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Vladivostok International Airport (ICAO UHWW, IATA VVO) lies near the town of Artyom in Primorsky Krai, some 44 kilometres north of the centre of Vladivostok, and serves as the principal gateway to Russia's Far East. Built originally in 1931 as Knevichi Airport, it now operates two long parallel hard-surface runways equipped with ILS, making it a straightforward if imposing destination for simulator pilots flying into the region. It is a hub for Aurora and S7 Airlines, handling a substantial mix of domestic and international traffic.
Vladivostok International Airport, known historically as Knevichi Airport, is located at Artyom in Primorsky Krai, Russia, about 44 kilometres (27 miles) north of Vladivostok city centre. Opened in 1932, it is today a hub for Aurora and S7 Airlines and serves as the main air link for Vladivostok and the wider Primorsky region. For a simulator pilot, the field offers a pair of very long, ILS-equipped concrete runways and a mix of domestic and international traffic against a backdrop of Far Eastern Russian coastline.
The airport sits near Artyom, roughly an hour's drive north of Vladivostok, at coordinates 43.3981 N, 132.149 E. It functions as the region's main international aerodrome, and its two associated airfields, Lake Springs and Knevichi, both lie within a few miles of the main terminal, with Lake Springs situated approximately two miles south-west of it.
The airport has two physical runways. Runway 07R/25L is 11,467/11,466 feet long, hard-surfaced, lit, and equipped with ILS on runway 07R. Runway 07L/25R is 11,463 feet long in both directions, hard-surfaced and lit, but without ILS. Field elevation is 36 feet.
ATIS broadcasts on 127.8 MHz as Vladivostok ATIS. Ground movement and taxiing are handled on 121.7 MHz. Vladivostok Volmet (PMSV) transmits on 126.4 MHz. Vladivostok Radar operates on 123.4 MHz, with 124 MHz held in reserve for all ATC units. A start-up and towing service is provided on 118.3 MHz, and Vladivostok Start (tower) operates on 119.5 MHz. One runway, 07R, is equipped with an ILS approach.
The airport was constructed in 1931 near the town of Artyom, with commercial flights beginning in the summer of 1932. In the decades after the Second World War, Po-2 and W-2 aircraft operated from the field in support of aerial survey, fishing exploration and forest patrol work. Passenger flights on the Moscow-Vladivostok route began in 1948 using Ilyushin Il-12 aircraft. Between 1959 and 1964 a complex of ground facilities was built to accommodate larger aircraft following the closure of the Vtoraya Rechka Airport, which had become encroached upon by the growing city. The domestic Terminal B was completely renovated between 2005 and 2006 and reopened in December of that year. Ahead of the APEC Russia 2012 summit, a new international Terminal A was constructed, and runway 07R/25L was reconstructed and lengthened to 3,500 metres to accommodate all aircraft types.
The airport today comprises the international Terminal A, built for the 2012 APEC summit, and the older domestic Terminal B, which has since closed and been converted to an exhibition centre. It serves as a hub for Aurora and S7 Airlines, with a wide network of domestic Russian and international routes, including services to China, Central Asia and seasonal leisure destinations in Southeast Asia. Two associated airfields, Lake Springs and Knevichi, support local and regional aviation; Lake Springs, with two shorter hard-surface runways, is used for regional and local flying rather than scheduled services.