today, the airport "Petrozavodsk" for the day sells 10-30 flights, which is quite acceptable for this class.

A small historical reference

The airport "Petrozavodsk" was founded in 1939. During the occupation (1941-1944) he was in use in Finland. On September 1, 1950, construction of a new airport began, which in the first years of its existence was operated by the USSR Ministry of Defense. Over time, new office buildings were opened on its territory. In 1990, the first international flight was made. In 1994, after the reorganization of Petrozavodsk aviation enterprise, it was reorganized into the State Aviation Enterprise (Airport) Besovets Airport (Petrozavodsk). In 2001, external monitoring was introduced, and on June 8, 2004, a new terminal was activated, the cost of which was about 19 million rubles. Most of the funds were pledged in the investment program. In February 2009, 47 million rubles were allocated from the budget in order to purchase the airport in the state property. In 2009, there were several upgrades, which significantly improved the state of the complex. And in 2011, the head of Karelia, Andrei Nelidov, and Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov decided that part of the territory of the "Besovtsev" should pass to the republic's property. This was necessary in order for Karelia to obtain legitimate reasons for investing in the renovation of the airport.

Description of the airport "Sands"

"Sands" is one of the airports of Petrozavodsk, intended for local air connection. Its name was received from the nearby microdistrict Peski. It is capable of accepting AN-2, AN-28 and similar aircraft .

A small historical reference

Airport "Peski" (Petrozavodsk) was serviced even before the Second World War. In the 1940s, flights to some cities of the USSR were carried out from here: Leningrad, Shungu, Vyborg or Pudozh. In the 1950s and 1960s, flights were also made from time to time on the An-12 and Yak-12 planes to various centers of Karelia. In addition to cruising along Karelian land, flights were also made to the airfields of nearby regions. Since the mid-1990s, passenger communications have existed on lines to Pudozh and Kalevala. In addition to the above-mentioned flights, the operator carried out cargo transportation, sanitary, aerial photography and other works using An-2 and Mi-1, Ka-26 and Mi-8 helicopters. The current operator of the airport is the State Unitary Enterprise "North-Western Air Base", which was established by order of the Ministry of Forestry of the RSFSR, whose purpose was to detect and combat forest fires. At the disposal of the base there are An-2 and Mi-8 helicopters. In 2009, the Federal Air Transport Agency granted the air base access to various air transport operations. Today in the period from November to May flights are realized by helicopter Mi-8 to Kizhi, Pudozh, and also Senna Guba. They are designed to move tourists who regularly visit these holy places.