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JSC "International Airport Irkutsk"
Shirjamov street, 13
Irkutsk, 664009

24 June 1925.: is considered to be the official birth date of Irkutsk airport. 6 air crafts — participants of great flight on the route Moscow — Irkutsk — Ulan-Bator — Beijing arrived at Irkutsk airport that day. The flight was performed with the help of 6 air crafts — 4 of them were domestic and 2 were foreign. This flight was headed by pilot Mr. I. P. Shmidt. This event served as the beginning of organized planned air opening up of Siberia.
On August 10–13, 1928: the first postal-passengers flight on the hydro aviation route Irkutsk — Bodaybo on the aircraft Junkers F 13 «Mossovet» was performed.
August 1932: the greatest major air route Moscow — Vladivostok was opened. Irkutsk aviators started to perform flights on the route Irkutsk — Mogocha.
January 1948: Twenty-four-hour flights on the air routes Irkutsk — Moscow, Irkutsk — Bodaybo — Yakutsk were started.
On December 30, 1954: Airport Irkutsk had become the status of international by means of Council of Ministers decree of the USSR № 2412–1153.
On September 15, 1956: The reactive aircraft Tu-104 was firstly arrived at Irkutsk aerodrome by tech-flight from Beijing. That day was starting the first in the USSR passenger air route Moscow — Irkutsk on the reactive aircraft Tu-104. The flight was performed by Moscow crew headed by captain Mr. E. P. Barabash.
On March 7, 1975: the first aircraft of second generation of civil airplanes Tu-154 was landed in Irkutsk.
April 4, 1975: The first flight to Moscow on Tu-154 was performed.
November 11, 1980: The first aircraft Il-76 № 76525 was arrived in Irkutsk, this plane can take on board 40 tons of cargo. The crew was consisted of: flight instructor МГА Mr. M. V. Ptitsyn, the commander УТО Mr. V. F. Podshivalov, captain-probationer A.V. Bobylkov and other flying experts.
December 19, 1980: The first flight was performed on the route Irkutsk — Polyarnyi using Il-76, it was headed by air detachment commander Mr. v. I. Sviridov.
April 1, 1992: According the order № 238 d.d. 30 March Irkutsk united air group was reorganized. There were: State Enterprise " Irkutsk Airport " (SE «Irkutsk Airport») and public corporation «Air company «Baikal»
October 28, 1994: The certificate № 045-А-М of Intergovernmental Aviation Committee for accordance with certification requirements was given. The aerodrome was accepted as suitable for international flights service.
December 16, 1994: The acting terminal of international flights was put in commission.
April 12, 2002: According to the own statute’s change the enterprise has become another name — Federal State Unitary Enterprise «Irkutsk Airport «.
July 14, 2004: The aerodrome got the certificate for accept to international flight and landing-minimum 1 category ICAO 60
On October14, 2008: the work for lengthening the runway (400 m to the Lake Baikal) was completed.
April 10, 2009: It was opened the terminal of domestic flights after reconstruction.