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Minsk 2 Airport
Airport Directory » Belarus » Minsk » Minsk 2 AirportMinsk International Airport (IATA: MSQ, ICAO: UMMS) (Belarusian: Нацыянальны аэрапорт Мiнск, IPA: ; Russian: Национальный аэропорт Минск), sometimes bring up to as Minsk-2, is the independent international airport in Belarus, turn up 42 kilometre (26 mi) to the east of the capital Minsk. The airport set about functioning in July 1982; the being depot was opened on March 28, 1989 and replaced the old Minsk-1 airport in the southward of the town.
The airport has 1 landing track of length of 3640 m and breadth of 60 m.
The airport hosts national Belarus air hose Belavia (rider) and TransAVIAexport Airlines (load). Several foreign air hose furnish service to Minsk airport.
The airport, which is capable of adapting 5 million riders a yr, assisted more than 1 million riders in 2008.
Statistical Data
The Belarus authority owns the airport and does not officially let out much statistical informations. But some info is still available.
In 2007 airport assisted 835,000 riders out of which 550,000 were assisted by the national air hose Belavia.
Incidents
- On February 1, 1985 an aircraft Tu-134AK functioned by Aeroflot with license number CCCP-65910 on path to Leningrad Pulkovo airport crashed into the wood shortly after takeoff assassination 55 out of 73 riders and three out of seven crew member on board.
- On September 6, 2003 an aircraft Tu-154 functioned by an Iranian airline Kish Air hit trees in heavy fog as it was on draw close on road from Tehran to Copenhagen. None of the 38 riders and four crew member on board were wound.
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