Irkutsk International Airport – IKT Irkutsk
Irkutsk International Airport is public and military airport in Irkutsk, Russia with an airport code of IKT. The airport is owned by Russian Federation and operated by the International Airport Irkutsk and the hub of Angara Airlines and IrAero. Irkutsk International Airport has 8 domestic flights and 4 regional flights daily and has handled 2.2 million passengers and 31,933 tons of cargo shipments as of 2018. Being located near Angara Reservoir, the airport has microclimate. When airport is not operational due to bad weather, Irkutsk Northwest Airport and Bratsk Airport serves as alternate airports.
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Irkutsk International Airport has one armobetonnym coated runway and rather steep with 30 meter vertical drop in the middle of east and west end of the runway. It has two passenger terminals that can accommodate 1450 passengers every hour. The airport compound features airport hotel, repair facility, medical services, VIP lounge, 260 parking slots, and urban complex public transport. Twenty-five airline companies to nearly 70 domestic and international destinations cater the airport’s air service.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Baikal Business Centre and Hostel Bravo Irkutsk are two of the hotels within a few minutes’ drive from Irkutsk International Airport. Both hotels offer all the basic facilities and amenities that sure to make a relaxing and comfortable stay for its guests. Other hotels near the airport are Grand Taormina and Hotel Zvezda.
Irkutsk Northwest Airport is another public airport in Irkutsk, Russia is the nearest airport from Irkutsk International Airport that also caters the aviation needs of the greater Irkutsk, Russia.
