Barnaul Airport

Barnaul Gherman Titov International Airport (Международный аэропорт Барнаул имени Германа Титова) (sometimes referred to as Barnaul West or Mikhaylovka) is a major airport in Altai Krai, Russia located 17 km west of Barnaul. It contains large facilities and a remote tarmac, likely for military use. The airport services airliners and helicopters of all sizes, including planes as large as the Boeing 747, and the Il-96.

Barnaul Airport is named after Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov, an Altai Krai native who was the second human being (after Yuri Gagarin) to visit outer space.

History
A new 7000 m2 international area and runway extension are planned, which will allow the airport to receive all types of aircraft without restrictions.
 * The first airport in this location was built in 1937 as a base for Soviet Po-2 biplanes.
 * On 12 March 1967, a new modern airport complex was opened with a 2000 m runway, taxiways, an apron, hotel, and office space. That same year, direct flights to Moscow began.
 * On 2 January 1975, the runway was lengthened from 2000 to 2500 m, and the airport began to receive Tu-154 planes.
 * In 1995, the airport officially became an international airport.
 * In 1998, the airport's runway was further lengthened to its current length of 2850 m.
 * On 26 June 2008, a new arrivals area was opened with a capacity of 500 people per hour.
 * On May 27, 2010, the Altai Krai Legislative Assembly officially named the airport after Gherman Titov.

Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Barnaul Airport:

Transport links
The airport can be reached from Barnaul by marshrutka number 144 and by bus number 110.