Kazan International Airport
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Kazan International Airport ; IATA: KZN, ICAO: UWKD) is an airport located in Tatarstan
, Russia
, located 25 km southeast of Kazan
. The current airport main terminal building was opened in 1979, and has served international flights since 1985. The airport was renovated for the Kazan millenium celebrations in 2005. It currently handles nearly one million passengers yearly, and serves medium- to large-sized aircraft. The airport has received visits from dignitaries including heads of states, premiers, and foreign secretaries. The terminal area of the airport parks 20 aircraft. The concrete runway is built upon an older, dismantled 3500 m runway.
The main terminal building is currently looking somewhat outdated. A new modern business-class terminal was recently built, and further developments are due: a new railway connecting the airport directly with central Kazan is expected to be completed for the 2013 Summer Universiade
(serviced by Siemens Desiro trains). By the 2018 FIFA World Cup
in Russia, the airport will have two brand new modern terminals and is expected to serve around 3 million people per year. from city's centre has been built to 2013 Summer Universiade
and 2018 FIFA World Cup
http://www.business-gazeta.ru/article/41810/1/ to change an airport into a hub for 3 milliones of passengers by year. The new developments are currently under construction.
A bus runs every hour from the bus terminal in Kazan to the airport. However this service is not available 24 hours a day.
The airport is still often referred to locally as the new airport, as from 1979 till end of 1980s there was also a second airport for local airlines, Kazan-2 Airport
within the city. Instead of it, the main airport was situated in the same place within the city since 1930s till 1979.
Tatarstan
The Republic of Tatarstan is a federal subject of Russia located in the Volga Federal District. Its capital is the city of Kazan, which is one of Russia's largest and most prosperous cities. The republic borders with Kirov, Ulyanovsk, Samara, and Orenburg Oblasts, and with the Mari El, Udmurt,...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located 25 km southeast of Kazan
Kazan
Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...
. The current airport main terminal building was opened in 1979, and has served international flights since 1985. The airport was renovated for the Kazan millenium celebrations in 2005. It currently handles nearly one million passengers yearly, and serves medium- to large-sized aircraft. The airport has received visits from dignitaries including heads of states, premiers, and foreign secretaries. The terminal area of the airport parks 20 aircraft. The concrete runway is built upon an older, dismantled 3500 m runway.
The main terminal building is currently looking somewhat outdated. A new modern business-class terminal was recently built, and further developments are due: a new railway connecting the airport directly with central Kazan is expected to be completed for the 2013 Summer Universiade
2013 Summer Universiade
The 2013 Summer Universiade, the XXVII Summer Universiade, is scheduled for Kazan, Russia. Kazan is a capital of the Republic of Tatarstan is located 800 km east of Moscow, the federal capital, is a busy hub. The city has the biggest student community in the region.-Bid selection:The cities of...
(serviced by Siemens Desiro trains). By the 2018 FIFA World Cup
2018 FIFA World Cup
The bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups was the process by which the locations for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups were selected. The process began officially in March 2009; eleven bids from thirteen countries were received, including one which was withdrawn and one that was...
in Russia, the airport will have two brand new modern terminals and is expected to serve around 3 million people per year. from city's centre has been built to 2013 Summer Universiade
2013 Summer Universiade
The 2013 Summer Universiade, the XXVII Summer Universiade, is scheduled for Kazan, Russia. Kazan is a capital of the Republic of Tatarstan is located 800 km east of Moscow, the federal capital, is a busy hub. The city has the biggest student community in the region.-Bid selection:The cities of...
and 2018 FIFA World Cup
2018 FIFA World Cup
The bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups was the process by which the locations for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups were selected. The process began officially in March 2009; eleven bids from thirteen countries were received, including one which was withdrawn and one that was...
http://www.business-gazeta.ru/article/41810/1/ to change an airport into a hub for 3 milliones of passengers by year. The new developments are currently under construction.
A bus runs every hour from the bus terminal in Kazan to the airport. However this service is not available 24 hours a day.
The airport is still often referred to locally as the new airport, as from 1979 till end of 1980s there was also a second airport for local airlines, Kazan-2 Airport
Kazan-2 Airport
Kazan-2 was an airport for local air lines in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia since 1979 till ends of 1980s. It had passenger's Antonov An-2 small airplanes and few helicopters till pulling down....
within the city. Instead of it, the main airport was situated in the same place within the city since 1930s till 1979.