MS-21 opens new runway at Grozny Airport
A new runway has been opened at Grozny International Airport (Northern).
Consensus
- A new runway was opened at Grozny International Airport 'North'.
- The runway is 3,200 meters long.
- The opening took place on the Day of the State Flag of Russia.
- The MS-21 aircraft conducted the first takeoff from the new runway.
- The reconstruction is part of the national project 'Effective Transport System'.
- The airport's reconstruction aims to improve regional connectivity and boost the economy of Chechnya.
- The airport remains operational during reconstruction.
- A new passenger terminal is under construction with federal and private funding.
- The runway is designed to withstand seismic conditions and handle aircraft of any type, including in adverse weather.
Points of divergence
- The MS-21 flew from Zhukovsky, Moscow Oblast, covering about 1,500 kilometers to reach Grozny for the opening ceremony. — vesti
- The runway was named after the first President of the Chechen Republic, Akhmad-Khadzhi Kadyrov. — tg_government_rus
- The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, inspected the aircraft before the flight. — vedomosti
Coverage (3 sources)
- Pilot Mutovin called the opening of a new runway at Grozny airport a landmark event — Вести
- New runway opened at Grozny International Airport (Northern) — Правительство России
- A new runway opened at Grozny airport — Ведомости
Key entities
- Grozny
- Russia
- Chechen Republic
- Ministry of Transport
- Andrey Nikitin
- Ramzan Kadyrov
- Northern
- Oleg Mutovin
- Moscow
- Zhukovsky
- IT 'News'
- International Airport
- Grozny
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