Vostochny Airport (Amur Oblast)

Vostochny Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Восточный) is an airport under construction in Vostochny Cosmodrome, a Russian spaceport located in Amur Oblast which is in the Russian Far East.

Vostochny Airport

Аэропорт Восточный
Summary
Airport typeJoint
OwnerGovernment of Russia
OperatorRoscosmos
ServesTsiolokovsky
LocationVostochny Cosmodrome, Amur Oblast, Russia
Coordinates51°52′54.7″N 128°5′58″E

History

It is planned to complete the construction and commission the airport in 2029.[1] Its construction is laid down in the Fededral Targeted Program for the Development of Spaceports for 2016–2025.[2] It will accept all types of aircraft.[3]

In 2012, Lenaeroproyekt (Russian: Ленаэропроект) began work on the design of an airport complex.[4] The airport will allow to operate all domestic and foreign aircraft without restrictions, provide air traffic requirements not only for the new domestic cosmodrome, but also for various enterprises in the region, and expand passenger transportation capabilities.

References
  1. "Аэропорт на космодроме Восточный построят в 2029 году" (in Russian). РИА Новости. 2019-06-27. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
  2. "ФЦП :: Программа «Развитие космодромов на период 2016 - 2025 годов в обеспечение космической деятельности Российской Федерации» (проект)".
  3. "ЦЭНКИ: аэродром для всех типов воздушных судов создадут на Восточном к 2021 г". ТАСС. 2016-06-17.
  4. "Объекты инфраструктуры космодрома "Восточный"". Ленаэропроект.
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