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	{{~~Infobox~~ Airport		{{Short description\|Airport in Russia}}
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	\| name = Sochi International Airport		\| name = Sochi International Airport
	\| nativename = Международный Аэропорт Сочи		\| nativename = <small>{{lang\|ru\|Международный Аэропорт Сочи}}</small>
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	\| IATA = AER		\| IATA = AER
	\| ICAO = URSS		\| ICAO = URSS
			\| type = public / military
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			\| owner = ] <br /><small>''through ]''</small>
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			\| operator = Sochi International Airport, JSC
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	\| operator = JSC "Sochi International Airport"
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	\| r1-length-f = 7,218		\| r1-length-f = 7,218
	\| r1-length-m = 2,200		\| r1-length-m = 2,200
	\| r1-surface = Asphalt		\| r1-surface = ]
	\| r2-number = 06/24		\| r2-number = 06/24
	\| r2-length-f = 9,482		\| r2-length-f = 9,482
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	\| ~~footnotes~~ =		\| stat-year = 2018
			\| stat1-header = Passenger Traffic
			\| stat1-data = {{growth}} 6,343,869
			\| stat2-header = Aircraft Traffic
			\| stat2-data = {{growth}} 21,174
			\| stat3-header = Time Zone
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			\| stat4-header = Operating Time
			\| stat4-data = 24/7, All Year
			\| footnotes = Sources: Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (see also provisional 2018 statistics)<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.favt.ru/dejatelnost-ajeroporty-i-ajerodromy-osnovnie-proizvodstvennie-pokazateli-aeroportov-obyom-perevoz/ \|script-title=ru:Объемы перевозок через аэропорты России \|language=ru \|trans-title=Transportation volumes at Russian airports \|publisher=] \|website=www.favt.ru \|access-date=23 October 2018}}</ref>
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	'''Sochi International Airport''' ~~{{Airport codes\|AER\|URSS}}~~ ({{~~lang-~~ru\|Международный Аэропорт Сочи}}) is an airport located in ] of the resort city of ], on the coast of the ] in the federal subject of ], ].		'''Sochi International Airport''' ({{langx\|ru\|Международный Аэропорт Сочи}}; {{Airport codes\|AER\|URSS\|p=n}}) is an ] located in the ] of the ] of ], on the coast of the ] in the federal subject of ], ]. Sochi International Airport is among the ten largest Russian airports, with an annual passenger turnover of 5.2 million.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://tass.ru/transport/3957623\|title=(Russian) Sochi airport set a record in 2016, having served more than 5.2 million passengers}}</ref>

			The airport is run by an international joint venture of ] group, ] and Changi Airports International. The airport has been recognized as the best regional airport at the 3rd annual forum "Development of Russia and CIS airports – 2013",<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.koltsovo.ru/en/news&000181\|title=Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Russia's Best Airport\|work=Koltsovo airport\|access-date=3 June 2015}}</ref> held by Adam Smith Conference. Sochi International Airport was the main gateway during the ]. It served over 350,000 passengers on February 1–28, 2014. Over 2,800 tons of luggage was handled during the Olympic period.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.basel.ru/en/sectornews/baselaero_21_03_14/\|title=Sochi International Airport handled quarter of its annual passenger traffic during Olympics\|access-date=3 June 2015}}</ref>
	The operator of the airport is JSC International, which is part of the aviation holding company Basic Element Aero.

			==History==
	As of 2010, the airport is the ], serving 1.9 million passengers. The airport serves Sochi, Russia's largest resort, as well as the surrounding area, which has a total permanent population of more than 700,000 people.
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	== ~~History~~ ==		===1941–1991===
			{{Unreferenced section\|date=March 2023}}
	The original airfield was constructed to protect Russia's Black Sea coast during ]; construction took place between 8 July and 1 September 1941, on the site of the liquidated state farm seed ]. By order of the Chief of the Office of Civil Aviation, the site became an established airport on 23 November 1945.
			The original airfield was constructed to protect Russia's ] coast during ]; construction took place between 8 July and 1 September 1941, on the site of the liquidated state seed farm "Chernomorets". By order of the Chief of the Office of Civil Aviation, the site became an established airport on 23 November 1945.

	In 1956, the first terminal building (now the old building) and the airstrip runway-1 were built. Approximately 35,000 passengers and 1000 tons of cargo passed through the airport in 1957. From 1960 to 1965, passenger and baggage halls, a 200-room hotel, radio navigation and landing systems were all added to the airport as passenger traffic constantly increased. The Order of Red Banner of Labor was awarded to the airport in August 1966 for its high performance.		In 1956, the first terminal building (now the old building) and the airstrip runway-1 were built. Approximately 35,000 passengers and 1000 tons of cargo passed through the airport in 1957. From 1960 to 1965, passenger and baggage halls, a 200-room hotel, radio navigation and landing systems were all added to the airport as passenger traffic constantly increased. The ] was awarded to the airport in August 1966 for its high performance.
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			Passenger traffic went from 902,000 ]s in 1965 to more than 2.3 million in 1990. From its opening in 1957 to today, the airport has served more than 60 million passengers. Regularly scheduled international departures and arrivals began in 1981; the original destinations were ], ], and ]. The airport later expanded to include flights to the ] and ]. The international section of Sochi's terminal is small, but it includes a ].

			===1991–present===
	Passenger traffic went from 902,000 enplanements in 1965 to more than 2.3 million in 1990. From its opening in 1957 to today, the airport has served more than 60 million passengers.
			] ] removed Sochi International Airport from the list of strategic enterprises on 3 May 2006 (] No.456), superseding its previous status under Decree No.1009 of 4 August 2004.

			Sochi International Airport was privatized in 2006 after ] held an auction to sell 100% shares of the airport.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=ES \|date=2019-09-26 \|title=Mutually beneficial: Why Sochi is to become a base airport for Aeroflot \|url=https://www.rusaviainsider.com/mutually-beneficial-sochi-become-base-airport-aeroflot/#:~:text=Sochi%20International%20Airport%20was%20privatised%20after%20a%20company%20affiliated%20with%20Basic%20Element%20group%20won%20an%20auction%20to%20acquire%20100%20per%20cent%20of%20the%20airport%E2%80%99s%20shares%20in%202006. \|access-date=2024-10-21 \|website=Russian Aviation Insider \|language=en-US}}</ref> "Strategy-South", a company affiliated with Basic Element group (until 2001 – "Siberian Aluminum") won an auction to acquire the airport for 5.5 billion rubles.<ref>// RIA Novosti</ref>
	Regularly scheduled international departures and arrivals began in 1981; the original destinations were Bratislava, Budapest, and Prague. The airport later expanded to include flights to the Middle East and Western Europe. The international section of Sochi's terminal is small, but it includes a ].

