Nalchik Airport was organized in 1945 on the basis of the Osoaviahima airfield. A land plot of 140 hectares, a small warehouse-type room and a shed - from such a base Nalchik airport began. In 1975, the construction of the runway began. At the same time, flights to Rostov, Voronezh, Moscow, and Grozny from An-24 and Yak-40 aircraft were operated from Nalchik Airport. In October 1976, V. Solovey was appointed commander of the Nalchik OJSC. In the first quarter of 1977, work was completed to extend the runway for receiving Tu-124, Tu-134, Il-18, An-12, Yak-42 aircraft, and in connection with the repair of the Mineralnye Vody airport runway, some of the flights from there were transferred to the airport Nalchik. In 1978, 137 thousand passengers were sent from Nalchik Airport. In 1991, Nalchik Airport had regular routes to the cities: Moscow, Odessa, Lviv, Rostov-on-Don, Volgograd, Astrakhan, Voronezh, Mary, Tbilisi, Saratov, Gorky, Donetsk, Lipetsk, Tambov, Ashgabat, Aktyubinsk, Kustanay, Krasnodar, Simferopol, Guryev, Shevchenko, Kuibyshev, Elista, Balakovo, Nebit-Dag, Kiev, Kharkov. In 1992, due to economic transformations in the country and their negative consequences, flights on An-24 and Yak-40 planes for the transportation of passengers practically stopped, and began to decline sharply and taking into account these circumstances and the provisions put forward in the resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Russian Federation in the development of Kabardino -Balkaria as a resort of all-Russian significance, in one of the points of which it was said about the allocation of three Yak-42 aircraft for the Nalchik airport, the commander of OAO Metov H.T. decided on the retraining of seven crews on the Yak-42 aircraft in SK UTC. At the same time, ITS underwent retraining, and equipment began on the ground technical base for operating the Yak-42 aircraft. In June 2002, the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Elbrus-Avia was established. As of 01.01.2008, the Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Elbrus-Avia” had the following aircraft: - Yak-42 aircraft - 3 units. (2 - own, 1 - leasing); - Yak-40 aircraft - 3 units. (own); - Mi-8T helicopters - 3 units. (own); - Mi-8 MTV-1 helicopters - 2 units (own); - Mi-2 helicopters - 22 units. (own). On May 14, 2013, the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Elbrus-Avia ceased its business activities. Since May 15, 2013, the main operator of Nalchik International Airport is Aerocomplex LLC. The airline has a valid certificate No. 056 AM for the Nalchik aerodrome (issued by the Interstate Aviation Committee), certifying that the aerodrome complies with certification requirements and is suitable for international flights. Today, Nalchik International Airport receives and services the YAK-40, YAK-42, AN-24, AN-26, AN-12, IL-18, TU-134, CRJ 100-200, B 737-300, B 737-400 aircraft , B 737-500, B 737-700, B 737-800, A-319, A-320, SSJ-100 and helicopters of all types.
Airport Bandwidth:
- on domestic airlines - 200 passengers per hour, 30 tons of cargo per day;
- on international lines - 60 passengers per hour.
In 2016, the services of Nalchik International Airport were used by 195,230 passengers, while in 2015 - 105,523 passengers. The growth in passenger traffic amounted to more than 85%.
During the year, 164,880 people were transported on domestic flights and 29,492 passengers were serviced abroad.
The terminal has a VIP-lounge and a hall for servicing official delegations.
The Nalchik civil airfield is jointly based with the Ministry of Defense and the G class Ministry of Internal Affairs, has Certificate No. 14-122 on state registration and airfield usability, the validity of the Certificate is July 15, 2017 and the IAC Certificate for Suitability for International Flights No. 056 AM, the certificate is valid until 03/31/2020, the category of the required fire protection level (UTPZ): 7 (seventh).
The airline has a valid comprehensive certificate of conformity for airport activities at Nalchik Airport No. FAVT A.02053 valid until December 14, 2013 issued by the Federal Air Transport Agency, as well as certificates of conformity for the following types of airport activities at Nalchik Airport.
At the airport there is the Nalchik Regional Rescue Base (RPSB) - a branch of the Federal Aviation Administration "Southern Aviation Search and Rescue Center", which carries out round-the-clock duty along with a helicopter on duty for search and rescue operations in the area of ​​responsibility with a radius of 300 km.
You can go to the airport by bus or minibus on routes 17 or 24. Suburban buses run from the settlements of the CBD in the city of Nalchik. On the forecourt there is an Oasis restaurant, Aero cafe, and a hotel. On the territory of the airline there is a canteen, a health center.
The geographical location of the Nalchik airport near the state border of the Russian Federation allows international commercial air transportation on aircraft approved for reception without intermediate landings in the following regions: CIS, Middle East, Europe, Africa.
