Vladivostok International Airport

Airport in Artyom, Russia

Vladivostok International Airport

Международный аэропорт "Владивосток"

Mezhdunarodnyi aeroport "Vladivostok"

* IATA: VVO
* ICAO: UHWW
* LID: ВВО

Summary
Airport type| Public
Serves| Vladivostok
Location| Artyom, Russia
Hub for| Aurora, S7 Airlines
Elevation AMSL| 46 ft / 14 m
Coordinates| 43°23′57″N 132°09′05″E﻿ / ﻿43.39917°N 132.15139°E﻿ / 43.39917; 132.15139
Website| aerovlad.ru
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Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

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ft  | m
06/24  | 3,191  | 973  | Asphalt
07R/25L  | 11,483  | 3,500  | Concrete
07L/25R  | 11,483  | 3,500  | Concrete
16/34  | 1,975  | 602  | Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
| Passengers Served| 2,634,000

|

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Vladivostok International Airport (Russian: Международный аэропорт "Владивосток" Mezhdunarodnyi aeroport Vladivostok) (IATA: VVO, ICAO: UHWW) is an international airport located near Artyom, Primorsky Krai, Russia, roughly an hour's drive (44 kilometres (27 mi)) north of the center of the city of Vladivostok. It was formerly known as Knevichi Airport, named after the village of Knevichi.

## History

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The Vladivostok Airport was constructed in 1931 near the town of Artyom. Commercial flights began in the summer of 1932. In the decade after World War II, Po-2 and W-2 planes were widely used in air-chemical works and coastal exploration for fish in the service of geologists and forest patrols. Passenger flights on the Moscow - Vladivostok route began in 1948 using Ilyushin Il-12s.[citation needed]

From 1959 to 1964, a complex of ground facilities was built to allow regular flights with larger planes after the closure of the Vtoraya Rechka Airport, encroached by the growing city.[citation needed]

### Expansion and modernization

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Domestic Terminal B of the Vladivostok airport underwent complete renovation during 2005–2006, which transformed it into one of the most comfortable and up-to-date airport terminals in Russia. The renovated terminal was re-opened on December 19, 2006.

The federal and regional governments announced plans to rebuild Vladivostok International Airport prior to the APEC Russia 2012 Summit on Russky Island, south of Vladivostok. A new terminal (Terminal A) was built in 2012, at a cost of 7 billion RUB. The capacity of this new terminal building is 3.5 million passengers per year.[2] Runway 07R/25L was also reconstructed and lengthened, to 3,500 metres (11,500 ft), and this new runway is capable of accommodating every type of aircraft.[3]

The Terminal B has since closed and converted to an exhibition center.

## Facilities

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Inside Vladivostok Airport The reconstructed terminal with air-bridges, behind Antonov An-12

The airport consists of two passenger terminals: the old Domestic Terminal B and the new International Terminal A. It has two associated airfields, Lake Springs and Knevichi.

Lake Springs Airfield

The Lake Springs airfield (approximately 2 miles south-west of the main terminal) was designed for aircraft operating on regional routes. It has two hard-surface runways 21 metres (69 ft) wide each. One is 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) in length and the second is 600 metres (2,000 ft). Currently, it is not used for regularly scheduled flights, and local aviation operates from there, instead.

Knevichi

The Knevichi airfield was designed for all types of aircraft and has two hard surface runways. Each runway is 3,500 metres (11,500 ft) in length and 60 metres (200 ft) in width.[3]

