Minsk-1 Airport (IATA: MHP, ICAO: UMMM) was[1] a Belarusian airport located within the city limits of Minsk, just a few kilometres south from the centre.
Minsk-1 Airport Аэрапорт Мінск-1 Аэропорт Минск-1 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Defunct | ||||||||||
| Serves | Minsk, Belarus | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1933 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 23 December 2015 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 748 ft / 228 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°51′52″N 27°32′23″E / 53.86444°N 27.53972°E | ||||||||||
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History
editMinsk-1 was built in 1933[2] roughly five kilometres to the south of the historical centre.[3] It was the major airport of Minsk until the new airport Minsk-2, now named Minsk National Airport, opened in 1982.
After 1982, it mainly served domestic routes in Belarus and short-haul routes to Moscow, Kyiv and Kaliningrad. Minsk-1 was closed in December 2015 because of the noise pollution in the surrounding residential areas.[citation needed] The land of the airport is currently being redeveloped for residential and commercial real estate, branded as Minsk-City, as well as the new Zelenaluzhskaya line of the Minsk Metro.[4]
In February 2006 a decision was made to transfer a Minsk aircraft repair plant situated on the Minsk-1 territory out of the city line. 320 ha of freed land will be transferred to the city authorities for real estate development. Commercial flights were scheduled until 26 October 2012 when flights to Moscow-Vnukovo operated by UTair Aviation moved to the larger Minsk National Airport.[5][6]
The airport officially shut down on 23 December 2015.[1]
The airport terminal and the Tower building still exists today. The Tower building has been converted into a government office.
References
edit- ^ a b rusaviainsider.com - Belarusian airports see traffic growth in 2015 29 January 2016
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "Minsk-1 International Airport profile". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Map of Minsk-1 airport in relation to historical center" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Что-то пошло не так. Как даунтаун "Минск-Сити" (он же "Минск-Мир") лишился небоскребов и строится совсем не таким, каким задумывался" [Something Went Wrong: How Minsk City Lost Sky Scrapers and Turned Out Not Like Planned] (in Russian). Realty Onliner.by. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ Плохотниченко, Юрий (26 October 2012). "UTair меняет аэропорт в Минске". Travel.ru. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ^ "Международный "Аэропорт Минск-1"". Расписание полётов. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
External links
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Media related to Minsk-1 Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Airport information for UMMM / MHP – Minsk, Belarus (Minsk-1) at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- NOAA/NWS current weather observations
- ASN Accident history for UMMM
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