In far 1941, one of the leading Sochiengineers IG Shevkunenko was given a special mission - in the shortest possible time to build an airfield in Adler. The war time dictated its conditions. And on July 24 the future Adler took the first plane. But the birthday of the airport is September 1, when a battle crew landed on its airfield.
The military airfield was far from that handsome man,who meets us today. "Adler" - the airport, which began its full-fledged existence only in 1956. It was then that the first runway and air terminal was built.
To date, Adler is an airport,occupying the second place among all the air terminals of the Southern District of Russia. According to its capacity, it is on the 9th place, behind such megacities as Moscow, St. Petersburg and several other large cities of the country. The complex has 2 lanes for take-off and landing, the length of which is more than 4 km. "Adler" can miss 500 passengers per hour from international flights and up to 2000 people on domestic routes. It serves not only the largest resort in Russia, but also Abkhazia, Tuapse.
The company "Basel Aero", to which the airport belongs, promises that it will continue the reconstruction of the flying complex, and in the near future Adler will be able to receive up to 10 million passengers during the year.
The international Sochi airport includes:
It should be borne in mind that the city of Sochi is a flyingthe complex is far enough away. They are separated almost 30 km. If you are on the Black Sea resort for the first time and you need the Adler airport, the map will help you navigate the terrain. Do not forget that from the city center by public transport will have to get about an hour and a half. Therefore, to leave the hotel preferably in advance.
You can get to the Black Sea airport by taxi (Adler is served by Elit-Auto) or by public transport. There are buses №№135, 131, 130, 124.
Come to Sochi, and the airport "Adler" is happy to meet you.