			The airport in Sochi became the fourth airport in ]. among the ones in ], ] and ], operated by the Russian Asian Investment Company (RAInKo, owned by ]) and "Airports of South". In 2007, ] established Basel Aero, a holding company that runs its airport business and operates all four airports.
	Russian President ] deleted Sochi International Airport from the list of strategic enterprises on 3 May 2006 (Decree N456), superseding its previous status under Decree N1009 of 4 August 2004.

			Sochi International Airport which was under renovation, opened its doors to first passengers in 2010.<ref>//airport-technology.com</ref>{{Unreliable source?\|reason=Source is from an article on the WP:BLACKLIST\|date=June 2016}} It was further upgraded to meet the requirements of the International Olympic Committee as the gateway of the 22nd Olympic Winter Games.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Asteros constructs operational IT-infrastructure for Sochi International Airport \|url=https://sochi-airport.com/news/airport-news/93-asteros-constructs-operational-it-infrastructure-for-sochi-international-airport.html#:~:text=After%20the%20first%20passengers%20are%20welcomed%20through%20the%20doors%20of%20the%20new%20terminal%20in%20May%202010,%20the%20passenger%20traffic%20capacity%20of%20the%20airport%20will%20increase%20from%20900%20to%201600%20per%20hour.%20In%202012%20the%20airport%20plans%20to%20serve%20up%20to%202500%20passengers%20per%20hour%20and%20during%20the%20Olympics%20this%20figure%20will%20rise%20to%203800. \|access-date=2024-10-21 \|website=sochi-airport.com}}</ref>
	The Federal Financial Markets Service (FFMS) of Russia at the meeting on 29 August 2006, registered the issue and reported on the results of the issue ordinary shares of OJSC "International airport of Sochi on the total amount of 1,142,035,400 rubles. Accommodation passed through the acquisition of shares of stock news on the Internet when converting at JSC in the process of state enterprise privatization. Number of securities issue - 11,420,354 units, the nominal value of each share - 100 rubles. Issue by assigned state registration number 1-01-55219-E. The runway is not an asset to be privatized, and is leased by the airport. RF Government Decree of 16 September N1301-p, including 100 per cent stock "Sochi International Airport" in the program of privatization of federal property in 2006. Russia Federal Property Fund on 20 Nov 2006 held an auction to sell 100% shares of OAO «International airport of Sochi. The winner of the auction was sold to OOO "Strategy-South" - the structure, affiliated with BazEl ( "Basic Element", until 2001 - a group of Siberian Aluminum "), which paid 5,000,665,000 rubles. The airport in Sochi for the fourth southern Russia for the Russian-Asian Investment Company (RAInKo, the real owner - Oleg Deripaska). By this time the company has managed through the holding "Airports of the South" three airports - in the cities of Krasnodar (Airport Pashkovskii), Anapa and built in Gelendzhik. In July 2007, Bazel for $ 10 million acquired ZAO Sochi-avia-invest " - OWNERS 65% of the fuel-filling set of Sochi's airport.

			], together with Russia's largest bank ] and Changi Airports International, operator of the ], established a joint venture to manage airports in Krasnodar region in 2012. Under the agreement, Basic Element has 50% plus one share in the JV, Sberbank's stake is 20% minus one share while Changi Airports International holds 30%.<ref> // RIA Novosti</ref>
	== Characteristics ==
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	Sochi International Airport has two artificial runways; combined with its taxiways network it has a total length of 4310 meters and a width of 40.5 m of paved tarmac. The platform and parking lot have a total area of 218 square meters, with spaces for more than 1000 cars. Because of the presence of natural obstacles (mountains) to the north and north-east of the airport, take off and landing are only possible on the sea side of the facility; this complicates airport operations, as strong winds can cause take-off and landing to become a safety concern.

			In 2007–2013, Basic Element spent over 14 billion rubles ($410 million) on the airport's renovation. A modernized airport's building features a 65,000-sq.m terminal with an advanced 450-m long boarding gallery adjacent to the airport, 10 boarding bridges ensuring a comfortable access to the aircraft,<ref>// Vesti</ref> a 4,000-sq.m VIP Terminal with the handling capacity of 80 passengers per hour that hosted IOC delegates and other high-profile guests at the Winter Olympics.<ref> // Russia 24 TV</ref> In charge of these extensive Sochi projects, including the airport renovation, was Andrey Elinson, Deputy CEO of Basic Element.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Yaffa \|first=Joshua \|date=3 January 2014 \|title=The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Cost $51 Billion - Bloomberg \|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-01-02/the-2014-winter-olympics-in-sochi-cost-51-billion \|website=Bloomberg}}</ref> For his contribution to the construction of air transport infrastructure facilities, Elinson was awarded the national Order of Friendship and the state medal ']'.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=24 декабря Министр транспорта РФ Максим Соколов и Министр строительства и жилищно-коммунального хозяйства РФ Михаил Мень вручили государственные награды за вклад в подготовку и проведение XXII Олимпийских и XI Паралимпийских зимних игр 2014 в городе Сочи \|url=https://mintrans.gov.ru/press-center/news/6614 \|access-date=2024-02-19 \|website=mintrans.gov.ru \|language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Прощальный привет от олимпийской стройки: награды вместо денег \|url=https://ancb.ru/publication/read/691 \|access-date=2024-02-19 \|website=ancb.ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=12 ноября Министр транспорта РФ Максим Соколов вручил государственные и ведомственные награды работникам транспорта \|url=https://mintrans.gov.ru/press-center/news/6553 \|access-date=2024-02-19 \|website=mintrans.gov.ru \|language=ru}}</ref>
	The airport authority plans to extend the runway up to 3.5 km, with a portion overlapping the ] at a width of 300 m.

