International Airport Irkutsk Международный Аэропорт Иркутск |
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Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
Owner | Russian Federation | ||||||||||
Operator | "International Airport Irkutsk" | ||||||||||
Serves | Irkutsk | ||||||||||
Location | Irkutsk, Russia | ||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 1,675 ft / 511 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°16′05″N 104°23′20″E / 52.26806°N 104.38889°ECoordinates: 52°16′05″N 104°23′20″E / 52.26806°N 104.38889°E | ||||||||||
Website | en |
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Location of airport in Irkutsk Oblast | |||||||||||
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Passengers | 1,569,011 |
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Servicing of cargo (in tons) | 11 578 |
International Airport Irkutsk (Russian: Международный Аэропорт Иркутск) (IATA: IKT, ICAO: UIII) is an airport on the outskirts of Irkutsk, Russia, at a distance of 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Lake Baikal.
The airport has daily domestic flights to Moscow, Vladivostok, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Yakutsk, Saint Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Sochi, and regional daily flights to Ust-Kut, Bratsk, Bodaybo, Kirensk and other Russian cities.
Due to its proximity to the Angara Reservoir, the airport is subject to a microclimate of foggy weather. When the airport is closed due to bad weather conditions, Bratsk Airport, Ulan-Ude Airport, Irkutsk Northwest Airport, and Belaya (air base) serve as diversion airports.
Airport "Irkutsk" has only one runway with armobetonnym coating having a vertical drop of more than 30 m. The total capacity of the two passenger terminals is 1450 passengers / hour. Cargo terminal is equipped with diesel forklifts, hoists, container platform, electronic and mechanical scales (for weighing cargo up to 30 tons). The airport complex also includes the airport hotel "Air Harbour", a service of aviation service (board food workshop) repair facility and medical services. There is a VIP lounge in the international terminal building.