{{short description|Airport serving Grozny, Chechen Republic, Russia}} {{Infobox airport | name = Grozny Airport | nativename-a = {{lang|ce|Соьлжа-ГӀалан Дуьненаюкъара Аэропорт}}<br>{{lang|ru|Междунаро́дный Аэропорт «Грозный»}} | image = Аэропорт Грозный.jpg | image-width = 275 | IATA = GRV | ICAO = URMG | pushpin_map = Russia Chechnya | pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Chechnya | pushpin_label = GRV | pushpin_label_position = bottom | type = Public | owner = Government of the Chechen Republic | operator = Vainakhavia JSC | hub = | city-served = Grozny | location = <!--IF DIFFERENT THAN ABOVE--> | metric-elev = yes | elevation-f = 548 | elevation-m = 167 | coordinates = {{coord|43|23|17.52|N| 45|41|58.86|E|region:RU_type:airport|display=inline,title}} | website = [https://airport-grozny.ru/ airport-grozny.ru] | metric-rwy = y | r1-number = 08/26 | r1-length-f = 8,202 | r1-length-m = 2,500 | r1-surface = Concrete | footnotes = }} '''Akhmat Kadyrov Grozny International Airport''' {{Airport codes|GRV|URMG}} ({{langx|ce|Соьлжа-ГӀалин Дуьненаюкъара Аэропорт}}; {{Langx|ru|Междунаро́дный Аэропорт «Грозный»}}), also known as '''Severny International Airport''', is an international airport in Chechnya, Russia, located 7.5 km north of Grozny, the capital of the Chechen Republic.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://rosreestr.ru/site/activity/gosudarstvennyy-katalog-geograficheskikh-nazvaniy/naimenovaniya-geograficheskikh-obektov-na-territorii-rossiyskoy-federatsii/|title=Наименования географических объектов на территорию Российской Федерации|publisher=rosreestr.ru|access-date=2020-02-28|archive-date=2020-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612074414/https://rosreestr.ru/site/activity/gosudarstvennyy-katalog-geograficheskikh-nazvaniy/naimenovaniya-geograficheskikh-obektov-na-territorii-rossiyskoy-federatsii/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>Распоряжение Правительства Российской Федерации от 20 апреля 2016 года № 726-р «Об утверждении перечня аэропортов федерального значения»[http://government.ru/media/files/JyaQTrjjRSjKV0KgMA5zPM5W6j3Iznmf.pdf]</ref>
==History== First Grozny Airport began its work in 1938, when the aircraft P-5 and U-2 started to be the first postal transportation and sanitary flights. After a while, it started to fly for agriculture. Until 1977, Grozny airport had only a dirt runway, which could accommodate only such aircraft as the Li-2, IL-14, An-24, and An-10.
In 1977, the new airport complex was introduced with an artificial runway and basing speed passenger aircraft Tu-134, which was stationed in the Chechen Republic with the regions of the USSR. The new airport was named "Airport North."
Between the years 1990 and 2000, the airport name was changed several times:
*1990 - Sheikh Mansour Airport *1995 - Airport "North" *1996 - Sheikh Mansour Airport *2000 - Airport "North"
The infrastructure of Grozny airport was significantly damaged during combat operations against Chechen fighters, who seized the airport on September 8, 1991, and held it until 30 September 1994. After the end of the war and the beginning of a relatively peaceful life in the country, the airport gradually recovered. In 2000, the FSI "Directorate for Recovery of Grozny Airport" North "under the leadership of Adnan Gakayeva Vakhidovich, in respect of which on 1 December 2005, the investigation department of the FSB for the Chechen Republic was prosecuted for embezzlement of funds, in particular, large-scale, aimed at restoring the airport.
During 1999–2006, in the process of rebuilding the airport, the runway was expanded and extended. The airport complex capable of receiving the Tu-154 and IL-62 was rebuilt. The 6 March 2002 Russian Ministry of Transport Decree number AT-76-P launched a full-scale rebuilding of the airport.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://ankunft.org/flightradar24/|title=The radar for flight tracking Flightradar24|date=2017-03-14|access-date=2017-07-25}}</ref> In 2005, North Airport was renamed Grozny Airport.<ref>[http://chechnya.gov.ru/page.php?id=2081&r=126 В Чеченской Республике в продажу поступили билеты на первый авиарейс Грозный — Москва, который состоялся 8 марта] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224105847/http://chechnya.gov.ru/page.php?id=2081&r=126|date=December 24, 2013}} {{Retrieved|access-date=2012-01-11}}</ref>
On 19 February 2007, the order of FATA number AIO-19 issued a certificate of state registration to the Grozny Airport (North). The airport was assigned to class B to gain admission to the reception of Tu-134 aircraft and helicopters of all types, day and night, all year round. On November 29, 2007, Grozny airport was authorized to receive the Tu-154.