			] minted coins in 2010 as part of the 'Olympic capitals' collection, and placed a picture of a plane taking off from the Sochi airport on the "tails" of a new silver dollar coin.{{citation needed\|date=May 2023}}
	The Sochi airport is certificated by Aviation Register of the MAC for its suitability for international flights. It has the ability to receive the following aircraft types: ] A310, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, ] 727, Boeing 737, Boeing 757, Boeing 767, Bombardier CRJ 200, Fokker 70, IL-62, IL -76, IL-86, IL-96, Tu-134, Tu-144, Tu-154, Tu-204, Yak-40, Yak-42 and other planes III and IV classes. Since 2007 takes aircraft of all types.

			Due to airspace closures and aircraft seizure risks following the ], ] announced in March 2022 that it would open a hub at Sochi using ]-operated ] aircraft to serve 17 short-haul international destinations in 6 countries, with an aim to facilitate connecting traffic to and from ], ], and ].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Drum \|first=Bruce \|date=2022-03-27 \|title=Aeroflot redeploys its international network, will launch flights from Sochi to six countries \|url=https://worldairlinenews.com/2022/03/27/aeroflot-redeploys-its-international-network-will-launch-flights-from-sochi-to-six-countries/ \|access-date=2022-03-27 \|website=World Airline News \|language=en}}</ref>
	The capacity of the airport complex is 750 passengers per hour/ 2500 passengers per day. The new terminal building was built from 1989 - 2007. It has 3 floors with total area of 57,000 square meters and is one of the largest in Russia. The airport has 440 meters of corridor space and 10 boarding bridges for boarding and deplaning passengers.

			]'s ] shows runway 02/20 extended to 2.60 km]]
	Renovations to the airport in anticipation of the ] are under way. Official opening of the new terminal complex will be held in the near future.
			{{Asof\|2024}} satellite imagery shows runway 02/20 extended to 2.60 km.

			==Infrastructure==
	On 20 November 2006, the airport was auctioned to ]'s Basic Element group for 5.5 billion roubles (about $206.6 million).<ref>. Retrieved on July 7, 2007.</ref> Deripaska is also a member of the committee organizing Sochi's bid for the Winter Olympics.<ref>. Retrieved on July 7, 2007.</ref>
			===Runways===
			Sochi International Airport has two paved runways; combined with its taxiways network it has a total length of 4310 meters and a width of 40.5 m of paved tarmac. The platform and parking lot have a total area of 218 square meters, with spaces for more than 1000 cars. Because of the presence of natural obstacles (mountains) to the north and north-east of the airport, take off and landing are only possible on the sea side of the facility.{{citation needed\|date=March 2014}} The airport authority plans to extend the 06/24 runway up to 3.5 km, with a portion overlapping the ] at a width of 300 m.

			The Sochi airport is certificated by Aviation Register of the MAC for its suitability for international flights. It has the ability to receive the following aircraft types: ] ], Airbus ]/]/321, ], ] ], ]/]/]/]/], ], ]. ], ], IL-86, IL-96, Tu-134, Tu-144, Tu-154, Tu-204, Yak-40, Yak-42 and other planes III and IV classes. Since 2007, the airport takes aircraft of all types.

			===Main terminal===
			The capacity of the airport complex is 750 passengers per hour/ 2500 passengers per day. The current terminal building was open to public in 2007. It has 3 floors with total area of 62,000 square meters and is one of the largest in Russia. The airport has 440 meters of corridor space and 10 boarding bridges for boarding and deplaning passengers. {{citation needed\|date=March 2014}} The airport received extensive renovations in anticipation of the ].

			On 20 November 2006, the airport was auctioned to ]'s Basic Element group for 5.5 billion roubles (about $206.6 million).{{citation needed\|date=March 2023}} Deripaska is also a member of the committee organizing Sochi's bid for the Winter Olympics.<ref>. Retrieved on July 7, 2007.</ref>

			The ] is located directly next to the terminal and connected via walkway bridge.

