Princess Olga Pskov International Airport
Princess Olga Pskov Airport Pskov-Kresty Аэропорт Псков имени княгини Ольги | |||||||||||
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AMSL 154 ft / 47 m | | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 57°47′6″N 028°23′54″E / 57.78500°N 28.39833°E | ||||||||||
Website | pskovavia.ru | ||||||||||
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Location of airport in Pskov Oblast | |||||||||||
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It is a medium air base with 27 large revetments in a complex, sprawling taxiway layout and home to the 334th Military Transport Aviation Regiment as part of the 12th Military Transport Aircraft Division of Military Transport Aviation which flies the Ilyushin Il-76.[4] The civilian terminal area services up to 13 medium/large planes and 20 small planes. There is no instrument landing capability.
History
The airfield dates to the 1930s, when it became a host base for one of the Soviet Airforce regiments. Under the
After WWII, some commercial use of the airport was used for commuter services to local airfields in Pskov oblast (
By 1955, intelligence sources reported four-engine aircraft operating on a 2500-meter runway.[7] In the 1960s, the airfield hosted about two dozen Antonov An-10 and Antonov An-12 turboprop transports.[8] In the 1970s, the aircraft were upgraded to Il-76 jets, operated by the 334 VTAP (334th Military Transport Aviation Regiment).[9] In 1984, the airbase had a normal complement of 27 Il-76 aircraft.[10]
Some time prior to the 1980s[
During the 2010s, Pskovavia maintained scheduled flights to Moscow and St. Petersburg with
Scheduled passenger flights are currently[as of?] operated by Sukhoi Superjet 100, Bombardier CRJ and Let L-410.[citation needed]
On 29 August 2023, a Ukrainian drone attack targeted the airbase, destroying four Il-76 jets.[13][14]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Sochi[16]
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Statistics
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References
- ^ Length of runway was increased to 2514 m. Archived 2007-05-11 at the Wayback Machine Official site of Pskov region
- ^ "Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации". publication.pravo.gov.ru. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
- ^ Распоряжение Правительства Российской Федерации от 20 апреля 2016 года № 726-р «Об утверждении перечня аэропортов федерального значения»[1]
- ^ "Russian Air Force - Pskov (ULOO)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "Взгляд с другой стороны: Транспортная авиация Люфтваффе на аэродромах Псковщины". ПАИ Новости Псковской области (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ "Взгляд с другой стороны: Аэродром Кресты". ПАИ Новости Псковской области (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ (SANITIZED)PSKOV AIRFIELD AND NEARBY MILITARY INSTALLATIONS(SANITIZED), CIA-RDP80-00810A002600080009-6, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC, January 21, 1955.
- ^ CABLE TO DIRNSA FROM NPIC, CIA-RDP78B04555A000100040095-2, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC, February 21, 1969.
- ^ "37 Vozdushnaya Armiya VGK". Brinkster.com.
- ^ ZAPAD-83 EXERCISE, USSR, CIA-RDP84T00491R000100520001-9, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC, January 1, 1984.
- ^ "Regular airline service between Moscow and Pskov has opened". RBC.
- ^ "Опубликовано расписание рейсов самолётов из псковского аэропорта". ПАИ Новости Псковской области (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ Wright, George (29 August 2023). "Ukraine war: 'Drone attack' hits airport in northwest Russia city of Pskov". BBC News. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Sullivan, Helen (29 August 2023). "Drone strike in Russian city of Pskov reportedly damages heavy transport planes". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Первый авиарейс "Москва - Псков" приземлился на аэродроме в Крестах". kp.ru. 2 October 2018.
- ^ Liu, Jim (23 April 2019). "AZIMUTH schedules domestic new routes in S19". Routesonline. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
External links
- Princess Olga Pskov International Airport Official Website (in Russian)
- Airport information for ULOO at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for ULOO at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for PKV at Aviation Safety Network