<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History Anapa Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">Departure gates at new terminal building.In 1934, scheduled passenger flights from Krasnodar to Anapa were launched.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In 1960, Anapa airport started accommodating An-2, Morava aircraft. Flights were performed to Krasnodar, Novorossiysk, and Gelendzhik. The airport had less than 10 staff with only one radio station that served as radio technical flight support.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In 1965, Anapa airport's building was constructed (now it hosts a first-aid station). An aerodrome started accommodating An-24 aircraft. The airport has expanded its destination map and launched flight service to Moscow, Kerch, Donetsk, Kharkiv, and Sukhumi. Due to the increased passenger traffic and aircraft landings, the airport was relocated to Anapa's suburb, near Vityazevo village where it still operates. A new location allowed to accommodate larger aircraft such as An-10.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In 1969, construction of a new military airfield with a 2,500-m runway was launched near Vityazevo. It was kept secret due to military purposes of the facility.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In 1970, Vityazevo airport honors the 100,000th passenger. In April 1974, An-24 performed the first regular passenger flight to Vityazevo.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In May 1974, a group of NATO military attach&eacute;s went to Anapa on board the first flight Moscow &ndash; Anapa &ndash; Moscow. They oversaw the construction of the military runway that was one of the longest at that time in Soviet Union. There were about 12 aerodromes in total featuring the similar runways in the country.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In 1976, Vityazevo airport was officially opened. The new terminal could handle up to 70 daily flights originating from around 50 domestic airports.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In September 1976, a twin plane crash happened above Anapa when An-24 and Yak-40 crashed because of the aircraft dispatcher's fatal error. The tragedy claimed 70 lives.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In 1977, &eth;&oacute;u-154s commenced flights to Vityazevo airport becoming the principal aircraft type in the fleet of Russian air carriers. A &eth;&oacute;u-154 (USSR-85171) snapshot captured against the Anapa airport passenger terminal was reproduced on a Soviet postcard.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In 1982, An-26 owned by the Black Sea Fleet Naval Air Force crashed near Anapa killing nine.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In 1988, Anapa airport was separated from the 1st Krasnodar United Air Group and becomes an independent entity: a separate class-III airport under the North Caucasian Civil Aviation Authority. Upon installation of the SP-80M landing system, the aerodrome acquired an ICAO category I certificate.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In 1991, the airport performed 6,828 takeoffs and landings serving 439,600 passengers. During summer season the airport handled up to 52 flights operating at a full capacity.</p>
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