Tolmachovo

Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport is situated in the town of Ob, from the center of Novosibirsk, an industrial and scientific center in Siberia and Russia's third-largest city.There are two active runways in Tolmachevo Airport, along with one large passenger terminal with two connected sections, 2 cargo terminals and 61 aircraft stands. Runway 16 is equipped with an ILS CAT II, which enables aircraft operations in low ceiling and visibility .The airport is situated in the middle of the route from some important East-Asian cities to Europe which makes it attractive for cargo airlines to use it for refueling stops. It serves also as a diversion airport on Polar route 1. Tolmachevo is the busiest airport in Siberia and the eighth-busiest airport in Russia. In 2016, the airport served 4,097,490 passengers and handled 24,882 tons of cargo . Detailed data for years 2003–2016 is in the Traffic Statistics section below.