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May 19, 2015 (newstodate): Backed by a number of automotive companies led by Volkswagen Russia, Kaluga Grabtsevo Airport in the Kaluga region is to reopen later in 2015 after a comprehensive reconstruction.
The airport was acquired by Volkswagen Russia in 2008 after being transferred from state to regional ownership.
The state retains responsibility for the runway and other basic infrastructure of the airport that has one 2,200 m runway and traffic so far with only smaller aircraft.
Besides Volkswagen, Citroen, Mitsubishi, Volvo and Peugeot have also invested heavily in the area that houses over 60 major production facilities and dozens of medium-sized companies generating a need for air services to Europe and the world.
In 2013, a Chinese company Petro-Hehua won the tender for redeveloping the airport under a project comprising the upgrading of the 2,200 m runway to allow for traffic by Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 aircraft, construction of new taxiways and new aircraft parking stands.
The official opening of the new airport will see the launch of Volkswagen Air Services charter flights to Braunschweig Airport near Wolfsburg, and Prague Ruzyne Airport, in the Czech Republic.
The airport was acquired by Volkswagen Russia in 2008 after being transferred from state to regional ownership.
The state retains responsibility for the runway and other basic infrastructure of the airport that has one 2,200 m runway and traffic so far with only smaller aircraft.
Besides Volkswagen, Citroen, Mitsubishi, Volvo and Peugeot have also invested heavily in the area that houses over 60 major production facilities and dozens of medium-sized companies generating a need for air services to Europe and the world.
In 2013, a Chinese company Petro-Hehua won the tender for redeveloping the airport under a project comprising the upgrading of the 2,200 m runway to allow for traffic by Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 aircraft, construction of new taxiways and new aircraft parking stands.
The official opening of the new airport will see the launch of Volkswagen Air Services charter flights to Braunschweig Airport near Wolfsburg, and Prague Ruzyne Airport, in the Czech Republic.