Sources: Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (see also provisional 2018 statistics)[1]
Mineralnye Vody Airport (
Russian: Аэропорт Минеральные Воды) (
IATA: MRV,
ICAO: URMM) (also written as Mineralnyye Vody Airport, which "Mineralnye Vody" literally translates to Mineral Waters) is an airport in
Stavropol Krai,
Russia, located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of
Mineralnye Vody. It features a civilian terminal area on its west side with 41 parking spots. The airfield houses a
Tupolev Tu-154 maintenance facility on the east side.
History
On 22 June 2014,
Transaero Airlines began operating the
Boeing 747-400 from Moscow. The airline operated the aircraft into the airport during the peak holiday seasons on Sundays, with the aircraft carrying a maximum of 522 passengers. To that date, the 747-400 is the largest aircraft to have operated into the airport.[2]
In July 2016,
Novaport bought the Mineralnye Vody Airport from Aeroinvest.[3]
On 21 October 1953, Aeroflot Flight 525, a
Lisunov Li-2, crashed in bad weather.[22][23]
On 31 December 1961, an Aeroflot-Armenia Il-18V crashed while attempting a go-around during a charter flight, killing 32 of 119 on board. The aircraft was one of two sent to pick up people who had been stranded at
Tbilisi due to bad weather.[24]
On 27 February 1972, an Aeroflot
Antonov 24B lost control and crashed on approach, after an unintentional application of the thrust reversers.[25]
On 15 February 1977,
Aeroflot Flight 5003 crashed during the initial climb phase of the flight, killing 77 of the 98 people aboard the aircraft.[26]
Sources: Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (see also provisional 2018 statistics)[1]
Mineralnye Vody Airport (
Russian: Аэропорт Минеральные Воды) (
IATA: MRV,
ICAO: URMM) (also written as Mineralnyye Vody Airport, which "Mineralnye Vody" literally translates to Mineral Waters) is an airport in
Stavropol Krai,
Russia, located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of
Mineralnye Vody. It features a civilian terminal area on its west side with 41 parking spots. The airfield houses a
Tupolev Tu-154 maintenance facility on the east side.
History
On 22 June 2014,
Transaero Airlines began operating the
Boeing 747-400 from Moscow. The airline operated the aircraft into the airport during the peak holiday seasons on Sundays, with the aircraft carrying a maximum of 522 passengers. To that date, the 747-400 is the largest aircraft to have operated into the airport.[2]
In July 2016,
Novaport bought the Mineralnye Vody Airport from Aeroinvest.[3]
On 21 October 1953, Aeroflot Flight 525, a
Lisunov Li-2, crashed in bad weather.[22][23]
On 31 December 1961, an Aeroflot-Armenia Il-18V crashed while attempting a go-around during a charter flight, killing 32 of 119 on board. The aircraft was one of two sent to pick up people who had been stranded at
Tbilisi due to bad weather.[24]
On 27 February 1972, an Aeroflot
Antonov 24B lost control and crashed on approach, after an unintentional application of the thrust reversers.[25]
On 15 February 1977,
Aeroflot Flight 5003 crashed during the initial climb phase of the flight, killing 77 of the 98 people aboard the aircraft.[26]