	==Airlines and destinations==		==Airlines and destinations==
			The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Sochi Airport:
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	\| ]\| Moscow-Sheremetyevo
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	\| ]<br>{{nowrap\|operated by ]}}\| Dushanbe, St Petersburg, Tashkent, Yekaterinburg, Yerevan <br> '''Seasonal''': Volgograd
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	\| ]<br>{{nowrap\|operated by ]}}\| St Petersburg
			\| ] \| ] (begins {{date\|2025-6-27}})<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Liu \|first1=Jim \|title=Air Arabia Adds Sharjah – Sochi Service From June 2025 \|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241227-g9ns25shj \|access-date=28 December 2024 \|work=AeroRoutes \|date=27 December 2024 \|language=en-CA}}</ref>
	\| ]<br>{{nowrap\|operated by ]}}\| Moscow-Sheremetyevo
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	\| ]\|'''Seasonal:''' Kiev-Boryspil
			\| ] \| ] (ends 19 January 2025)<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/2025/01/air-serbia-closes-reservations-for.html?m=1\|title=Air Serbia closes reservations for select Russian destinations\|date=5 January 2025}}</ref>
	\| ]\| '''Seasonal''': Chisinau
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			\| ] \| ]<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.zvartnots.aero/EN/News?ID=19329 \|title=New air carrier Armenian Airlines operated its first flight \|website=zvartnots.aero \|date=11 March 2023}}</ref>
	\| ]\| Moscow-Vnukovo
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	\| ]\| Irkutsk, Omsk
			\| ] \| ] (suspended)<ref name="AZAL_Crash_Susp_24">{{cite news \|last1=Orban \|first1=André \|title=Several airlines suspend flights to Russia following suspected downing of Azerbaijan Airlines plane \|url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/azerbaijan-airlines/several-airlines-suspend-flights-to-russia-following-suspected-downing-of-azerbaijan-airlines-plane/ \|access-date=28 December 2024 \|work=Aviation24.be \|date=27 December 2024}}</ref>
	\| ]\| Izhevsk <ref>{{cite web\|url= http://izhavia.su/?q=section&id=7\|title= Расписание рейсов\|work= Izhavia\|language= Russian\|trans_title= Izhavia scheduled flights (effective till {{date\|2012-10-27}})\|accessdate= {{date\|2012-4-18}}}}</ref>
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	\| ]\|Krasnodar, Moscow-Vnukovo </br>'''Seasonal''': Barnaul, Omsk
			\| ]\| ],<ref name="A4_CAsia">{{cite news \|title=Azimuth Schedules New Sochi – Central Asia Service in NW23 \|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230919-a4nw23aer \|access-date=20 September 2023 \|work=AeroRoutes \|date=19 September 2023 \|language=en-CA}}</ref> ], ],<ref name="A4_AER_NS24">{{cite news \|title=Azimuth Expands Sochi Network in NS24 \|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240402-a4ns24aer \|access-date=2 April 2024 \|work=AeroRoutes \|date=2 April 2024 \|language=en-CA}}</ref> ] (suspended),<ref name="A4_Susp_AZ">{{cite news \|title=The Russian airline "Azimut" has canceled flights to Azerbaijan \|url=https://turan.az/en/politics/the-russian-airline-azimut-has-canceled-flights-to-azerbaijan-788706 \|access-date=29 December 2024 \|work=turan.az \|agency=The news agency Turan \|date=28 December 2024 \|language=en}}</ref> ], ], ], ],<ref name="A4_AER_NS24" /> ], ],<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Клюйко \|first1=Виктория \|title=Авиарейс Сочи – Нальчик откроется в январе: цена билета, расписание рейсов, длительность перелета \|url=https://kuban.bfm.ru/news/35735 \|access-date=12 December 2024 \|work=kuban.bfm.ru \|publisher=KUBAN - BFM \|date=11 December 2024 \|language=ru}}</ref> ],<ref name="A4_AER_NS24" /> ], ],<ref name="A4_CAsia" /> ],<ref name="A4_AER_NS24" /> ],<ref name="A4_AER_NS24" /> ],<ref name="AER_U6_Asia_24" /> ], ],<ref>{{cite news \|title="Азимут" начинает полеты в Тбилиси из Сочи и в Батуми из Москвы \|url=https://www.ekhokavkaza.com/a/32607803.html \|access-date=26 September 2023 \|work=Эхо Кавказа \|date=25 September 2023 \|language=ru}}</ref> ], ]<ref name="A4_AER_NS24" />
	\| ]\| '''Seasonal:''' Arkhangelsk, Murmansk, Syktyvkar
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	\| ]\| Krasnoyarsk, Mineralnye Vody, Moscow-Domodedovo, Norilsk
			\| ] \| '''Seasonal charter:''' ], ], ],<ref>{{cite news \|title=Direct flights from Sochi Airport to Thailand \|url=https://www.akm.ru/eng/press/direct-flights-from-sochi-airport-to-thailand/ \|access-date=15 August 2023 \|work=AKM EN \|date=10 August 2023 \|language=en}}</ref> ]<ref name="AzurAir_NW24">{{cite news \|last1=Liu \|first1=Jim \|title=Azur Air Expands Sharm el Sheikh Charters in NW24 \|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241127-zfnw24ssh \|access-date=27 November 2024 \|work=AeroRoutes \|date=27 November 2024 \|language=en-CA}}</ref>
	\| ]\| Barnaul, Chelyabinsk, Kemerovo, Novokuznetsk, Omsk, Orenburg, Perm, Samara, Tomsk, Ufa
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	\| ]\| Moscow-Vnukovo
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	\| ]\| Moscow-Domodedovo
			\| ] \| ] (suspended)<ref name="FZ_Rus_Susp_24">{{cite news \|last1=Light \|first1=Felix \|title=Flydubai suspends flights to two southern Russian airports, carrier says \|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/flydubai-suspends-flights-two-southern-russian-airports-carries-says-2024-12-27/ \|access-date=28 December 2024 \|agency=Reuters \|date=27 December 2024}}</ref>
	\| ]\| '''Seasonal:''' Saratov
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	\| ]\|Cherepovets
			\| ] \| ]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://flyone.eu/en/\|title=FLYONE \| Cheap flights from Chisinau}}</ref>
	\| ]\| Khujand
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	\| ]\| Dushanbe
			\| ] \| ],<ref>{{cite news \|title=iFly Airlines Adds Moscow – Kaliningrad / Sochi 2023/24 Holidays Service \|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231222-f7dec23kgdaer \|access-date=22 December 2023 \|work=AeroRoutes \|date=22 December 2023 \|language=en-CA}}</ref> ],<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Елина \|first1=Анна \|title=Авиакомпания iFly Airlines откроет рейсы из Сочи в Санкт-Петербург: дата, расписание, билеты, стоимость, время в пути \|url=https://kuban.bfm.ru/news/28629 \|access-date=9 June 2024 \|work=kuban.bfm.ru \|publisher=ООО ТРК "АВС" \|date=9 June 2024 \|language=ru}}</ref>
	\| ]\| Moscow-Domodedovo
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			\| ]\| ], ], ], ], ], ],<ref name="N4_AER_CEK_SYK">{{cite news \|title=Прямые рейсы в Сочи из Магнитогорска и Сыктывкара запустят в феврале \|url=https://kub-inform.ru/news/2024-01-11-pryamye-reysy-v-sochi-iz-magnitogorska-i-syktyvkara-zapustyat-v-fevrale/ \|access-date=11 January 2024 \|work=kub-inform.ru \|publisher=Кубань Информ \|date=11 January 2024}}</ref> ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ],<ref name='ULY-AER_24'>{{cite news \|last1=Кузнецова \|first1=Анастасия \|title=Ульяновский аэропорт опубликовал расписание прямых рейсов в Сочи \|url=https://1ul.ru/city_online/obshchestvo/news/ulyanovskiy_aeroport_opublikoval_raspisanie_pryamyh_reysov_ulyanovsk__sochi/ \|access-date=9 February 2024 \|publisher=Первый ульяновский портал \|date=9 February 2024}}</ref> ]
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			\| ]\| ],<ref name="DP_S19_AER-AAQ" /> ], ],<ref name="DP_S19_AER-AAQ">{{cite news \|last1=Liu \|first1=Jim \|title=Pobeda schedules new routes from Adler/Sochi and Anapa in S19 \|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/284375/pobeda-schedules-new-routes-from-adlersochi-and-anapa-in-s19/ \|access-date=16 May 2019 \|work=Routesonline \|date=16 May 2019}}</ref> ],<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/4681701\|title=В Шереметьево празднуют "Победу"\|newspaper=kommersant\|date=8 February 2021}}</ref> ], ], ], ], ], ]
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			\| ] \| ],<ref>{{cite news \|title=Red Wings Adds Bahrain Service From May 2024 \|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240401-wzns24bah \|access-date=2 April 2024 \|work=AeroRoutes \|date=2 April 2024 \|language=en-CA}}</ref> ], ], ],<ref name="WZ_ZIA_NS24">{{cite news \|last1=Shatilin \|first1=Ilya \|title=Red Wings запускает 8 новых направлений из Жуковского — FrequentFlyers.ru \|url=https://www.frequentflyers.ru/2024/06/24/zia_red/ \|access-date=25 June 2024 \|publisher=FrequentFlyers.ru \|date=24 June 2024 \|language=ru-RU}}</ref> ], ], ]<br>'''Seasonal charter:''' ], ]
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			\| ]\| ], ], ],<ref name=Rossyia>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/aeroflot/launches-international-network-from-sochi-russia/amp/\|title = Aeroflot launches international network from Sochi, Russia\|date = 26 March 2022}}</ref> ], ],<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Liu \|first1=Jim \|title=Aeroflot Adds Rossiya Boeing 747 Sochi Service in 4Q24 \|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241203-sunw24aer \|access-date=4 December 2024 \|work=AeroRoutes \|date=3 December 2024 \|language=en-CA}}</ref> ], ]<ref name=Rossyia />
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			\| ]<ref name=S7>{{cite web\|title=S7 Airlines flight schedule\|url=https://www.s7.ru/en/timetable/\|website=www.s7.ru\|publisher=S7 Airlines}}</ref>\| ],<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Liu \|first1=Jim \|title=S7 Airlines adds Irkutsk – Adler/Sochi service in S20 \|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/286182/s7-airlines-adds-irkutsk-adlersochi-service-in-s20/ \|website=Routesonline \|access-date=4 September 2019}}</ref> ], ]
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			\| ]\| '''Seasonal:''' ],<ref name="VKV-ARH">{{cite news \|title=Now boarding: small-size flights bound for Arkhangelsk backup airport Vaskovo \|url=https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/life-and-public/2023/05/now-boarding-small-size-flights-bound-arkhangelsk-backup-airport-vaskovo \|access-date=24 August 2023 \|work=The Independent Barents Observer \|date=3 May 2023 \|language=en}}</ref> ],<ref name="routesonline.com">{{cite news\|last1=Liu\|first1=Jim\|title=Nordavia adds seasonal Sochi – Belgorod service in S17\|url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/272237/nordavia-adds-seasonal-sochi-belgorod-service-in-s17/\|access-date=7 April 2017\|work=Routesonline\|date=7 April 2017}}</ref> ], ], ], ], ], ], ]
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			\| ]\| ] (suspended),<ref name="South_RUS_to_AZE_Susp_Dec24">{{cite news \|last1=Huseynova \|first1=Naila \|title=Russia cancels some flights to Azerbaijan {{!}} Caliber.Az \|url=https://caliber.az/en/post/russia-cancels-some-flights-to-azerbaijan \|access-date=29 December 2024 \|work=caliber.az \|publisher=Informational and analytical website Caliber.az \|date=29 December 2024 \|language=en}}</ref> ], ],<ref name="AER_U6_Asia_24" /> ], ],<ref>{{cite news \|title="Уральские авиалинии" открывают полеты из Сочи в Стамбул \|url=https://kub-inform.ru/news/2024-03-12-uralskie-avialinii-otkryvayut-polety-iz-sochi-v-stambul/ \|access-date=12 March 2024 \|work=Кубань-Информ \|date=12 March 2024 \|language=ru}}</ref> ], ],<ref>{{cite web \|title=Новости компании: "Уральские авиалинии" открывают новый рейс Сочи-Ош – авиакомпания "Уральские авиалинии" {{!}} "Уральские авиалинии" \|url=https://www.uralairlines.ru/good-info/news-and-press-releases/uralskie-avialinii-otkryvayut-novyy-reys-sochi-osh/ \|website=www.uralairlines.ru \|publisher=Ural Airlines \|access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref> ],<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite news\|title=Изменения маршрутных сетей за 3–16 апреля\|url=http://www.ato.ru/blogs/blog-proekta/izmeneniya-marshrutnyh-setey-za-3-16-aprelya\|access-date=16 April 2015\|website=ato.ru\|date=16 April 2015}}</ref> ],<ref name="AER_U6_Asia_24">{{cite news \|title=Аэропорт Сочи расширяет международную программу \|url=https://www.23rus.org/news/society/49056.html \|access-date=7 March 2024 \|work=НИА-Кубань \|date=7 March 2024}}</ref> ], ]<ref>{{cite news \|title="Уральские авиалинии" возобновят рейсы из Сочи в Ереван \|url=https://kuban.rbc.ru/krasnodar/freenews/659f92f99a79475dbecfddd8 \|access-date=11 January 2024 \|work=РБК \|date=11 January 2024 \|language=ru}}</ref><br>'''Seasonal charter:''' ],<ref name="U6_Egypt_NW24">{{cite news \|last1=Liu \|first1=Jim \|title=Ural Airlines Expands Hurghada / Sharm el Sheikh Charters in 4Q24 \|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241031-u64q24eg \|access-date=1 November 2024 \|work=AeroRoutes \|date=31 October 2024 \|language=en-CA}}</ref> ]<ref name="U6_Egypt_NW24" />
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			==Statistics==
	== Incidents and accidents ==

