Airport "Balandino" (Chelyabinsk)

Airport "Balandino" (Chelyabinsk) began itswork in 1930. In connection with the rapid growth and development of the city from the Main Directorate of the GVF, it was ordered to relocate the military airfield in Shagol to its own, in Balandino (already in 1953). Soon, the airport terminal, the radio center, and office premises were built, which housed the command and basic services.

In 1994, the airport "Balandino" moved to the levelinternational flights. Five years later, Chelyabinsk was able to boast of a new international air terminal and a renewed artificial runway.

Today the airport "Balandino" - part of the companyAEON Corporation with aviation communication not only with large Russian cities, but also abroad, including long-distance ones. Passenger traffic in 2013 approached the millionth value and continues to grow.

In Russia, flights are operated in the following areas: Novy Urengoy, Gelendzhik, Krasnodar, Sochi, Novgorod, Anapa, Kazan, Novosibirsk, St. Petersburg, Moscow.

International lines: Cambran (Vietnam), Sharjah and Dubai (UAE), Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada (Egypt), Burgas (Bulgaria), Dalaman and Antalya (Turkey), Dusseldorf (Germany), Phuket (Thailand), Barcelona (Spain), Bangkok (Thailand), Goa (India), Paphos (Cyprus), Rhodes and Heraklion (Greece).

The CIS countries: Dushanbe, Khujand and Kulyab (Tajikistan), Baku (Azerbaijan), Yerevan (Armenia), Tashkent (Uzbekistan).

The landing strip is capable of accepting vessels of any type and is considered one of the best in Russia.

The airport located in Balandino consists oftwo arrival halls (the international sector's capacity is up to 150 people per hour, and the Russian one - up to 300 people per hour), an arrival hall, a five-story hotel, a medical unit and several administrative buildings. The state of the airline has more than 20 services. The main companies servicing the airport include: North Wind, S7 Airlines, AkBars Aero, Aeroflot, Kuban Airlines, Ural Airlines, State Customs Committee of Russia, Orenburg Airlines.

Airport "Balandino" continues activelyTo develop, focusing on improving the service of its passengers. So, in 2010 a spacious business hall was opened, in 2011, the storage area was reconstructed, the departure hall was brought into compliance with the international standard: semi-soft armchairs were installed, modern air conditioners and ventilation system were installed, separate places for smokers were equipped, gallery, open cafe, there is access to Wi-Fi.

In 2012 a business hall (international sector, second floor) was put into operation. In addition, a completely new baggage equipment ("VanDerLande") is installed, costing the airport 15 million rubles. Container version of baggage handling is now much faster, which means that the delivery time for waiting passengers is also reduced.

Now the airport "Balandino" is at the stagerealization of a new stage of reconstruction. It is planned to re-equip the international sector by increasing the area of ​​the departure hall by 400 m² by constructing an additional storage.

Located in Balandino airport for the lastthe years have received many different awards, including "Best CIS Airport-2006" and "Best CIS-2009 Airport". Such honorable awards were awarded for a high level of security and really high-quality service. </ strong </ p>