Orenburg Airport

Orenburg Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Оренбург) (IATA: REN, ICAO: UWOO) is a civil airport located about 25 km east of Orenburg city. Now defunct Orenair had its head office on the airport property.[2]

Yuri Gagarin
Orenburg International Airport

Международный Аэропорт Оренбург имени Юрия Гагарина
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorRossiya Airlines
ServesOrenburg
LocationOrenburg, Russia
Hub forOrenburzhye
Elevation AMSL387 ft / 118 m
Coordinates51°47′44.83″N 55°27′24.28″E
Websiteoren.aero
Map
REN is located in Orenburg Oblast
REN
REN
Location of airport in Orenburg Oblast
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 8,202 2,500 Concrete
Statistics (2018)
Passengers792,316
Sources: Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (see also provisional 2018 statistics)[1]

The airport was built at its present location in the mid-1970s. In 2011, the government of Orenburg named the airport after Yuri Gagarin.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Aeroflot Moscow–Sheremetyevo
Seasonal: Sochi
Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise Irkutsk,[3] Moscow-Vnukovo[3]
Ikar Mineralnye Vody, Sochi
KrasAvia Ufa[4]
Nordwind Airlines Dushanbe, Kaliningrad (resumes 29 May 2024),[5] Khujand,[6] Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Saint Petersburg
Red Wings Airlines Yekaterinburg[7]
Rossiya Airlines Saint Petersburg
S7 Airlines Novosibirsk
Shirak Avia Seasonal: Yerevan[8]
Smartavia Seasonal: Saint Petersburg[9]
Southwind Airlines Seasonal charter: Antalya[10]
UVT Aero Nizhny Novgorod,[11] Kazan

Incidents and accidents
  • On 1 March 1980, an Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-154A crashed on approach to the airport after deviating below a sufficient flight path and touching ground 68 meters before the runway. There were no fatalities, however the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.[12]

References
  1. "Объемы перевозок через аэропорты России" [Transportation volumes at Russian airports]. www.favt.ru (in Russian). Federal Air Transport Agency. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  2. "Contacts Archived November 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine." Orenair. Retrieved on 16 November 2012. "JSC "ORENAIR" Airport, Orenburg district, Orenburg region, 460049, Russian Federation" – Russian : "460049, Оренбургская область, Оренбургский район, Аэропорт"
  3. "На самолете в Иркутск? Легко! У Оренбуржцев появилась возможность улететь в Сибирь". 56orb.ru (in Russian). Сетевое издание «56 медиа». 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  4. "Жители Оренбурга смогут в марте улететь в Уфу". Оренбург Медиа - новости Оренбурга и Оренбургской области (in Russian). 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  5. "Возобновляются авиарейсы из Калининграда в Оренбург". РБК (in Russian). 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  6. "Стартовала продажа билетов на рейсы из аэропорта Оренбурга в Худжанд". oren.aero. Orenburg Airport JSC. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  7. Liu, Jim. "Red Wings expands Ekaterinburg domestic network in Oct 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  8. "Shirak Avia June 2023 Russian Network Additions". AeroRoutes. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  9. "Оренбуржцы смогут летать прямыми рейсами "Смартавиа" в Санкт-Петербург | Новости Оренбурга". prooren.ru (in Russian). 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  10. "Летим на курорт. Когда стартуют прямые рейсы из Оренбурга в Анталью?". 56orb.ru (in Russian). 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  11. "Из Оренбурга возобновляются рейсы в Нижний Новгород". oren.aero. Orenburg Airport JSC. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  12. aviation-safety.net retrieved 8 February 2023


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