Each major city is connected to the world by a system of air communications. Is there a Northern capital on this list and how many airports are in St. Petersburg? Many will say that one is Pulkovo. And no! There are three of them. Let's get acquainted with the St. Petersburg airports in more detail.
Airports of St. Petersburg: list with addresses
First, decide on the names and location. Here is the list of airports in St. Petersburg :
- Pulkovo. As we said, there are two airports with this name: Pulkovo-1. Address: Pulkovo highway, 41 (about 15 km from the city) and Pulkovo-2 - Start, 17 (about 14.5 km from the city).
- Rzhevka. Located on the Ring Road, not far from Rzhevskaya Square and Rzhevka Station, as well as the intersection of the ring highway, Zhizni Road, Ryabkovskoye Shosse.
- Levashovo. Vyborgsky District, 2 km to the south-west of the village. Levashovo.
Pulkovo
We found out the addresses, the description of the airports of St. Petersburg is also no less interesting.
Pulkovo, which has two airports, is the most powerful St. Petersburg airport, which accepts both passenger and cargo aircraft. In Russia, it is also among the largest, second only to Moscow.
Pulkovo has the most developed infrastructure from the entire list of airports in St. Petersburg. These are two air terminals, a cargo compartment, a parking complex, a fuel station, etc. Pulkovo-1 was founded in 1932 - it then had the name "Highway". Pulkovo-2 was later completed.
Characteristic differences:
- Pulkovo-1 accepts domestic, charter and some international flights.
- Pulkovo-2 only works with international shipments.
In 2013, a new terminal was launched, replacing both of the old ones. It is also equipped to receive private flights.
From St. Petersburg you can get here by bus / car in half an hour or an hour - it all depends on traffic jams on the Pulkovo highway. For personal transport, parking is provided here, including long-term ones, from which a shuttle bus runs to the terminal.
As for public transport, from the Moskovskaya metro station people go here:
- Minibus taxi K-39.
- Bus number 39, 39-E.
Rzhevka
The list of airports in St. Petersburg will complement the now-little-known airport Rzhevka. But once it was the most important for Leningraders. Built in 1941 as a military, the airport was indispensable for the city during the blockade: valuable cargo was delivered here, even passenger transportation was carried out. Rzhevka was used until 1980.
Then, when the new Pulkovo terminals were launched, Rzhevka became the starting point for various scientific aviation tests. In 2006-2014 sad times came for the airport - it was completely closed for flights, and part of its territory was used as a parking lot.
In 2015, the operation of Rzhevka as an airport was resumed - communications with Petrozavodsk (Peski and Besovets airports), Sortavala, and others were restored. However, the capabilities of this air terminal are limited: it accepts only four classes of An aircraft and Mi-8, Mi-2 helicopters, Ka-26.
Geographically, Rzhevka is located 16 km from St. Petersburg. You can get to it by bus number 23 or on your personal vehicle. However, according to some reports, the airport is again closed today.
Levashovo
It is the only military airfield of the city. It is capable of receiving both helicopters and Tu-134, Tu-154 airliners, and light aircraft.
In the future, together with Gazpromavia, it is planned to expand its functions to a public airfield - Levashovo will become a civilian. A passenger terminal and infrastructure will be built, where a base of civil aircraft is planned.
What will serve Levashovo? Charter airplanes, business aviation, cargo small aircraft. Share with him "duties" and Pulkovo. The latter will be more directed after these reforms to large passenger and freight traffic. This is not the first experience for Gazpromavia - similar changes were made in Ostafyevo near Moscow.
In 2015, co-location was allowed by the Russian government. A contract worth over 81 million rubles was signed for the development of project documentation, which should be prepared by the third quarter of 2016. It includes a project for the reconstruction of the runway, the construction of the apron and aircraft parking lots, the airport, the control tower, hangar and office buildings.
So you got acquainted with the list of airports in St. Petersburg. Of course, the main passenger flights are to Pulkovo, but the presence of Rzhevka and Levashovo should also be remembered.