	On 3 May 2006, an ] Airbus A320 operating ] crashed in the Black Sea en route from ]'s ] to Sochi. The airplane crashed into the sea while attempting to conduct a go-around following its first approach to Sochi airport, killing all 113 aboard. The accident was the first major commercial airline crash in 2006.
			===Annual traffic===
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			! Year
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			\|2010\|\|1,920,000\|\| {{steady}}
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			\|2012\|\|2,120,400\|\| {{increase}} 1.6%
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			\|2013\|\|2,427,676\|\| {{increase}} 14.5%
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			\|2014\|\|3,106,100\|\| {{increase}} 28%
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			\|2015\|\|4,100,000\|\| {{increase}} 32%
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			\|2016\|\|5,263,275\|\| {{increase}} 28%
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			\|2017\|\|5,700,000\|\| {{increase}} 8%
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			\|2018
			\|6,343,000
			\|{{increase}} 11.3%
			\|-
			\|2019
			\|6,772,062
			\|{{increase}} 6.8%
			\|-
			\|2020
			\|6,519,554
			\|{{Decrease}} 4%
			\|-
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			==Incidents and accidents==
			* On 28 July 1962, ], an ] crashed into the mountains near Sochi Airport, killing all 81 people aboard.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19620728-0\|title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov 10A CCCP-11186 Adler/Sochi Airport (AER)\|last=Ranter\|first=Harro\|website=aviation-safety.net\|access-date=2017-04-13}}</ref>
			* On 1 October 1972, an ] ] operating ] crashed shortly after departure from Sochi Airport into the Black Sea, killing all 109 passengers and crew. The cause of the accident was never determined.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19721001-0\|title=ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin 18V CCCP-75507 Adler/Sochi Airport (AER)\|last=Ranter\|first=Harro\|website=aviation-safety.net\|access-date=2017-04-11}}</ref>
			* On 3 May 2006, an ] ] operating ] crashed in the Black Sea en route from ]'s ] to Sochi. The airplane crashed into the sea while attempting to conduct a go-around following its first approach to Sochi airport, killing all 113 aboard. The accident was the first major commercial airline crash in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20060503-0\|title=ASN Aircraft accident Airbus A320-211 EK32009 Adler/Sochi Airport (AER)\|last=Ranter\|first=Harro\|website=aviation-safety.net\|access-date=2017-04-11}}</ref>
			* On 25 December 2016, a ] ] disappeared from radar two minutes after taking off from Sochi. The aircraft was found to have crashed on the Black Sea. All 92 people on board, including the members of Russian military choir Alexandrov Ensemble were killed in the crash. The flight had originated in Moscow and was flying to Latakia in Syria.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38430164\|title=Russian military plane crashes in Black Sea near Sochi\|date=2016-12-25\|newspaper=BBC News\|language=en-GB\|access-date=2016-12-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/25/russian-plane-carrying-least-70-board-disappears-radar-near/\|title=Russian military plane carrying 92 on board, including famed army band, crashes into Black Sea\|newspaper=The Telegraph\|date=25 December 2016\|access-date=27 December 2016\|last1=Graham\|first1=Chris}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/12/25/world/europe/ap-eu-russia-military-plane.html\|title=Russia Examines All Possible Reasons for Black Sea Jet Crash\|date=25 December 2016\|work=AP\|access-date=27 December 2016\|via=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/12/russian-military-plane-disappears-radar-161225045201828.html\|title=Military plane crashes into Black Sea near Sochi\|access-date=27 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/russian-plane-crashes-into-the-black-sea/\|title=Russian plane crashes into the Black Sea\|website=]\|date=25 December 2016\|access-date=27 December 2016}}</ref>
			* On 1 September 2018, ], A ] operating the flight, overran the runway, came to a stop in a river bed past the runway, and caught fire. 18 of the 164 passengers were injured, some from burns, some from carbon monoxide poisoning. One airport worker died during cleanup. The plane landed with a strong tail wind in heavy rain. The wind direction was changing quickly before the accident. There had already been attempts to land before the accident.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45381597\|title=Russian air crash: Utair jet catches fire after landing at Sochi\|date=2018-09-01\|newspaper=BBC News\|language=en-GB\|access-date=2018-09-01}}</ref>

