Sochi International Airport which was under renovation, opened its doors to first passengers in 2010. In 2007, Basic Element group established Basel Aero, a holding company that runs its airport business and operates all four airports. among the ones in Krasnodar, Anapa and Gelendzhik, operated by the Russian Asian Investment Company (RAInKo, owned by Oleg Deripaska) and "Airports of South". The airport in Sochi became the fourth airport in southern Russia. "Strategy-South", a company affiliated with Basic Element group (until 2001 – "Siberian Aluminum") won an auction to acquire the airport for 5.5 billion rubles.
Sochi International Airport was privatized in 2006 after Federal Property Fund held an auction to sell 100% shares of the airport. President Vladimir Putin removed Sochi International Airport from the list of strategic enterprises on ( Decree No.456), superseding its previous status under Decree No.1009 of 4 August 2004. The international section of Sochi's terminal is small, but it includes a duty-free shop. The airport later expanded to include flights to the Middle East and Western Europe. Regularly scheduled international departures and arrivals began in 1981 the original destinations were Bratislava, Budapest, and Prague. From its opening in 1957 to today, the airport has served more than 60 million passengers.
Passenger traffic went from 902,000 embarkations in 1965 to more than 2.3 million in 1990. The Order of the Red Banner of Labor was awarded to the airport in August 1966 for its high performance. From 1960 to 1965, passenger and baggage halls, a 200-room hotel, radio navigation and landing systems were all added to the airport as passenger traffic constantly increased.
Approximately 35,000 passengers and 1000 tons of cargo passed through the airport in 1957. In 1956, the first terminal building (now the old building) and the airstrip runway-1 were built. By order of the Chief of the Office of Civil Aviation, the site became an established airport on 23 November 1945. The original airfield was constructed to protect Russia's Black Sea coast during World War II construction took place between 8 July and 1 September 1941, on the site of the liquidated state seed farm "Chernomorets". ( March 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. History The old building of the Sochi airport Check-in area 1941–1991 Over 2,800 tons of luggage was handled during the Olympic period. It served over 350,000 passengers on February 1–28, 2014. Sochi International Airport was the main gateway during the 2014 Winter Olympics. The airport has been recognized as the best regional airport at the 3rd annual forum "Development of Russia and CIS airports – 2013", held by Adam Smith Conference. The airport is run by an international joint venture of Basic Element group, Sberbank and Changi Airports International. Sochi International Airport is among the ten largest Russian airports, with an annual passenger turnover of 5.2 million. Sochi International Airport ( Russian: Международный Аэропорт Сочи IATA: AER, ICAO: URSS) is an airport located in the Adler District of the resort city of Sochi, on the coast of the Black Sea in the federal subject of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. Sources: Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (see also provisional 2018 statistics)
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