Airport (Kostanay): history of the aerocomplex, infrastructure, technical data

Recently, among tourists, interest in Kazakhstan has increased. And there is an explanation for this. Kazakhstan is the largest country from all the CIS republics. The state is located in the heart of Eurasia, and here modernity and antiquity, Western manners and oriental traditions are closely intertwined. Many travelers here are also attracted by boundless steppes, harsh mountains and clear lakes.

Since Kazakhstan became independent, its development is moving forward with leaps and bounds. Modern cities of Kazakhstan are not inferior to European development in their development. Tourists who come to Kazakhstan are offered such sightseeing routes as medical, ethnic, ecotourism. Mountaineering, hunting and fishing are also developed.

A bit of history

At the end of the 30s of the last century, the beginning of aviation in the city of Kostanay. Then the young airline served local airlines, which were passenger flights and agricultural flights. The fleet of aircraft then consisted of small-scale aerial vehicles.

The first air route for passenger use was Kostanay-Alma-Ata. Then the airline was located to the north-west of the city, now this place is the city flying club. And the first staff of the new airline consisted of eight pilots of 3 and 4 class.

During the Great Patriotic War, the aerial unit was engaged in delivering mail and cargo of various purposes to the most remote regions of Kazakhstan. In August 1942, on the basis of the Kostanay airfield, the Stalingrad aviation school was opened, which trained pilots for the front.

After the war, the Kostanay airfield resumed passenger flights and agricultural flights. By 1970, a new aerostructure Kostanay was built and opened, which successfully works to this day.

Kostanay Airport Today

Many travelers come to Kazakhstan via Narimanovka (the airport, Kostanay). Narimanovka has the status of an international aerocomplex and serves regular flights of such airlines as Air Astana, SCAT and Irtysh-Air. All airlines from the Kostanay aerostructure pass through the Astana airport.

In addition, various flights are operated here with a long stop in Alma-Ata. Flights from Almaty to the airport (Kostanay) with stops in Astana and Atyrau are made. And from Astana there are direct flights to Kostanay: the flight time is 2 hours and 20 minutes.

In addition to local air carriers, the airport in Kostanay serves the Russian company Transaero, the German Hamburg International Luftverk and Belarussian Belavia. These companies operate flights to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Minsk, Hanover, Munich, as well as to other cities in Russia and the countries of the near and far abroad.

All detailed information on departures and arrivals of aircraft can be obtained by calling to the airport (Kostanay), whose phone number is easily found in the information services.

Infrastructure

Narimanovka Airport today is a modern building, which offers passengers a standard package of services. An airport reference (Kostanay) is a place where travelers can get all information about the arrival and departure of aircraft. On the territory of the air complex there are ticket offices for ticket sales, there is luggage storage, shops, restaurants, a medical center and parking for cars.

Technical data

The airport (Kostanay) belongs to the aerocomplexes of the second class. The airline consists of three runways. The first strip of 2,500 meters is covered with asphalt concrete. The other two strips with a length of 2,750 meters and 1,600 meters are grounded and practically not used in practice.

Aerodrome "Narimanovka" has runways, the height of which above sea level is 181 meters. The airborne unit of the 2nd class can receive air ships with a mass of up to 140 tons.