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Airport in Russia

Sochi International Airport
Международный Аэропорт Сочи

IATA: AER
ICAO: URSS

Summary

Airport type

public / military

Owner

Oleg Deripaska
through Basic Element

Operator

Sochi International Airport, JSC

Serves

Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia

Elevation AMSL

27 m / 89 ft

Coordinates

43°27′00″N 39°57′24″E / 43.45000°N 39.95667°E / 43.45000; 39.95667

Website

aer.aero

Map

AERLocation of the airport in Krasnodar KraiShow map of Krasnodar Krai

AERLocation of the airport in RussiaShow map of European Russia

AERLocation of the airport in EuropeShow map of Europe

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
02/20	2,200	7,218	Asphalt
06/24	3,000	9,482	Asphalt

Statistics (2018)

Passenger Traffic	6,343,869
Aircraft Traffic	21,174
Time Zone	UTC +3
Operating Time	24/7, All Year

Sources: Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (see also provisional 2018 statistics)

Sochi International Airport (Russian: Международный Аэропорт Сочи; IATA: AER, ICAO: URSS) is an international airport located in the Adler District of the resort city of Sochi, on the coast of the Black Sea in the federal subject of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. Sochi International Airport is among the ten largest Russian airports, with an annual passenger turnover of 5.2 million.

The airport is run by an international joint venture of Basic Element group, Sberbank and Changi Airports International. The airport has been recognized as the best regional airport at the 3rd annual forum "Development of Russia and CIS airports – 2013", held by Adam Smith Conference. Sochi International Airport was the main gateway during the 2014 Winter Olympics. It served over 350,000 passengers on February 1–28, 2014. Over 2,800 tons of luggage was handled during the Olympic period.

History

1941–1991

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The original airfield was constructed to protect Russia's Black Sea coast during World War II; construction took place between 8 July and 1 September 1941, on the site of the liquidated state seed farm "Chernomorets". By order of the Chief of the Office of Civil Aviation, the site became an established airport on 23 November 1945.

In 1956, the first terminal building (now the old building) and the airstrip runway-1 were built. Approximately 35,000 passengers and 1000 tons of cargo passed through the airport in 1957. From 1960 to 1965, passenger and baggage halls, a 200-room hotel, radio navigation and landing systems were all added to the airport as passenger traffic constantly increased. The Order of the Red Banner of Labor was awarded to the airport in August 1966 for its high performance. . Passenger traffic went from 902,000 embarkations in 1965 to more than 2.3 million in 1990. From its opening in 1957 to today, the airport has served more than 60 million passengers. Regularly scheduled international departures and arrivals began in 1981; the original destinations were Bratislava, Budapest, and Prague. The airport later expanded to include flights to the Middle East and Western Europe. The international section of Sochi's terminal is small, but it includes a duty-free shop.

1991–present

President Vladimir Putin removed Sochi International Airport from the list of strategic enterprises on 3 May 2006 (Decree No.456), superseding its previous status under Decree No.1009 of 4 August 2004.

Sochi International Airport was privatized in 2006 after Federal Property Fund held an auction to sell 100% shares of the airport. "Strategy-South", a company affiliated with Basic Element group (until 2001 – "Siberian Aluminum") won an auction to acquire the airport for 5.5 billion rubles.

The airport in Sochi became the fourth airport in southern Russia. among the ones in Krasnodar, Anapa and Gelendzhik, operated by the Russian Asian Investment Company (RAInKo, owned by Oleg Deripaska) and "Airports of South". In 2007, Basic Element group established Basel Aero, a holding company that runs its airport business and operates all four airports.

