Airport in Ufa
There is only one airport in Ufa - the international airport «Ufa» (in Bashkir - Өfө khalyk-ara airports). It is the largest airport in terms of passenger traffic in the Volga Federal District..
There are only two runways at the airport, however, as a rule, only the first one is used, which is located near the terminal. The second lane is considered to be reinforced: it is made of cement concrete, and its length is more than 3.7 kilometers. This strip was built back in Soviet times, and served as a backup for the space transport reusable system. «Buran». Now this strip is rarely used - only if it is necessary to receive a super-heavy aircraft (such as the An-124).
Domestic flights are served in Terminal 1, where all the necessary equipment is present. Terminal 2 was built in 2001, specifically to serve international flights. At the moment, the terminals have 4 telescopic ramps, as well as two platforms on which passengers are accepted on buses to aircraft.
Interestingly, since 2013, the airport in Ufa has been servicing Boeing aircraft technically in A-check class, which testifies to the significant technical development of the airport..
The airport in Ufa is attached to the airline «Arkaim», which is the largest Bashkir airline along with «Bashkir Airlines». «Arkaim» offers flights to Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Yekaterinburg, Perm.
The easiest way to get to the airport is by bus or car. There are separate bus routes from the center of Ufa to the airport. The bus stop is located in front of the international airlines terminal at the station square.
It is very important that the airport offers full medical care. There is a first-aid post, and the nearest hospital in Ufa is 25 kilometers from the airport. In addition, there is a pharmacy at the airport..
There is a business lounge, which is actually available for each passenger, who will pay for their stay. Other pleasant services are beauty and massage rooms, a hairdresser, a laundry, a post office, a mother and child room, a gas station and a parking lot near the airport, and there is also a car service where you can carry out car repairs. Reference information at the airport is issued in three languages - Russian, English and Bashkir, and sound announcements are also dictated in all these languages.
