Strigino — an international airport of federal significance serving Nizhny Novgorod and the Nizhny Novgorod Region, officially named the Nizhny Novgorod Airport named after V. P. Chkalov (IATA: GOJ, ICAO: UWGG). It is located in the western part of Avtozavodsky District of Nizhny Novgorod, 18 km southwest of the city center, on the territory of the former village of Strigino, which was incorporated into the city in 1934 along with Gnilitsy, Nagulino, and other suburban settlements.[1]

Status and Infrastructure

The airport has a Class B-1 airfield and operates as a dual-use facility: alongside civil aviation, it serves as the home base of the 675th Special Purpose Aviation Regiment of the National Guard Aviation, which operates Il-76 aircraft. The airfield has two parallel runways measuring 2,805×45 m and 3,000×45 m, as well as 43 aircraft parking stands.[3][1]

Management

The airport is operated by JSC "Nizhny Novgorod International Airport," which is part of the Airports of the Regions holding — a subsidiary of the Renova group of companies. The airport's registered address is: ul. Bezvodnaya, Nizhny Novgorod, 603056.[4][1][2][2] In 2014, passenger traffic totaled approximately 1.13 million passengers.[1][2] In late December 2015, the first phase of a new passenger terminal was commissioned, with a floor area of 27,800 sq. m and a capacity of more than 1.5 million passengers per year; total investment in its construction exceeded 4 billion rubles. In September 2011, the airport connected to the World Tracer global baggage tracing system, enabling passengers who cannot locate their luggage to initiate a search for it.[3][2] The airport also serves as the primary alternate airfield for the Moscow aviation hub. It is a major international transit hub for northern Russia and ranks among the ten largest airports in the country by passenger volume.[3][2]

History of the Locality

Before being incorporated into the city limits, Strigino was a village in the suburban zone of Gorky. In 1934 it became part of Avtozavodsky District along with several other settlements. The Strigino airfield has been in operation since 1939; Russia's first scheduled air service was flown on the Moscow–Nizhny Novgorod route on July 15, 1923, making the Nizhny Novgorod airport one of the oldest in the country.[3][1] In surviving descriptions of the Soviet-era city of Gorky, Strigino is mentioned among the former villages absorbed by the expanding development of the Zarechka area. During the The Great Patriotic War, a German He-111 bomber was spotted over the Strigino settlement in November 1941, flying in the direction of Voroshilovsky District: the aircraft approached from the Oka River side and was not detected in time by VNOS (air observation and warning) posts.

Sources

  1. nnov-airport.ru — The Strigino airfield has been in operation since 1939. Russia's first scheduled air service was flown on the Moscow–Nizhny Novgorod route on July 15, 1923, making N
  2. aeroport-strigino.ru — The airport's registered address is: ul. Bezvodnaya, Nizhny Novgorod, 603056.
  1. Wikipedia (ru) — Strigino (airport)
  2. interairports.ru — International Airport Association: Strigino International Airport (archive)
Materials from articles (3) used

Avtozavodsky District, The City of Gorky, Flight on November 4