Sochi International Airport which was under renovation, opened its doors to first passengers in 2010. It was further upgraded to meet the requirements of the International Olympic Committee as the gateway of the 22nd Olympic Winter Games.

Basic Element, together with Russia's largest bank Sberbank and Changi Airports International, operator of the Singapore airport, established a joint venture to manage airports in Krasnodar region in 2012. Under the agreement, Basic Element has 50% plus one share in the JV, Sberbank's stake is 20% minus one share while Changi Airports International holds 30%.

In 2007–2013, Basic Element spent over 14 billion rubles ($410 million) on the airport's renovation. A modernized airport's building features a 65,000-sq.m terminal with an advanced 450-m long boarding gallery adjacent to the airport, 10 boarding bridges ensuring a comfortable access to the aircraft, a 4,000-sq.m VIP Terminal with the handling capacity of 80 passengers per hour that hosted IOC delegates and other high-profile guests at the Winter Olympics. In charge of these extensive Sochi projects, including the airport renovation, was Andrey Elinson, Deputy CEO of Basic Element. For his contribution to the construction of air transport infrastructure facilities, Elinson was awarded the national Order of Friendship and the state medal 'For the Construction of Transport Facilities'.

New Zealand minted coins in 2010 as part of the 'Olympic capitals' collection, and placed a picture of a plane taking off from the Sochi airport on the "tails" of a new silver dollar coin.

Due to airspace closures and aircraft seizure risks following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Aeroflot announced in March 2022 that it would open a hub at Sochi using Rossiya-operated Sukhoi SuperJet 100 aircraft to serve 17 short-haul international destinations in 6 countries, with an aim to facilitate connecting traffic to and from Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Krasnoyarsk.

As of 2024 satellite imagery shows runway 02/20 extended to 2.60 km.

Infrastructure

Runways

Sochi International Airport has two paved runways; combined with its taxiways network it has a total length of 4310 meters and a width of 40.5 m of paved tarmac. The platform and parking lot have a total area of 218 square meters, with spaces for more than 1000 cars. Because of the presence of natural obstacles (mountains) to the north and north-east of the airport, take off and landing are only possible on the sea side of the facility. The airport authority plans to extend the 06/24 runway up to 3.5 km, with a portion overlapping the Mzymta River at a width of 300 m.

The Sochi airport is certificated by Aviation Register of the MAC for its suitability for international flights. It has the ability to receive the following aircraft types: Airbus A310, Airbus A319/320/321, Airbus A350, Boeing 727, Boeing 737/747/757/767/777, CRJ 200, Fokker 70. IL-62, IL-76, IL-86, IL-96, Tu-134, Tu-144, Tu-154, Tu-204, Yak-40, Yak-42 and other planes III and IV classes. Since 2007, the airport takes aircraft of all types.

Main terminal

The capacity of the airport complex is 750 passengers per hour/ 2500 passengers per day. The current terminal building was open to public in 2007. It has 3 floors with total area of 62,000 square meters and is one of the largest in Russia. The airport has 440 meters of corridor space and 10 boarding bridges for boarding and deplaning passengers. The airport received extensive renovations in anticipation of the 2014 Winter Olympics.

On 20 November 2006, the airport was auctioned to Oleg Deripaska's Basic Element group for 5.5 billion roubles (about $206.6 million). Deripaska is also a member of the committee organizing Sochi's bid for the Winter Olympics.

The Sochi Airport railway station is located directly next to the terminal and connected via walkway bridge.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Sochi Airport:

Airlines	Destinations
Aeroflot	Kazan, Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Perm, Saint Petersburg, Samara, Ufa, Yekaterinburg
Air Arabia	Sharjah (begins 27 June 2025)
Air Serbia	Belgrade (ends 19 January 2025)
AlMasria Universal Airlines	Seasonal charter: Sharm El Sheikh
Armenian Airlines	Yerevan
Azerbaijan Airlines	Baku (suspended)
Azimuth	Almaty, Antalya, Astrakhan, Baku (suspended), Dubai–Al Maktoum, Istanbul, Kaluga, Makhachkala, Mineralnye Vody, Nalchik, Penza, Pskov, Samarqand, Saransk, Stavropol, Tashkent, Tel Aviv, Tbilisi, Yaroslavl, Yerevan
Azur Air	Seasonal charter: Antalya, Colombo-Bandaranaike, Phuket, Sharm El Sheikh
Belavia	Minsk
flydubai	Dubai–International (suspended)
FlyOne Armenia	Yerevan
I-Fly	Moscow–Vnukovo, Saint Petersburg,
Ikar	Barnaul, Ivanovo, Kurgan, Novokuznetsk, Perm, Samara, Syktyvkar, Tyumen, Ufa
IrAero	Antalya, Istanbul
Izhavia	Izhevsk
NordStar	Moscow–Domodedovo
Nordwind Airlines	Cheboksary, Chelyabinsk, Kazan, Kemerovo, Krasnoyarsk–International, Magnitogorsk, Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Nizhnekamsk, Nizhnevartovsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Novokuznetsk, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Orenburg, Perm, Saint Petersburg, Samara, Surgut, Tomsk, Tyumen, Ufa, Ulyanovsk–Baratayevka, Yekaterinburg
Pobeda	Chelyabinsk, Kazan, Kirov, Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Moscow–Vnukovo, Perm, Samara, Saratov, Ufa, Yekaterinburg
Red Wings Airlines	Bahrain, Batumi, Dubai–Al Maktoum, Moscow–Zhukovsky, Tbilisi, Tel Aviv, Yerevan Seasonal charter: Hambantota–Mattala, Phuket
Rossiya Airlines	Antalya, Dubai–Al Maktoum, Istanbul, Krasnoyarsk, Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Saint Petersburg, Yerevan
S7 Airlines	Irkutsk, Moscow–Domodedovo, Novosibirsk
Severstal Avia	Cherepovets, Petrozavodsk
Smartavia	Seasonal: Arkhangelsk–Talagi, Chelyabinsk, Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Murmansk, Omsk, Saint Petersburg, Samara, Ufa, Yekaterinburg
Ural Airlines	Baku (suspended), Chelyabinsk, Dubai–Al Maktoum, Dushanbe, Istanbul, Moscow–Domodedovo, Osh, Samara, Tashkent, Yekaterinburg, Yerevan Seasonal charter: Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh
Utair	Moscow–Vnukovo, Surgut, Tyumen
Uzbekistan Airways	Namangan, Tashkent
Yamal Airlines	Moscow–Domodedovo, Nadym, Novy Urengoy, Noyabrsk, Salekhard, Tyumen
Yakutia Airlines	Moscow–Vnukovo

Statistics

Annual traffic

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Annual passenger traffic at AER airport. See Wikidata query.

