"Bogashevo" - airport in Tomsk, is considered the main operating international airport of the city. It is located 14 kilometers towards the southeastern part of Tomsk, and 4 kilometers from the Bogashevo railway station. The airport cooperates with more than 10 air carriers in Russia, serves regular charter flights and flights to different cities of the world.
Airport history
The first flight from Tomsk was made before the revolution - in 1911. However, serious postal and cargo-and-passenger traffic began to be carried out only at the beginning of 1932 along the routes Novosibirsk - Kolpashevo and Novosibirsk - Nadym - Kolpashevo.
And in 1967, in the area of the village of Bogashevo near Tomsk, a new airport was opened, at first serving mainly Tomsk oil workers. The airport in Tomsk ensured their delivery to the oil fields, supplied food and materials necessary for oil production in the region.
Gradually expanding, by 1980 Bogashevo airport connected Tomsk with more than 150 cities of the Soviet Union. And already in 2006, after the reconstruction, the airport was given international status. In December of the same year, the first international flight Tomsk - Paris was made from Tomsk.
Today the airport in Tomsk is capable of receiving aircraft of all types from small AN-2 to wide-body airliners such as Boeing 734, 757 and 767.
Service and services
For the rest and comfort of passengers, the airport provides a cozy hotel, a mother and child room, a waiting room, a cafe, a bar, and a restaurant. Here you can use the services of a first-aid post, luggage storage and packing. Airport security is provided around the clock, there is a police station, post office and ATMs. For VIP passengers there is a meeting room and free Internet. There is a separate car park on the territory of the airport.
Registration of baggage and check-in of passengers for domestic and international flights here begins in two and two and a half hours, respectively. Check-in closes 40 minutes before the departure of the aircraft.
Transport interchange
Travel from Bogashevo airport to the city center is provided by city buses and route taxis No. 119, with an interval of 15–20 minutes. Travel time 45 minutes - hour.
