Adler-sochi International Airport Limousines in
Sochi
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Adler-sochi International Airport




  IATA AER
  ICAO URSS
  Type Public
  Run By JSC "Sochi International Airport"
  Closest Town Sochi
  Elevation Ft 89
  Elevation M 27


  Runway Angle 02/20
  Runway Length F 7,218
  Runway Length M 2,200
  Runway Surface Asphalt


  Runway Angle 06/24
  Runway Length F 9,482
  Runway Length M 2,890
  Runway Surface Asphalt


Sochi International Airport ( of the resort city of Sochi situated at the Black Sea coast in Krasnodar Krai , Russia .

The airport serves primarily Russian holiday makers on their way to resorts in the Greater Sochi area, Russia's top domestic leisure destination. Approximately 1.35 million passengers used the airport in 2006 (10,4% growth over 2005).

The airport is likely to see significant growth in traffic in the coming years as tourist infrastructure in the Greater Sochi area expands in preparation for 2014 Winter Olympics .

On , 2007 .


AIRLINES AND DESTINATIONS


Austrian (part of Austrian Airlines Group ) is currently planning to start a flight connection between its main base Vienna International Airport and Sochi.


INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS


On May 3, 2006, an Armavia Airbus A320 operating Armavia Flight 967 crashed in the Black Sea en route from Yerevan 's Zvartnots International Airport to Sochi. The airplane crashed into the sea while attempting to conduct a go-around following its first approach to Sochi airport, killing all 113 aboard. The accident was the first major commercial airline crash in 2006.


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