**Annual Passenger Traffic**
Year	Passengers	% Change
2010	1,920,000
2011	2,086,000	8.6%
2012	2,120,400	1.6%
2013	2,427,676	14.5%
2014	3,106,100	28%
2015	4,100,000	32%
2016	5,263,275	28%
2017	5,700,000	8%
2018	6,343,000	11.3%
2019	6,772,062	6.8%
2020	6,519,554	4%

Incidents and accidents

On 28 July 1962, Aeroflot Flight 415, an Antonov An-10 crashed into the mountains near Sochi Airport, killing all 81 people aboard.
On 1 October 1972, an Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-18V operating Aeroflot Flight 1036 crashed shortly after departure from Sochi Airport into the Black Sea, killing all 109 passengers and crew. The cause of the accident was never determined.
On 3 May 2006, an Armavia Airbus A320-200 operating Armavia Flight 967 crashed in the Black Sea en route from Yerevan's Zvartnots International Airport to Sochi. The airplane crashed into the sea while attempting to conduct a go-around following its first approach to Sochi airport, killing all 113 aboard. The accident was the first major commercial airline crash in 2006.
On 25 December 2016, a Russian military Tupolev Tu-154 disappeared from radar two minutes after taking off from Sochi. The aircraft was found to have crashed on the Black Sea. All 92 people on board, including the members of Russian military choir Alexandrov Ensemble were killed in the crash. The flight had originated in Moscow and was flying to Latakia in Syria.
On 1 September 2018, Utair Flight 579, A Boeing 737-800 operating the flight, overran the runway, came to a stop in a river bed past the runway, and caught fire. 18 of the 164 passengers were injured, some from burns, some from carbon monoxide poisoning. One airport worker died during cleanup. The plane landed with a strong tail wind in heavy rain. The wind direction was changing quickly before the accident. There had already been attempts to land before the accident.

References

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External links

Media related to Sochi International Airport at Wikimedia Commons

Official website
Sochi Airport at the Russian Airports Database
Historical Weather Records for Adler
Current weather for URSS at NOAA/NWS
Airport information for URSS at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
Accident history for AER at Aviation Safety Network

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v t e Airports in Russia
Full list by regions by traffic by ICAO codes
Major airports (over 5 million passengers/year)	Moscow–Domodedovo Moscow–Sheremetyevo Moscow–Vnukovo Novosibirsk–Tolmachevo Saint Petersburg–Pulkovo Simferopol† Sochi Yekaterinburg–Koltsovo
Middle-size (over 700,000 pax/yr)	Arkhangelsk Chelyabinsk Irkutsk Kaliningrad Kazan Khabarovsk Krasnodar Krasnoyarsk–International Mineralnye Vody Moscow–Zhukovsky Murmansk Nizhny Novgorod Omsk Perm Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Rostov-on-Don–Platov Samara Saratov–Gagarin Surgut Tomsk Tyumen–Roschino Ufa Vladivostok Volgograd Voronezh Yakutsk Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Small airports (over 300,000 pax/yr)	Abakan Anadyr Anapa Astrakhan Barnaul Belgorod Blagoveschensk Chita Kirov Kemerovo Magadan Makhachkala Mirny Naberezhnye Chelny–Begishevo Nizhnevartovsk Norilsk–Alykel Novy Urengoy Orenburg Salekhard Syktyvkar Ulan-Ude
Minor airports (under 300,000 pax/yr)	Aldan Amderma Baykit Beloyarsky Beryozovo Biysk Bogorodskoye Bratsk Bugulma Cheboksary Chersky Kaluga Chokurdakh Chumikan Eisk Elista Gelendzhik Gorno-Altaysk Grozny Igarka Igrim Ivanovo Izhevsk Khanty-Mansiysk Kogalym Kostroma Kotlas Krasnoyarsk–Cheremshanka Kurgan Kyzyl Lipetsk Magnitogorsk Nadym Nalchik Naryan-Mar Nazran Neryungri–Chulman Nogliki Noyabrsk Nyagan Orsk Penza Petrozavodsk Pevek Podkamennaya Tunguska Provideniya Pskov Sabetta Saransk Solovki Sovetsky Spichenkovo Stavropol Talakan Tiksi Tobolsk Turukhansk Udachny–Polyarny Ukhta Ulyanovsk–Baratayevka Ulyanovsk–Vostochny Uray Usinsk Ust-Kut Vanavara Vladikavkaz Vorkuta Yaroslavl Tynda Yoshkar-Ola Yuzhno-Kurilsk
Unscheduled	Dikson Magdagachi Moscow–Ostafyevo Okhotsk Smolensk Tilichiki Tura Tyumen–Plekhanovo Sarov Sevastopol† Utrenny
Under construction	Omsk–Fyodorovka Veliky Novgorod–Krechevitsy
Defunct	Kazan-2 Khodynka Maykop Moscow–Bykovo Nefteyugansk Novosibirsk-Severny Oryol-Yuzhny Raduzhny Rostov-on-Don Saint Petersburg–Rzhevka Saratov-Tsentralny Smolensk-Yuzhny Velikiye Luki Veliky Novgorod–Yurievo
† Simferopol Airport and Sevastopol Airport are located in Crimea, which is internationally recognised as part of Ukraine

Airports built in the Soviet Union

Military

Active	Belaya Borisoglebskoye Burevestnik Dzyomgi Engels-2 Kirovsk–Apatity Klyuchi Kondinskoye Levashovo Lipetsk Magdagachi Ozerne Poltava Pugachyov Ryazan Dyagilevo Rzhev Samara Kryazh Saratov West Shatalovo Shaykovka Sol'tsy-2 Tatishchevo Tiksi Tilichiki Tushino Airfield Uka Ukrainka Vorkuta Sovetsky Vozdvizhenka Yaroslavl Levtsovo Yevpatoria Yugorsk Sovetsky
Defunct	Baherove Bakharevka Berezovka Dolon Dolon Southwest Jonava Lakhta Lenino Pryluky Raadi Saratov South Smirnykh Stryi Tiksi West Uzyn Vetrovoye Zavitinsk