## Airlines and destinations

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Airlines| Destinations

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Aeroflot |  Krasnoyarsk–International, Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Saint Petersburg[4]
Seasonal: Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Nha Trang (begins 1 October 2025),[5] Phuket,[6] Sanya[7]
Air China |  Beijing–Capital[8]
Air Koryo |  Pyongyang[9]
Angara Airlines |  Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Sovetskaya Gavan
Aurora |  Beijing–Daxing, Chita, Dalian,[10] Dalnegorsk, Harbin, Iturup,[11] Kavalerovo, Khabarovsk, Komsomolsk-on-Amur,[12][13] Krasnoyarsk–International, Kurilsk,[14] Magadan, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Plastun, Preobrazheniye, Sovetskaya Gavan, Terney, Ulan-Ude,[15] Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Azur Air |  Seasonal charter: Nha Trang,[16] Phuket,[17] Pattaya[citation needed]
Centrum Air |  Samarqand[18]
Chengdu Airlines |  Harbin, Shenyang[19]
China Southern Airlines |  Seasonal: Harbin[20]
China United Airlines |  Beijing–Daxing[21]
Hainan Airlines |  Beijing–Capital,[22] Dalian,[23] Xi'an[24]
IrAero |  Blagoveshchensk, Khabarovsk, Neryungri
Juneyao Air |  Shanghai–Pudong[25]
Rossiya Airlines |  Blagoveshchensk, Harbin,[26] Khabarovsk, Shanghai–Pudong, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
S7 Airlines[27] |  Beijing–Daxing,[28] Irkutsk, Novosibirsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Shanghai–Pudong,[29] Yakutsk, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Ural Airlines |  Irkutsk, Yekaterinburg[30]
Uzbekistan Airways |  Tashkent[31]
VietJet Air |  Seasonal: Nha Trang[32]
Yakutia Airlines |  Ulan-Ude, Yakutsk
Seasonal charter: Qinhuangdao, [33] Yantai[33]

## Statistics

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### Annual traffic

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Annual Passenger Traffic[34] Year  | Passengers  | % Change

|
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2010 | 1,263,000 |
2011 | 1,457,000 |  15.4%
2012 | 1,624,000 |  11.5%
2013 | 1,853,000 |  14.1%
2014 | 1,792,000 |  03.3%
2015 | 1,698,178 |  05.2%
2016 | 1,850,311 |  09.0%
2017 | 2,179,000 |  17.8%
2018 | 2,634,000 |  21.0%
2019 | 3,080,000 |  16.9%
2020 | 1,292,500 |  58.0%
2021 | 1,813,658 |  40.3%
2022 | 2,118,000 |  16.7%
2023 | 2,593,000[35] | 22.4%
2024 | 2,971,000 |  17.0%

## Transportation

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### Rail

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Platform of Knevichi Railway Station

Between 2012 and 2015, Aeroexpress used to go between Vladivostok Railway Station to Knevichi Airport. This was done for APEC Summit. However, even before the crisis that has occurred since 2014, the Aeroexpress did not bring enough demand, running at the constant loss, due to a high fare and heavily automobilized population: most locals could rely on friends and family members to give them a ride, or had their own cars parked at the airport. Additionally, several bus routes offered the ride for significantly lower cost than the express, drawing off some of the visitors who found the rail and taxi fares excessive. In 2015, Aeroexpress shut down its service to the airport, and was replaced by an ordinary commuter express run by the regional commuter rail company "Express Primorya", with reduced cost and frequency to match the demand and save on the expenses of the operator.

## See also

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* List of the busiest airports in Russia
* List of the busiest airports in the former USSR

