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Encyclopedia > Khrabrovo Airport
Khrabrovo Airport
Аэропорт Храброво
IATA: KGD - ICAO: UMKK
Summary
Airport type Public/Military
Operator KD Avia
Serves Kaliningrad
Elevation AMSL 42 ft (13 m)
Coordinates 54°53′24″N, 20°35′33″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24 8,202 2,500 Concrete

Khrabrovo Airport (Russian Аэропорт Храброво, German Powunden) (IATA: KGD, ICAO: UMKK) is located 24 km north of Kaliningrad, east off the Zelenogradsk highway. The airport, part of which is still military, is a bare landing strip with few frills for passengers. In 2005 the airport had 311,000 passengers. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... KD Avia is an airline based at Khrabrovo Airport in Kaliningrad, Russia. ... Kaliningrad (Russian: ; Lithuanian: Karaliaučius; German  , Polish: Królewiec; briefly Russified as Kyonigsberg), is a seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre (American English:meter) is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre (American English:meter) is a measure of length. ... Concrete being poured, raked and vibrated into place in residential construction in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Kaliningrad (Russian: ; Lithuanian: Karaliaučius; German  , Polish: Królewiec; briefly Russified as Kyonigsberg), is a seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The airport is the main hub for the airline KD Avia in addition to other airlines offering services to domestic destinations and to Northern and Eastern Europe. KD Avia is an airline based at Khrabrovo Airport in Kaliningrad, Russia. ...

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History

  • 1922 - Joint Russian-German joint venture Deruluft starts flights on first scheduled international route Koenigsberg (Devau airport) - Moscow
  • 1945 - Airport is transferred to Civil Air Fleet of USSR
  • 1961 - Joint Air Squadron formed at the basis of airport and airline
  • 1977 - Operations of Tupolev-134 begin
  • 1979 - Passenger terminal is built in Khrabrovo
  • 1988 - Tupolev-154s begin operations to Kaliningrad
  • 1992 - Enterprise separates from Vnukovo Production association and becomes independent entity
  • 1993 - First scheduled international flights begin. Two Tupolev-154s are purchased
  • 1997 - Air enterprise is renamed “Kaliningrad Avia”
  • 2001 - Air enterprise is in receivership
  • 2002 - Change of ownership structure. Transformation into Joint Stock Company
  • 2004-July – Construction jobs begin in relation to building of new passenger terminal
  • 2004-October – Beginning of reconstruction of runway, apron, navigation equipment
  • 2005-January – Ground transit via Lithuania is possible only for Russian citizens with “international” passport
  • 2005-June – Air enterprise renamed “KD Avia”
  • 2007 - opening of the new nerminal. First stage of ambitious airport expansion project

Passenger numbers are also rising, and are set to rise even more with the introduction of more routes: Deruluft luggage tag Deruluft (Deutsch-Russische Luftverkehrs A.G., or Deruluft) was a joint Soviet-German airline, established on 24 November 1921. ...

  • 2002 - 163,000
  • 2003 - 115,000
  • 2004 - 209,000
  • 2005 - 311,000
  • 2006 - 731,626

Airlines and destinations

Aeroflot — Russian Airlines (MICEX:AFLT RTS:AFLT) (Russian: Аэрофлот — Российские авиалинии), Aeroflot — Rossiiskie Avialinii, or Aeroflot (Аэрофлот; literally air fleet), is the Russian national airline and the biggest carrier in Russia. ... The correct title of this article is . ... Belavia Belarusian Airlines (Belarusian: Белавія) is an airline based in Minsk, Belarus. ... Gomelavia (State Enterprise Gomelavia) is an airline based in Belarus. ... KD Avia is an airline based at Khrabrovo Airport in Kaliningrad, Russia. ... LOT Polish Airlines (Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT) is the national airline of Poland based in Warsaw. ... Sky Express Bus Service The Sky Express bus service links Durham Tees Valley Airport with Darlington railway station and the centre of Darlington. ... UTair Aviation (MICEX:UTAR; RTS:TMAT) is an airline based in Khanty Mansiysk, Tyumen, Russia. ...

Mass transit serving the airport

The following city bus line connect the airport:

  • to Kaliningrad, No. 138 by Koenig-Auto (КёнигАвто); to Kaliningrad Main Bus/Railway Station

The International terminal is 3 km from the Domestic terminal.


References

External links

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