The airport in Barnaul named after the famous pilot-cosmonaut German Titov is located seventeen kilometers from the city center towards its western part, in the vicinity of the village of Mikhailovka. The main operator of the airport is Altai Aviation Enterprise. As an administrative territory, the airport is considered part of the city of Barnaul. The international airport accepts and serves aircraft of any type, from small AN-2 to wide-body Boeing-767. Its annual capacity is more than three hundred thousand passengers, not counting postal and freight traffic. The airline provides air communication with the cities of Russia and the republics of the CIS. From here, charter flights to Turkey, Greece, Italy and other countries of Europe and South Asia, popular among Russian tourists, are regularly sent.
History
The Barnaul airport was founded in October 1937. Then, in the newly formed capital of the Altai Territory, an aviation unit of PO-2 aircraft was created. And in 1967, the opening of a direct air link Barnaul-Moscow took place, the flight was carried out on the IL-18.
In 1995 the airport was given the status of international and since September 1997 the airline is transferred to the management of Altai Aviation Enterprise. In May 2010, the Barnaul airport was named after the hero of the Soviet Union, pilot-cosmonaut German Stepanovich Titov.
At the moment, the structure of the airline includes a complex of technical structures, an air terminal, a runway with a length of 2850 meters, an aircraft refueling service.
Service and services
Like most Russian airports serving international transport, the airport in Barnaul provides a full range of services for a comfortable flight of passengers. For recreation, there is a cozy hotel on the territory of the airport, a mother and child room, a first-aid post, a cafe, a restaurant, and several shops.
There is a currency exchange office, air ticket offices, information desk, post office, internet cafe. A conference hall and a meeting room are equipped for VIP passengers.
Transport
The airport is located within the city limits, therefore regular buses No. 110 and No. 144 run from here. As well as minibuses and taxis. In addition, there is a regular bus service from the airport to the popular resorts of the Altai Territory. And for those wishing to continue their journey across Altai, the airline provides helicopters.
