Gelendzhik Airport

Gelendzhik Airport
Аэропорт Геленджик
Summary
Airport typePublic
LocationGelendzhik, Russia
Elevation AMSL131 ft / 40 m
Coordinates44°34′21″N 38°00′34″E / 44.57250°N 38.00944°E / 44.57250; 38.00944
WebsiteGelAero.ru/
Map
GDZ
Location of airport in Krasnodar Krai
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01/19 10,170 3,100 Asphalt

Gelendzhik Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Геленджик, romanizedAeroport Gelendzhik) (IATA: GDZ, ICAO: URKG) is an airport in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It serves the resort town of Gelendzhik and the much larger nearby city of Novorossiysk. The airport opened to passengers on 5 June 2010.

History

The building of a new terminal of the Gelendzhik Airport was completed in December 2021.[1]

On February 24, 2022, following the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, all civilian flights to and from the airport were indefinitely suspended.[2]

Federal Air Transport Agency announced the airport's reopening on July 10, 2025 for regular passenger flights with some restrictions.[3][4] Commercial flights formally resumed on July 18 with the arrival of an Aeroflot passenger flight from Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow.[5]

Airlines and destinations

As of July 2025 Gelendzhik Airport is going to serve following destinations:[6]

AirlinesDestinations
Aeroflot Moscow–Sheremetyevo[4]
Nordstar Airlines Seasonal: Krasnoyarsk (resumes 25 June 2026),[6] Moscow-Domodedovo (resumes 7 June 2026)[6]
Rossiya Airlines Saint Petersburg (resumes 29 March 2026)[7]
Ural Airlines Seasonal: Moscow-Domodedovo (resumes 25 April 2026),[8] Yekaterinburg (resumes 30 April 2026)[8]
Utair Moscow–Vnukovo,[9] Saint Petersburg[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ Геленджике завершено строительство нового терминала аэропорта
  2. ^ "Росавиация приостановила полеты в 11 аэропортов юга России". Interfax-Tourism (in Russian). 2022-02-24. Archived from the original on 2022-02-27. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  3. ^ Zadorozhnyy, Tim (9 July 2025). "Despite security risks, Russia to reopen Gelendzhik Airport in drone-struck Krasnodar Krai". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  4. ^ a b Пядушкин, Максим (9 July 2025). "Аэропорт Геленджика откроется для приема рейсов с 10 июля". Авиатранспортное обозрение (in Russian). Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Gelendzhik Airport Welcomes First Commercial Flight Since Closure in 2022". The Moscow Times. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  6. ^ a b c "Seasonal Schedule". Gelendzhik Airport LLC. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  7. ^ "«Россия» возобновит прямые рейсы из Санкт‑Петербурга в Геленджик". Сетевое издание Ведомости (Vedomosti). 3 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  8. ^ a b "Flights from Gelendzhik: Prices, Flight schedules | Buy cheap plane ticket from Gelendzhik Ural Airlines". www.uralairlines.ru (in Russian). JSC Ural Airlines. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  9. ^ ""ЮТэйр" в начале августа откроет полеты в Геленджик из Москвы и Петербурга - Туризм || Интерфакс Россия". www.interfax-russia.ru (in Russian). Interfax. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  10. ^ Золото, Олег (23 July 2025). "Авиакомпания Utair начнет выполнять рейсы из Петербурга в Геленджик с 3 августа". vecherka-spb.ru. Вечерний Санкт-Петербург. Retrieved 24 July 2025.