What is Khrabrovo Airport?

Information about Khrabrovo Airport

Khrabrovo Airport
Аэропорт Храброво
IATA: KGD - ICAO: UMKK
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
OperatorKD Avia
ServesKaliningrad
Elevation AMSL 42 ft (13 m)
Coordinates
Runways
Direction Length Surface
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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, has a brand new passenger terminal, which partly is still under construction. Espexially the baggage claim area is still outside on the right side. Service is prompt and couteous, in comparison to other russian airports. In 2005 the airport had 311,000 passengers.

The airport is the main hub for the airline KD Avia, which serves some western european cities as well. This airline is planning to evolve the airport into a hub between Russia and Western Europe. In addition there are some other airlines offering services to domestic destinations and to Northern and Eastern Europe.

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 – Beginning of reconstruction of runway, apron, navigation equipment
  • 2005 – Air enterprise renamed “KD Avia?
  • 2007 - opening of the new terminal
Passenger numbers are also rising, and are set to rise even more with the introduction of more routes:
  • 2002 - 163,000
  • 2003 - 115,000
  • 2004 - 209,000
  • 2005 - 311,000
  • 2006 - 731,626

Airlines and destinations

  • Aeroflot (Moscow-Sheremetyevo)
  • airBaltic (Copenhagen, Riga)
  • Belavia (Minsk)
  • Gomelavia (Grodno, Gomel, Minsk)
  • KD Avia (Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Berlin-Tegel, Budapest, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Istanbul, Kiev-Boryspil, London-Gatwick, Milan-Malpensa, Moscow-Domodedovo, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Munich, Rome-Fiumicino, Sofia, St. Petersburg, Vienna)
  • LOT Polish Airlines (Warsaw)
  • Rossiya (St. Petersburg)
  • Sky Express (Moscow-Vnukovo)
  • UTair Aviation (Moscow-Vnukovo)

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.

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KNI Callsign
KALININGRAD AIR
Founded 1945
Hubs Khrabrovo Airport
Fleet size 16
Destinations 28
Headquarters Khrabrovo Airport, Kaliningrad, Russia
Key people Valery Mikhailov (General Director), Leonid Itskov (Executive Director)

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KD ICAO
KNI Callsign
KALININGRAD AIR
Founded 1945
Hubs Khrabrovo Airport
Fleet size 16
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Key people Valery Mikhailov (General Director), Leonid Itskov (Executive Director)

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AFL[1] Callsign
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Founded 1923[2]
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KALININGRAD AIR
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