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May 10, 2011 (newstodate): Suspended under the recent world financial crisis, plans for construction of a new Russian airport at Saratov have surfaced again.
Earlier slated to start construction in time for completion of its first phase by the end of 2011 already, and to be fully commissioned by 2014, plans are now to have the airport fully developed by 2025 with joint state-regional and private investments.
The new airport, 50 km from the city, will replace the existing Saratov Tsentralny Airport near to the city, and plans aim at establishing the new airport in phases as a multimodal air transportation hub for both passenger and cargo operations at international standards with capability to serve any type of aircraft.
The airport will be designed to the annual capacity of handling 1.3 mio pasengers and 3,900 tonnes of cargo.
The current airport at Saratov now serves 340,000 passengers and handles about 1,000 tonnes of cargo.
Earlier slated to start construction in time for completion of its first phase by the end of 2011 already, and to be fully commissioned by 2014, plans are now to have the airport fully developed by 2025 with joint state-regional and private investments.
The new airport, 50 km from the city, will replace the existing Saratov Tsentralny Airport near to the city, and plans aim at establishing the new airport in phases as a multimodal air transportation hub for both passenger and cargo operations at international standards with capability to serve any type of aircraft.
The airport will be designed to the annual capacity of handling 1.3 mio pasengers and 3,900 tonnes of cargo.
The current airport at Saratov now serves 340,000 passengers and handles about 1,000 tonnes of cargo.