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Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport
Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport (Аэропорт Толмачево in Russian) (IATA Airport Code OVB and ICAO Airport Code UNNT) is situated 16 km from Novosibirsk, an industrial and scientific center in Siberia, Russia. Operations began on July 12, 1957 with the first passenger flight of Tupolev Tu-104 from Novosibirsk to Moscow. The airport was owned by United Tolmachevo Aviation Enterprise and Ministry of Civil Aviation of the USSR until 1992. The airport then became an joint stock company in 1995, with 51% owned by the state.
There are two 3,600 m (11,811 ft) runways in Tolmachevo Airport, along with 2 Passenger Terminals, 1 Cargo Terminal and 61 Aircraft Stands. Tolmachevo Airport is also the first Russian airport to receive ISO 9002-96 certificate. The airport is now serving around 20,000 aircraft movement each year.
Airport Operators
- Aeroflot
- Atlant-Soyuz
- China Xinjiang Airlines
- Dalavia
- East Line
- Kyrgyzstan Airlines
- Pulkovo Airlines
- Samara Airlines
- Siberia Airlines
- Transaero
- Ukrainian Airlines
- Uzbekiston Airways
- Vladivostok Avia
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