OREANDA-NEWS. March 5, 2011. In February this year 154,737 passengers were handled at the airport Novosibirsk (Tolmachevo), it is 23.7 % higher than in February last year.

In February 2011 73,624 passengers departed from airport Tolmachevo (increase in comparison with February last year – 24.4 %); 73,901 passengers arrived (increase by 24.2 %); transit passengers – 7,212 people.

Total number of flights in February 2011 amounted to 1,070 units (up 16.9 % more than in 2010).

During the first month of the year the airport Tolmachevo handled 154,556 people, which is 24.2 % more than in last year.

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Airport Novosibirsk (Tolmachevo) is the largest airport complex in Siberia and the Far East Class A-1 with a capacity of cargo complex of over 50 thousand tons of cargo a year, airport terminal - 750 passengers per hour on international flights and 1800 passengers per hour on domestic flights. The airport has two runways: Runway-2 was put into operation in autumn 2010, has no restrictions on take-off weight and has ICAO category II, which makes airport weatherproof. Airport Tolmachevo is included in the number of international airports - hubs supporting transport network of the Russian Federation. The main shareholders are: the Russian Federation through the Federal Agency for State Property Management - 51%, LLC  Novaport - 38%. Airport in 2010 handled 2.262 million passengers (25.3% by 2009).