The airport in Lipetsk is located 15 km from the city between the two villages Kuzminskie Otverzhki and Studenny Vyselki. The artificial runway of the airline is reinforced with asphalt concrete and has a length of 2.5 kilometers. Every day, air transportation is carried out from here to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Anapa and other cities of Russia. Every hour the company serves about forty people, its passenger traffic per year is more than 30 thousand people.
History
The Lipetsk airport was founded in 1966. It was then that a small air terminal was built, which included about 100 seats, and an unpaved runway. Later in 1987, the runway was reconstructed and a new, more spacious terminal building was put into operation.
Due to the financial crisis, at the end of the 90s of the last century, the airline ceased flights, and the equipment and facilities entrusted to it were mothballed.
In 2000, the airport resumed air traffic on the old routes. After reconstruction, the airport in Lipetsk began to serve international charter flights to popular tourist countries. At the moment, work on the expansion and technical re-equipment of the airport continues. And in the future, it is planned to significantly expand the geography of flights.
Services
On the territory of the air terminal in Lipetsk there is everything you need for relaxation and comfortable pastime of passengers. For relaxation, a mother and child room, a small hotel, and a waiting room are provided. There is a first-aid post, a pay phone, an ATM, a post office, a Rospechat kiosk and a left-luggage office. A business center has been opened, where office equipment is provided - a fax computer, a copy machine. On the territory of the airport there is an Internet cafe, a bar with soft drinks and alcoholic beverages. The station square provides parking for personal vehicles and taxis.
In addition, the company "Dextrer" operates on the territory of the airline, offering air taxi services, which, in addition to regular flights according to the approved schedule, will provide individual transportation for a distance of up to 2000 kilometers to any city in the Russian Federation where there is an operating airport.
Transport
From the airport to Lipetsk there is a regular service of city buses following routes No. 119 and No. 118, the last route is seasonal, its travel time is tied to the time of arrival and departure of charter flights.
In addition, you can use the services of a city taxi.