Krasnodar International Airport (Pashkovsky) - the international airport of federal significance in the city of Krasnodar. Located on the eastern outskirts of Krasnodar, 12 km from its center.
The official name of the airport - "International Airport Krasnodar". Airport operator - JSC "International Airport Krasnodar". Included in the aviation holding company "Basel Aero". It is the second largest airport of South Russia (after the Sochi airport), occupies the 9th place in passenger traffic amongst Russian airports (after Moscow airports (Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo), St. Petersburg (Pulkovo) airport Simferopol, Ekaterinburg (Koltsovo), Sochi Airport and Novosibirsk (Tolmachevo). On serve the airport in Krasnodar Krai 3.7 million people.
Krasnodar Airport (Pashkovsky) has three runways.
Reconstruction of the existing airport is divided into several stages and will be fully completed in 2018. In parallel with the design of the new airport works on the reconstruction of the airfield infrastructure. The project involves the reconstruction of the runway, apron construction, creation of complex engineering structures, upgrading of technical equipment for aircraft maintenance. Work on the reconstruction of the airfield infrastructure is scheduled for completion in the I quarter of 2015. After completion the airport Krasnodar airport will be able to accept almost all types of modern aircraft, expected to arrive at the airport a number of major foreign airlines. In 2013, on the site of the main taxiway (M) built a temporary runway 05TS / 23TS. In early 2014, the runway is equipped with a light-signal (MTR), radio (PTO) and meteorological equipment, in April 2014 made flyby MTR and PTO. This will allow the aircraft takeoffs and landings on runway 05TS / 23TS, and main runway 05R / 23L closed for reconstruction. Admission and release the aircraft with a temporary runway 05TS / 23TS is made from 24 July, 2014.
