1957–1991 Kurumoch International Airport

kurumoch airport @ night.

on july 30, 1960, kuybyshev airport became operational military purposes. on same day, first avionic practice held 13 ilyushin il-18s , 7 antonov an-10s. kuybyshev airport used transit aerodrome short-range aircraft in need of refuelling.

on february 27, 1961, first commercial flight kuybyshev airport sheremetyevo international airport, moscow, piloted v. a. mikhailov. on may 15, 1961, kuybyshev gained domestic passenger status , had first daily flight mineralnye vody. same year, kuybyshev airport granted flights leningrad (st. petersburg), tashkent, adler, etc.

construction continued between 1965 , 1970, new maintenance hangar, baggage claim facility, 5-story hotel, second runway, , new oil storage bunkers added airport s infrastructure. in 1970, approximately 700,000 passengers , 27,000 tonnes of cargo passed through kuybyshev airport. 1971, facilities , expansions completed. in 1972, construction on training center flight engineers completed. same year, after endurance tests completed, second runway exploited commercial use.

between 1981 , 1990, kuybyshev airport underwent 2 indoor reconstructions. second one, in 1989, purpose of creating 2 different lounge areas. after fall of soviet union, 2 areas became airport s domestic departure zone. new flight catering facility constructed. facility demanded large quantity of electricity freezers , conveyor belts, stronger transmission tower cable system run airport. improved living conditions of village of kurumoch nearby, cable ran through. in 1990, kuybyshev airport reached passenger traffic peak of 3,700,000.