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Omsk Central Airport, also known as Tsentralny, lies a few kilometres southwest of the city of Omsk in western Siberia and serves as the main gateway to the region, with a single long hard-surfaced runway equipped for instrument approaches. It has been the hub for Red Wings Airlines and handles wide-bodied jet traffic, making it a substantial destination for any simulator pilot flying into Omsk Oblast.
Omsk Central Airport (Аэропорт Центральный) is a public airport serving the city of Omsk in Omsk Oblast, Russia, operated by JSC "Omsk Airport". It acts as a hub for Red Wings Airlines and is capable of accommodating wide-bodied aircraft, giving it a scale and operational tempo of interest to sim pilots flying larger jet types into western Siberia.
The airport sits roughly 5 km southwest of central Omsk. Coordinates place the field at 54.9672 N, 73.3103 E at an elevation of 302 ft.
The airport has a single physical runway, 07/25, aligned east-west. It is a hard-surfaced runway measuring 8146 ft on the 07 threshold and 8145 ft on the 25 threshold, lit for night operations and served by ILS on both directions.
Radio services include Approach on 131.2 MHz, ATIS on 126.4 MHz, and Ground (Taxiing) on 121.7 MHz. Radar, using the callsign "Krug", and Tower, using the callsign "Start", both operate on 119 MHz; pilots should note that these two positions share the same frequency. QNH is set and reported in accordance with the airport's use of feet for altitude.
The airport's terminal complex includes a disused building dating from 1957, reflecting its long-standing role as Omsk's principal civil airfield. On 11 October 1984 a Tupolev Tu-154B-1 operating as Aeroflot Flight 3352 crashed into maintenance vehicles that had been left occupying the runway, killing 174 of the 179 people on board along with four members of the ground crew; the accident, caused by a controller allowing unauthorised runway work and then falling asleep, was the deadliest air disaster in Soviet history up to that point. In August 2020 the airport received unwanted international attention when the aircraft carrying Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, who had fallen ill after an alleged poisoning, was diverted to Omsk.
Omsk Central Airport continues to operate as a busy commercial airport, serving as a hub for Red Wings Airlines and hosting scheduled services from a range of Russian and regional carriers to destinations across the country and into Central Asia. It is equipped to handle wide-bodied jet traffic, underlining its status as the principal air link for the Omsk region.