About Airport
Minsk National Airport is the main air gateway to the Republic of Belarus and occupies an advantageous geographical location as it is situated at the intersection of the biggest main lines connecting the Western Europe with the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The airport is a member of Airports Council International and the Airport Association of CIS Civil Aviation.
There is 1 operative runway, the length is 3641 m (CAT II) that allows accepting all types of aircrafts for 24 hours and one Terminal with a capacity of 3,6 million passengers per year in Minsk National Airport.
Minsk National Airport has got the certificates according to four Systems of Quality Management. The quality management system of the airport was certified for the compliance with the ISO 9001:2008 standard.
In December 2011 RUE «National Airport Minsk» was reorganized by the affiliation of UE «Airport Minsk-1» as the organizational and legal form, namely the branch. Airport Minsk-1 is located in the southern part of the capital in 4.5 kilometers from the historical city center. This airport is an important and convenient handling center for air traffic flows in the Republic of Belarus. There is a complete infrastructure for international flights handling (a sales agency of aviation operations, a subdivision of the Frontier Force Unit «Minsk» of the Republic of Belarus State Border Committee, an international check point of Minsk Regional Customs, a medical aid station, a consular point of the Republic of Belarus Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a subdivision of the Air Transport Internal Affairs Directorate, etc.) at the enterprise.
The Airport Minsk-1 runway has the length of 2000 m, its width is 60 m. The airdrome is usable for handling An-12, Tu-134, Yak-42, other aircraft the maximum take-off weight of which does not exceed 61 tones and helicopters of all types as well.
In 2011 RUE «Minsk National Airport» jointly with UE «Airport Minsk-1» served 1 437 826 passengers and handled 13 686 flights with 121 different aircraft types. In comparison with 2010 the growth made up 11.9 % and 18.8 % respectively.
Flights were carried out at more than 39 international destinations to the Western Europe, the Near East and other regions.
In 2011 Minsk National Airport mobilized 25,768 mln. BYR of the investment to the basic capital that made it possible to increase the passengers and airlines service quality thanks to the following:
- technical renewal (a machine for transportation and loading containers with in-flight meal for passengers on the board, special vehicle for cleaning passenger cabin closets, towbarless aircraft tractor TPX-200-S capable of performing push back operations and maintenance towing short distance on all aircraft, electrical tractor for aircraft towing procedures, aerodrome cleaning machines ACB-400, etc.);
- motor transport renewal (apron bus МАZ-171075, tractors Belarus-892.2, etc.);
- processing equipment renewal (there were purchased refrigerators, freezers, squeezers, kitchen furniture, shelving, bar counters, etc. for Catering service, versatile loader AMKODOR 352C-02, versatile loading machine AMKODOR 37, container trolleys, Johnston CN200 compact sweeper, explosive vapors portable detectors for passengers and cargo handling, aviation security).
Moreover, in 2011 the enterprise accomplished the major part of building project “The Complex Improvement of the Area near the Terminal” (second stage) that has stipulated the construction of an opened parking lot for 587 car parking places, a parking lot for evacuated cars for 34 car parking places, footpaths, baggage trolleys storage area, the implementation of activities for communication service guaranteeing.