Orenburg Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Оренбург) (IATA: REN, ICAO: UWOO) is a civil airport located about 25 km east of Orenburg city. Now defunct Orenair had its head office on the airport property.[2]
The airport was built at its present location in the mid-1970s. In 2011, the government of Orenburg named the airport after Yuri Gagarin.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aeroflot | Moscow–Sheremetyevo |
| Ikar | Kazan (resumes 4 March 2025),[3] Mineralnye Vody, Sochi |
| Nordwind Airlines | Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Saint Petersburg |
| Red Wings Airlines | Yekaterinburg[4] |
| Rossiya Airlines | Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Saint Petersburg |
| S7 Airlines | Novosibirsk |
Incidents and accidents
- On 1 March 1980, an Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-154A crashed on approach to the airport after deviating below a sufficient flight path and touching ground 68 meters before the runway. There were no fatalities, however the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.[5]
References
- ^ "Аэропорт Оренбург обслужил в 2023 году более 1 млн пассажиров" [Aeroport Orenburg obsluzhil v 2023 godu boleye 1 mln passazhirov 61 / 5,000 Orenburg Airport served over 1 million passengers in 2023]. www.oren.aero (in Russian). Orenburg Airport. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Contacts Archived November 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine." Orenair. Retrieved on 16 November 2012. "JSC "ORENAIR" Airport, Orenburg district, Orenburg region, 460049, Russian Federation" – Russian : "460049, Оренбургская область, Оренбургский район, Аэропорт"
- ^ "Из Оренбурга возобновляются рейсы в Казань". oren.aero. Orenburg Airport JSC. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ Liu, Jim. "Red Wings expands Ekaterinburg domestic network in Oct 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ aviation-safety.net retrieved 8 February 2023
External links
- Official website (in English and Russian)
