The international airport in Murmansk is located 25 km from the city center. It is capable of receiving aircraft of various tonnages, as well as all types of helicopters. Murmansk Airport can be considered the main air gateway to the north of Russia.
History
The airport in Murmansk began to be built in 1971, when the city ceased to cope with the traffic flow of people who came here to extract precious metals. 5 years later, in 1976, the airport was launched, but at that time it had only a runway and a control tower. The problem with the accommodation of passengers was solved a year later, when the airport building was completed.
When the development of the Kola Peninsula was curtailed in 1990, the airport's passenger traffic decreased markedly. The decline continued for 6 years, and only in 1996 flights were fully restored. Since that time, the annual number of passengers served has been steadily growing.
Today the airport in Murmansk serves more than half a million passengers a year and this figure is planned to double.
Services
Airport "Murmansk" offers passengers a variety of shops, which at first glance are not so many, but the variety of goods pleases: clothes, sweets, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, souvenirs and much more. It should be noted that the goods are duty-free, the calculation is made only in rubles. In addition, passengers can visit the airport cafe and restaurant.
On the ground floor there is an information desk, which will answer all your questions: check-in time for a flight, the cost of various services, public transport departure time, etc. The listed services are free information. Also, at the information desk, you can find out which places in the city to visit and which attractions are worth seeing - therefore, such information is not free.
Transport links with the city
You can get to the city from the airport either by taxi or by public transport. The taxi rank is 200 meters from the airport. The fare to the city center will be approximately 700 rubles, plus a separate luggage fee.
Public transport - buses and minibuses, will take the passenger to the railway station. The bus runs at intervals of 30-40 minutes, and the shuttle bus runs at intervals of 20 minutes. The cost of a trip by public transport is 100 rubles (bus) and 150 rubles (minibus).
