Barnaul Airport

Barnaul Gherman Titov International Airport (Russian: Международный аэропорт Барнаул имени Германа Титова) (IATA: BAX, ICAO: UNBB) (sometimes referred to as Barnaul West or Mikhaylovka) is a major airport in Altai Krai, Russia located 17 km west of Barnaul. It contains large facilities and a remote tarmac, likely for military use.^[1] The airport services airliners and helicopters of all sizes, including planes as large as the Boeing 747, and the Il-96.^[2]

Barnaul Gherman Titov International Airport Международный аэропорт Барнаул имени Германа Титова
IATA: BAX ICAO: UNBB
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	JSC "Altay Air Enterprise"
Serves	Barnaul, Altai Krai
Elevation AMSL	837 ft / 255 m
Coordinates	53°21′48″N 83°32′30″E
Website	airaltay.ru
Map
BAX Location of airport in Altai Krai Show map of Altai Krai BAX BAX (Russia) Show map of Russia
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 06/24 9,350 2,850 Concrete

Barnaul Airport is named after Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov, an Altai Krai native who was the second human being (after Yuri Gagarin) to visit outer space.^[3]

History

• The first airport in this location was built in 1937 as a base for Soviet Po-2 biplanes.
• On 12 March 1967, a new modern airport complex was opened with a 2,000-metre (6,600 ft) runway, taxiways, an apron, hotel, and office space. That same year, direct flights to Moscow began.
• On 2 January 1975, the runway was lengthened from 2,000 to 2,500 metres (6,600 to 8,200 ft), and the airport began to receive Tu-154 planes.
• In 1995, the airport officially became an international airport.
• In 1998, the airport's runway was further lengthened to its current length of 2,850 metres (9,350 ft).
• On 26 June 2008, a new arrivals area was opened with a capacity of 500 people per hour.
• On May 27, 2010, the Altai Krai Legislative Assembly officially named the airport after Gherman Titov.

Construction of terminal extension (2024)

A new 7,000-square-metre (75,000 sq ft) international area and runway extension are planned, which will allow the airport to receive all types of aircraft without restrictions.

Passenger Statistics

Airport passengers by year:

Year	2010[4]	2011[5]	2012[6]	2013	2014	2015[7]	2017[6]	2018[8]	2019[8]
Passenger totals (thousands)	318	357.5	377	337.7	387.8	378	521.6	507.5	532.0

Airlines and destinations

Departure board in main hall of passenger terminal (2024)

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Barnaul Airport:

Airlines	Destinations
Aeroflot	Moscow–Sheremetyevo
Azur Air	Seasonal charter: Nha Trang,[9] Pattaya, Phuket[10]
Ikar	Sochi
KrasAvia	Krasnoyarsk–International
Nordwind Airlines	Kazan, Saint Petersburg,[11] Sochi
Pobeda	Moscow–Sheremetyevo[12]
Red Wings Airlines	Chita,[13] Ulan-Ude,[13] Yekaterinburg
S7 Airlines	Moscow–Domodedovo, Novosibirsk[14]
Ural Airlines	Moscow–Domodedovo
Utair	Surgut[15]

Transport links

The airport can be reached from Barnaul by marshrutka number 144 and by bus number 110.

See also

• Novokuznetsk Spichenkovo Airport (located in Kemerovo Oblast 213 km (132 mi) from Barnaul)