Gagarin (airport)

Due to the need to close the existing Saratov-Tsentralny airport for security reasons, in November 2007 the Ministry of Transport Development of the Saratov Region signed a contract to conduct survey work to select a site for the construction of a new Saratov airport . As of March 2008, three sites were considered: Lead-free ( Saratov district ), Saburovka , Radishchevo ( Novoburas district ), at the fork of the Bazarny Karabulak - Volsk highway 50 km from Saratov). In the spring of 2008, a site was selected in Saburovka ^{[2] [3]} .

On December 11, 2008, the issue of building an airport was considered by the Saratov Regional Duma. The timing of the start of design work, construction confirmed. The issue of redemption of land owned by farmers was resolved.

In October 2009, a story was passed on the Saratov television, confirming the timing of the construction of a new airport (until 2015).

At the end of June 2011, the Government of the Saratov Region completed the purchase of land for the construction of an airfield ^[4] .

The winner of the auction for the design of engineering infrastructure and communications was OJSC Volgomost.

On September 28, 2012, a tender was announced for the construction of the first phase of the airport in Saburovka.

October 10, 2012 the ceremony of laying the first stone in the construction of a new airport in the village. Saburovka. According to the deputy head of the Federal Air Transport Agency Konstantin Makhov, in two or three years the airport in Saburovka will be ready. It was assumed that the new airport, as well as the existing one , would have the name "Central" ^[5] .

Saratov environmentalists criticized the airport construction project near Saburovka ^[6] .

In August 2013, it was announced that the design of the new airport was adjusted to include an airport terminal (in the previous project, the airport was not provided, and passengers would have to check in at the old airport, and then go to Saburovka). In addition, the characteristics of the coverage of the runway were changed so that it could accept all types of aircraft. Vegetable soil was removed at the airport construction site, lean concrete was laid and laid on the runway, taxiways and apron , work began on the installation of airfield fencing, laying of cable lines, the construction of a patrol road and command and control tower ^[7] .

In September 2013, the media reported that the Renova company is the main contender for the construction of a new Saratov airport ^[8] .

By July 2018, the readiness of the passenger terminal building of the new Saratov airport was 33%, which corresponds to the construction schedule. Finishing work has begun in all passenger service areas and technological zones ^[9] . The platform is completely ready.

In September 2018, the laying of the upper runway layer (Runway) was continued, laying on the part of the runway, which was built before the project was changed, was not carried out earlier due to identified problems with the runway foundation.

In April 2019, the airport was assigned the GSV code in accordance with Resolution No. 763 adopted by the Conference of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The assigned unique code is formed by using the name of the airport and the city of its location: G - G agarin, SV - S arato V. ^[10]

On August 18, 2019, the airport accepted a technical flight from Moscow ^[11] .

From August 20, 2019, the airport began the full reception and departure of all passenger flights previously serviced by the Saratov-Tsentralny airport.

For the delivery of passengers organized bus (suburban and intercity) and rail links ^[12] .

• The total investment is 20 billion rubles ^[14] .
• The total area of ​​the terminal is 23 thousand square meters. m
• There are 3 telescopic traps with the possibility of installing two more.
• Planned throughput of 1 million passengers per year.
• There are 25 aircraft parking ^[15] .
• The airfield equipment allows landing on ICAO Category I: with a relative decision height of at least 60 m and with visibility of at least 800 m or with a visibility range of at least 550 m on the runway ^[16] .

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