## References

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1. ^ "Airport handled over 2 million passengers in 2017". vvo.aero.
2. ^ "The new terminal Vladivostok airport building is provided a first test flight reception and service". Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
3. ^ a b "The information about Runway #1 at Vladivostok's airport". Retrieved 4 June 2015.
4. ^ Liu, Jim (9 May 2025). "Aeroflot NS25 Russia Far East Network Additions". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
5. ^ Серебрякова, Татьяна (26 July 2025). "«Аэрофлот» поставит рейсы в Нячанг еще из трех российских городов". Tourdom.ru (in Russian). Профессиональный портал TourDom.ru — проект ООО «Служба Банко». Retrieved 26 July 2025.
6. ^ "Aeroflot to increase flights from Russia to Bangkok and Phuket in Thailand". Travel News Asia. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
7. ^ "Aeroflot Expands Sanya Network From Sep 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
8. ^ Liu, Jim (19 February 2025). "Air China Adds Beijing – Vladivostok Service in NS25". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
9. ^ "Air Koryo March 2024 Flight Operations". AeroRoutes. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
10. ^ Liu, Jim (6 May 2025). "Aeroflot Adds Vladivostok – Dalian in NS25". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
11. ^ "Авиасообщение между Итурупом и Владивостоком возобновят осенью". www.eastrussia.ru (in Russian). EastRussia («Восток России»). 21 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
12. ^ Liu, Jim (7 March 2017). "Aurora expands Vladivostok network in March 2017". Routesonline. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
13. ^ Прямой рейс свяжет Комсомольск-на-Амуре и Владивосток. primamedia.ru (in Russian). Медиахолдинг PrimaMedia. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
14. ^ "Авиакомпания «Аврора» открывает продажу на новый рейс Владивосток-Курильск". Aurora Airlines. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
15. ^ "Жители Бурятии смогут летать из Улан-Удэ во Владивосток за 5700 рублей". InformPolis. 21 July 2021.
16. ^ Серебрякова, Татьяна (1 March 2025). "В продаже появились туры во Вьетнам с вылетами в Нячанг из девяти российских аэропортов" (in Russian). Профессиональный портал TourDom.ru — проект ООО «Служба Банко». Retrieved 3 March 2025.
17. ^ "AZUR air ударит по Юго-Восточной Азии — FrequentFlyers.ru" (in Russian). FrequentFlyers.ru. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
18. ^ Razzokov, Nodirbek (5 June 2025). "Centrum Air launches 15 new Uzbekistan–Russia flights". Uzbekistan and world news, latest news. "Zamin" - News of Uzbekistan. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
19. ^ Liu, Jim (11 June 2025). "Chengdu Airlines Adds Shenyang – Vladivostok From July 2025". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
20. ^ Liu, Jim (19 May 2025). "China Southern Resume Harbin – Vladivostok in 3Q25". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
21. ^ Liu, Jim (13 June 2024). "China United Begins Beijing – Vladivostok Service From June 2024". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
22. ^ "Hainan Airlines Adds Beijing – Vladivostok From Oct 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
23. ^ "Hainan Airlines Adds Dalian – Vladivostok From mid-Oct 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
24. ^ "Hainan Airlines Schedules Xi'An – Vladivostok Dec 2024 Launch". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
25. ^ "Juneyao Airlines NS24 Short-Haul International Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
26. ^ "Aeroflot opens ticket sales for flights from Vladivostok to Harbin". WebWire. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
27. ^ "S7 Airlines flight schedule". www.s7.ru. S7 Airlines.
28. ^ "S7 Airlines NS24 China Network Expansion". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
29. ^ "S7 to launch flights between Vladivostok and Shanghai as of April 25". interfax.com. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
30. ^ ""Уральские авиалинии" в ноябре откроют прямой рейс Екатеринбург-Владивосток". Interfax-Russia.ru (in Russian). 9 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
31. ^ "Uzbekistan Airways adds regular Vladivostok service from Sep 2018". Routesonline.
32. ^ "Полеты по маршруту Владивосток – Камрань выполнит вьетнамская Vietjet Air". EastRussia. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
33. ^ a b Liu, Jim (6 May 2025). "Yakutia NS25 China Scheduled Charter Network Additions". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
34. ^ "vladivostok-v-2017". www.eastrussia.ru.
35. ^ "Международный аэропорт Владивосток подвел итоги производственной деятельности за 2023 год". vvo.aero. Vladivostok International Airport. Retrieved 16 January 2024.

## External links

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* Media related to Vladivostok Airport at Wikimedia Commons
* Official website (in English and Russian)
* Old Version of Official website (in Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, and Russian)
* Spotting in Vladivostok International Airport on YouTube
* Airport information on the Vladivostok Avia website
* (in Russian) Airport Vladivostok Aviateka.Handbook

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