Vologda (airport)
Description:
One of the north-western regional airports is the airport in Vologda, located 10 kilometers from the city on the Arkhangelsk highway. It accepts An-24, An-26, Yak-40 aircraft, as well as increasingly light vessels, as well as helicopters of all types. The main runway of the airfield is designed for a maximum takeoff weight of aircraft not exceeding 50 tons.
The first Vologda airfield was called the hillside of the village of Kotelnikovo, 10 km from Vologda on the Poshekhon highway. During the Civil War, the airfield was located near Kovyrino, and in this form it existed until July 21, 1978. The territory was occupied by the military, and on the site of the airport warehouses, on the former airfield of the airport you can see the remains of structures.
The new airport was opened on July 21, 1978, and the airport building was opened in 1981. Vologda airline operates Yak-40 aircraft, Mi-2 and Mi-8 helicopters.
Since July 1, 2012, passenger traffic through Vologda airport has been stopped. Aircraft operate only in rescue aviation and for maintenance of gas and oil pipelines.
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