The first regular passenger flight to Grozny, which had been suspended for six years, resumed on March 8, 2007. The inaugural flight landed at Chechnya's main airport and marked the restart of civilian air service between the city and Moscow.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nonstop to Chechnya: As War Ebbs, Flights Return |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/world/europe/11chechyna.html?ref=europe |access-date=12 November 2025 |issue=11 September 2007 |publisher=New York Times}}</ref>
On 11 June 2009, the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) issued an international aerodrome certificate, the aerodrome was accepted as suitable for international flight service.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rosbalt.ru/federal/2009/11/06/686768.html |title=МАК выдал международный сертификат аэродрому Грозный |access-date=2020-04-27 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121538/http://www.rosbalt.ru/federal/2009/11/06/686768.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.grozny-inform.ru/main.mhtml?Part=17&PubID=15179 Международные ворота Чеченской Республики]</ref><ref>[http://www.novopol.ru/-aeroport-groznyiy-otkryivaetsya-dlya-mejdunarodnyih-p-text78835.html Аэропорт Грозный открывается для международных полетов]</ref>
On June 13, 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the transfer of ownership from the Federal Government of Russia to the Government of the Chechen Republic.
==Expansion project==
In June 2020, the Russian Government announced a 4.7 ruble expansion and modernization plan, including a new terminal, a second runway, an emergency rescue station, and other major facilities to boost the airport's capacity to 2.5 million passengers annually.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tadviser.com/index.php/Company:Grozny_Airport#:~:text=In%202020%2C%20the%20Cabinet%20of,in%202024%20%2D%202.5%20billion%20rubles. |title=2020: 4.7 billion rubles will be allocated by the Government of the Russian Federation for the construction of a terminal at Grozny airport |access-date=2026-03-15 |website=TAdviser}}</ref> The new terminal will have a striking crescent shape and will cover around 40000 square meters. The new runway will be 3200 meters long and can accommodate large-sized aircraft like the Boeing 747 or Airbus A380.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/russias-government-allocates-additional-eur22m-for-airport-modernisations-1044488 |title=Russia's Government allocates additional EUR22m for airport modernisations |access-date=2026-03-15 |website=CAPA}}</ref> The completion of the project is expected to be around 2026-2027. As of February 2026, about 63% of the construction has been completed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www1.ru/en/news/2026/02/11/gotovnost-bolse-60-kak-prodvigaetsia-rekonstrukciia-aeroporta-groznyi.html#:~:text=Specialists%20have%20already%20completed%20the,meets%20modern%20aviation%20infrastructure%20standards.|title=More Than 60%: How the Reconstruction of Grozny Airport is Progressing |access-date=2026-03-15 |website=www1.ru}}</ref>
In November 2025, a new air control tower was completed for 2.2 billion rubles as part of the reconstruction project.
