OREANDA-NEWS. July 10, 2012. According to the results of the first half of 2012 Novosibirsk airport (Tolmachevo) handled 1,431,042 passengers that is a 24.4% higher than in 2011. Number of passengers on domestic flights amounted 896,388 people (+21.6%), and 534,654 people on international flights (+29.5%).

In January-June the airport has provided the operating of 8,556 sorties (+9.1%).

The most popular foreign directions are Bangkok, Phuket (Thailand), Beijing, Urumqi (China), Antalya (Turkey) and Dubai (UAE). The most popular Russian destinations are Moscow, St. Petersburg, Khabarovsk, Vladivostok and Yakutsk.

In June 2012 passenger traffic at the airport has increased by 21.5% over the same period last year and reached 311,635 people. 193,144 passengers were served on domestic flights (+19.4%) and 118,491 on international (+25%).

In June the number of sorties totaled 1,705, that is 4.3% higher than in 2011.

For the first six months 2012 13,108 tons (+38%) of cargo and mail were handled at the airport. Cargo flight program at the airport Tolmachevo is performed by such airlines as Aeroflot, AirBridgeCargo, Volga-Dnepr, Air Cargo Germany, Cargolux, and others.

The Novosibirsk Airport (Tolmachevo) is the largest air hub East of the Urals on major transit routes between Europe and Asia. The capacity on domestic flights is 1,800 passengers per hour, on international flights - 750 passengers per hour. The airport has two runways. According to business plan in 2012 The Tolmachevo Airport plans to serve 3,155 thousand passengers that is 14% higher than in 2011 and handle more than 26,000 tons of cargo and mail (+28%).