Orenburg Airport

Orenburg Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Оренбург) (IATA: REN, ICAO: UWOO) is a civil airport located about 25 km east of Orenburg city. Now defunct Orenair had its head office on the airport property.[2]

Yuri Gagarin
Orenburg Domestic Airport

Международный Аэропорт Оренбург имени Юрия Гагарина
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorRossiya Airlines
ServesOrenburg
LocationOrenburg, Russia
Hub forOrenburzhye
Elevation AMSL387 ft / 118 m
Coordinates51°47′44.83″N 55°27′24.28″E
Websiteoren.aero
Map
REN is located in Orenburg Oblast
REN
REN
Location of airport in Orenburg Oblast
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 8,202 2,500 Concrete
Statistics (2018)
Passengers792,316
Sources: Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (see also provisional 2018 statistics)[1]

The airport was built at its present location in the mid-1970s. In 2011, the government of Orenburg named the airport after Yuri Gagarin.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Aeroflot Moscow–Sheremetyevo
Seasonal: Sochi
Ikar Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Saint Petersburg[3]
IrAero Baku[4]
Nordwind Airlines Baku, Moscow–Sheremetyevo
Orenburzhye Kazan, Yekaterinburg
Red Wings Airlines Yekaterinburg[5]
Rossiya Airlines Moscow–Sheremetyevo
Shirak Avia Yerevan[6]
Smartavia Moscow–Domodedovo[7]
Southwind Airlines Seasonal charter: Antalya[8]
Uzbekistan Airways Namangan[9]

Incidents and accidents
  • On 1 March 1980, an Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-154A crashed on approach to the airport after deviating below a sufficient flight path and touching ground 68 meters before the runway. There were no fatalities, however the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.[10]

References
  1. "Объемы перевозок через аэропорты России" [Transportation volumes at Russian airports]. www.favt.ru (in Russian). Federal Air Transport Agency. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  2. "Contacts Archived November 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine." Orenair. Retrieved on 16 November 2012. "JSC "ORENAIR" Airport, Orenburg district, Orenburg region, 460049, Russian Federation" – Russian : "460049, Оренбургская область, Оренбургский район, Аэропорт"
  3. "Rossiya Airlines W18 Moscow service changes". Routesonline. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  4. Из Оренбурга в Баку начнет летать иркутская авиакомпания (in Russian). RIA56. Новости Оренбурга и Оренбургской области. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  5. Liu, Jim. "Red Wings expands Ekaterinburg domestic network in Oct 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  6. "Shirak Avia June 2023 Russian Network Additions". AeroRoutes. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  7. "Авиакомпания Smartavia открыла рейсы из Оренбурга в Москву". Orenburg Week (Оренбургская Неделя). 29 April 2019.
  8. "SOUTHWIND AIRLINES NS23 NETWORK OVERVIEW – 21MAY23". 22 May 2023.
  9. "UZBEKISTAN EXPRESS ADDS NAMANGAN – ORENBURG SERVICE FROM NOV 2022". AeroRoutes. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  10. aviation-safety.net retrieved 8 February 2023


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