==Airlines and destinations== <!-- Please use only independent sources. The airport and the airlines are not independent sources. --> {{airport-dest-list <!-- --> | Aeroflot | Moscow–Sheremetyevo<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/279416/aeroflot-resumes-moscow-grozny-service-from-oct-2018/|title=Aeroflot resumes Moscow – Grozny service from Oct 2018|publisher=routesonline|access-date=4 July 2018}}</ref> <!-- --> | Centrum Air | Tashkent<ref name="c6nw25ru_uz">{{cite news |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Centrum Air NW25 Domestic / Russia Network Additions |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250925-c6nw25ru |access-date=25 September 2025 |work=AeroRoutes |date=25 September 2025 |language=en-CA}}</ref> <!-- --> | Jazeera Airways | '''Seasonal charter:''' Medina<ref>{{cite news |title=Jazeera Airways открывает паломнические рейсы по маршруту Медина - Грозный |url=https://www.interfax-russia.ru/south-and-north-caucasus/main/jazeera-airways-otkryvaet-palomnicheskie-reysy-po-marshrutu-medina-groznyy |access-date=18 February 2026 |publisher=Interfax |date=18 February 2026|language=ru}}</ref> <!-- --> | Red Wings Airlines | Yekaterinburg<ref>{{cite news |title=Урал и Кавказ стали ближе: открыт прямой рейс Екатеринбург — Грозный {{!}} Новости {{!}} 6 мая 2026 |url=https://uralpress.ru/news/ural-i-kavkaz-stali-blizhe-otkryt-pryamoy-reys-ekaterinburg-groznyy-2026-05-06 |access-date=7 May 2026 |work=uralpress.ru |agency=Региональное информационно-аналитическое независимое агентство «Урал-пресс-информ» |date=7 May 2026 |language=ru}}</ref> <!-- --> | Rossiya Airlines | Saint Petersburg <!-- --> | Tailwind Airlines | '''Seasonal charter:''' Antalya<ref name="TI_RUS_NS25">{{cite news |last1=Petrova |first1=Maria |title=Türkiye launches new flights from southern Russia and Caucasus to Antalya |url=https://en.vestikavkaza.ru/news/Tuerkiye-launches-new-flights-from-southern-Russia-and-Caucasus-to-Antalya.html |access-date=4 May 2026 |work=en.vestikavkaza.ru |publisher=Vestnik Kavkaza |date=24 April 2026 |language=en}}</ref> <!-- --> | Ural Airlines | Moscow–Domodedovo <!-- --> | Utair | Istanbul,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/294537/utair-adds-grozny-istanbul-service-from-late-oct-2020/|title=Utair adds Grozny – Istanbul service from late-Oct 2020}}</ref> Moscow–Vnukovo,<ref>{{cite web|title=Since October 25 new regular flight from Moscow to Grozny!|url=http://www.utair.ru/en/special_offer/flight_19055109.html|publisher=UTair Aviation|access-date=7 October 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031095940/http://www.utair.ru/en/special_offer/flight_19055109.html|archive-date=31 October 2015}}</ref> Surgut<ref name="UT_GVZ">{{cite news |last1=Пичурина |first1=Ирина |title=Utair начнет совершать перелеты из Сургута в Грозный с 8 июня |url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/6746382 |access-date=5 June 2024 |work=Коммерсантъ |date=5 June 2024 |language=ru}}</ref> <!-- --> | Uzbekistan Airlines | Tashkent<ref>{{cite news |title=Uzbekistan Airways Adds Grozny Service From late-June 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230613-hyjun23grv |access-date=15 June 2023 |work=AeroRoutes |issue=13 June 2023 |language=en-CA}}</ref> <!-- --> }}
===Historical airlines=== * '''Stigl''' – the former national airline of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, operated from Grozny Sheikh Mansur Airport between 1992 and 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ichkeria.net/2020/07/21/ichkeria-nel-cielo/|title=Ichkeria nel cielo|publisher=Ichkeria.net|access-date=27 May 2025}}</ref>
==Accidents and incidents==
On 14 October 2024, a Mahan Air Avro RJ-100 mistakenly landed on a 1600-meter section of the runway under construction after misidentifying during approach. No injuries or damages have been reported.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DBPuE21SPkU/ |title=Mahan Air Plane Lands on Runway Under Construction |access-date=2026-03-15 |website=Instagram}}</ref>
On 25 December 2024, Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 was suspected to have been struck by anti-aircraft weapons amid a suspected Ukrainian drone attack on approach to Grozny Airport, leading it to crash in Kazakhstan, killing 38 of the 67 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bagirova |first=Nailia |title=Azerbaijan Airlines plane was downed by Russian air defenses: Sources |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2024/12/26/russian-fire-azerbaijan-jet-kazakhstan/77232670007/ |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref>
==See also== {{Portal|Aviation|Russia}} * List of airports in Russia * List of the busiest airports in the former Soviet Union
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} *[https://airport-grozny.ru/ Grozny Airport Official Website] {{in_lang|ru}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120324194920/http://aviation-safety.net/database/airport/airport.php?id=GRV Accident history for GRV] at Aviation Safety Network *{{GCM|URMG}} *{{NWS-current|URMG}}
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