The airport in the city of Krasnoyarsk is an integral part of Siberian air traffic. The history of its creation is extremely interesting.
The need for a modern airfield arose after the start of the Great Patriotic War.
The object was commissioned in 1942.Three years later, the complex expanded significantly - two runways, hangars, warehouses, garages were built. Immediately located evacuated Kharkov Aviation School. The workshops made repairs of damaged equipment.
In 1946, the airfield was converted to the airport. In 1954 the airport was built.
The local lines were served by the IL-14 and An-24 aircraft. On the IL-18 it was possible to get to Moscow, Leningrad, Irkutsk, Khabarovsk, Vladivostok and other major cities.
In the 1970s, a new design was started.object. Krasnoyarsk Airport was located in the city, in the midst of dense development and had no room for expansion. The final closing took place in 1987. But until that time, the airport "Krasnoyarsk" very fruitfully worked for the benefit of the inhabitants of the region. At the time of closing could take the most modern aircraft.
Opening of the new facility held twentyOn October 5, 1980, the Krasnoyarsk Airport received a building called Yemelyanovo. The same name has the area in which the airport is located. It is located twenty-six kilometers from the regional center.
The advanced infrastructure allowed to make supersonic "Tu-144". But because of the low profitability of transportation, the Il-86 became the main state.
During the transition period of the early nineties, the airport experienced difficult times. But thanks to the coordinated work of the team was able to continue their activities.
In 1993, the status of "international airport" was obtained. Krasnoyarsk was one of the first cities in the Russian Federation who could receive foreign ships.
The terminal for the respective shipments was commissioned in 2005.
In 2001, a large-scale repair of the runway began with a full replacement of the coating, which lasted almost five years.
In addition, serious measures were taken to increase the material and technical base.
The successes of the airport could not go unnoticed. Yemelyanovo becomes the base or hub for the major airlines North Wind, Taimyr, Pegas Fly, KrasAvia.
The most intensive cooperation with an international cargo transportation company was built with the German company Lufthansa.
In 2012, the airport began servicing Boeing-747 and Boeing-777 aircraft.
To date, the annual passenger traffic has exceeded two million people.
The main internal directions: Moscow, Khabarovsk, Sochi, Norilsk, St. Petersburg, Novokuznetsk, Novosibirsk. International: Bangkok, Cam Ranh, Baku, Bishkek, Goa, Beijing.
In order to maintain the status of one of the most modern airports not only in the Siberian region, but also in the entire Russian Federation, measures are being taken to develop the complex.
In the future will be equippedThe transport and logistics hub of the corresponding international class will increase the capacity of the cargo terminal and be equipped with modern equipment.
It is planned to merge with the nearby airport "Cheremshanka", which also has a modern airstrip.
In general, the measures taken should increase the capacity of the airport almost four times.