Most people know that Moscow has three international airports-Vnukovo, Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo. But there is another hub about which little is known. This airport Ostafyevo. Since its inception, air harbour was shrouded in mystery of national importance. And now information about the airport rarely leaks. However, this air port has an international status. That is, there are border controls. In this article we tried to gather all the information about the mysterious airfield, from which depart no less mysterious military and civilian aircraft. Where is this air Harbor? How to reach from downtown Moscow? What kind of facilities you'll find in the terminal? All this we will talk about below.
The Official address of this air port – Ryazanovskoe settlement. But this point, though, and is twelve kilometers from Moscow, has already become an integral part of the Russian capital. Now it Novomoskovsky administrative Okrug. The airport is located three kilometers to the West from the train station “flaw”. And 9 km to the South of it lies the town of Podolsk. Very close to the air harbour is the South-Western administrative district of Moscow, but rather – the district of South Butovo.
Straight from Ostafyevo Moscow city centre-30 kilometres by road – 35. This proximity to the red square makes the airport popular for business aviation. In principle, it is currently used primarily by it. Get to the airfield in two ways. It leads from the ring road through the village Kommunarka. The second runs from M-3 «Ukraine». She follows through the towns of Pine, Yamontovo and Kommunarka.
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Fate has ordered that this place was somehow connected with Aeronautics. In the 19th century the village Ostafyevo belonged to the princely family Vyazemsky. Its representatives were not alien to the art and science. So, from the Ostafyevo estate took to the skies in a balloon Princess P. Gagarin. And it happened in 1803! After that balloon was long preserved in the estate of the Vyazemsky. But the Ostafyevo airport dates back to 1934 when the land was transferred to the office of the NKVD. Because of the secrecy of this service we have minimal information about how to operate this hub.
The Situation is somewhat clearer since February 1942, when an already functioning “the airport special purpose” was transferred to the Directorate General of Air Force. However, the army – not the structure that loves openness and transparency. It is known that here in the war years was based 17th air division long-range.
The Airfield was further exploited by the military. There were carried out training flights and testing machines, such as ‘blind landing air – mainland” and others. But with the collapse of the Soviet Union, the airfield fell on hard times. The city authorities of Moscow, there were even plans to bulldoze the airfield and buildings to build here residential neighborhoods. But the airport happily endured the hardships of the 1990-ies, and not without the help of «Gazprom». This structure had a complete reconstruction of an old airfield. Moreover, it has erected all necessary buildings and introduced amenities that are required by standards to obtain the status of international airport.
Military continue to be based in this hub. In particular, there is a composition of 7050 guard aviation group (a division of the Northern fleet naval aviation of Russia). But at the same time, the international Federal airport Ostafyevo (this is his current official name) serves the civilian sides. These aircraft are owned by “Gazprom Avia”. Land service implements handler “Aviapartner”.
Prior To 1995 (i.e. before the time of the reconstruction of the hub «Gazprom”) there was one runway with a length of 1520 meters. And not all of it was covered with concrete. After the lease «Gazprom” there are such runway of the airport Ostafyevo:
Was constructed aprons for aircraft Parking, navigation, radio and other structures, heated hangars, its own electrical system and independent water supply from underground wells. In 2000 was built and put into operation the terminal Ostafyevo designed for passenger transportation of VIP-clients. These specifications allow the air port to accommodate vessels configuration the An-24, Tu-134, Yak-40 and 42, Il-18, An-74, An-12, Falcon-900Б, other types of aircraft third and fourth grades, as well as all types of helicopters. The airport operates all year round, day and night.
The Terminal of the airport Ostafyevo small but very comfortable. Because it was built for the needs of business aviation. Throughputthe ability of a small airport: 70 people on domestic flights and 40 – international. But the workload of the hub is negligible. Therefore, the VIP-passengers can quickly pass all pre - and post-flight procedures. Waiting for the flight a very comfortable lounge with soft leather furniture. And right in front of the terminal building has a spacious Parking for cars. On the public concourse of the airport are ATMs, cash desks of sale of tickets, coffee shop.
In the early 2000s, city officials would do to close a hub, because, in their opinion, it hindered the development of the Yuzhnoye Butovo district. “Gazprom” had his vision for the future of the airport. Today in plans of the Moscow authorities is not closing the hub for business passengers, and strip him of convenient highways. And, as they say, even a metro line. “Gazprom” also fulfills its part of obligations on reconstruction of the airport. So, it is planned to extend the concrete runway to two and a half miles, respectively, to update the taxiway of the road. Now construct a hotel near the airport. It may be possible to increase the number of hangars and aircraft Parking, improve the overall infrastructure of the air Harbor.
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