We are proud to present the new scenario of Gorno-Altaysk Airport (UNBG) for the X‑Plane 12 flight simulator. The project recreates one of the key transport hubs of the Altai Republic, taking into account its rich history and modern appearance.
Gorno-Altaysk Airport was built in 1968 and during Soviet times provided regular flights to the settlements of the Gorno-Altaysk Autonomous Region, as well as to Semipalatinsk, Barnaul and Novosibirsk. After the collapse of the USSR, the airport was forgotten for many years: from the early 1990s until 2011, there were practically no passenger flights. The nearest airport terminal was in Barnaul, more than 250 km from Gorno-Altaysk.
The revival began in 2007, when a plane from Moscow (Siberia Airlines, now S7 Airlines) arrived here for the first time in a decade. Since 2010, Angara Airlines has restored regular flights to Novosibirsk. In 2011, after a large-scale reconstruction carried out by JSC Sibmost by order of FSUE Civil Airports Administration, the airport reopened as a year-round and all-weather airport with a capacity of up to 200 passengers per hour.
Since then, the airport has become an integral part of the region's tourism infrastructure, especially in the absence of rail links. His contribution to the growth of the tourist flow is invaluable: if 1.35 million tourists visited the Altai Republic in 2011, then by 2017 this figure exceeded 2 million people.
In 2016, the airport received the status of a federal airport, and in 2018 it became the "Best Airport of the Year in the CIS countries" among facilities with passenger traffic of up to 100,000 people per year.
New milestones have come quite recently: in April 2024, Sberbank became the sole owner of the airport, having bought 60% of shares from AFK Sistema. The bank has announced plans for a complete renovation and expansion of the facility. And already in March 2025, the airport received international status, and on July 24 of the same year, an international terminal was opened there.
The scenario for X‑Plane 12 reflects the current state of the airfield, taking into account the reconstructed runway, the modern terminal and the detailed surrounding area, including the picturesque landscapes of Altai. This is not just an airfield, it is the entry point to one of the most amazing regions of Russia.
The script is available for download on our website. Enjoy your flights and successful landings!