Airport in Kazan
Kazan has one international airport, 26 kilometers southeast of the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan and bears the name of the city itself - «Kazan». Previously, it was located in the city itself, and in the place where it is now, it was opened only in 1979. The airport in Kazan serves both regional flights and foreign and neighboring countries. In addition, charter flights to Bulgaria, Spain and Greece, Egypt, Thailand and Turkey are carried out from the airport. An interesting fact: the first flight abroad from the airport in Kazan was made in 1987, the plane flew to Berlin. The terminal complex itself was planned as an airport of interregional and international importance, with an average annual passenger traffic of five million people.
The airport in Kazan is in no way inferior to its European counterparts. The services of a mother and child room and a first-aid post are available to airport visitors around the clock. You can also use free Wi-Fi internet or online check-in service. VIP services and business services are available for passengers of priority classes, and the airport offers hotel services to guests of the city «Flight». For those who arrived at the airport by private car, there is a parking lot not far from the main building with an average of 700 cars..
There are also shops, cafes and restaurants in the terminal itself. There is a post office, several banks and currency exchange offices right in the passenger service area. Luggage can be packed or checked into a storage room at an affordable price (200 rubles per seat / day, and the next days - 50 rubles / day), there are also chambers for storing outerwear (150 rubles per day, then 50 rubles / day).
The airport is connected to the city by the Aeroexpress route. In terms of time, the journey from the railway station located in the city center to the airport building takes about 20 minutes, which significantly saves passengers' time. In addition, the air terminal is connected to the city by bus route number 97, the flights of which are carried out during the day, from the Agroprompark.
Company passengers «Tatarstan», Those who have chosen the Moscow - Kazan flight can use a free transfer from the terminal building to the Prospekt Pobedy metro station. In addition, the offices of car rental companies are located in the airport building itself..
