It was originally planned that the airport would open in November 2017, with passenger navigation starting on 1 December 2017. The project has a capacity of 5 million passengers per year.Azimuth will be the main company serving the airport.[6] The airport was opened on 27 November 2017, with the new highway to the airport and final tests before the operations would commence. The airport commenced passenger service on 7 December 2017,[7][1] and theold airport was scheduled to officially cease all its operations on 1 March 2018. In 2018, for the first year of operation of the airport, 3,236,000 passengers passed through this airport. The airport has been closed since the beginning of the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Initially, the project name was "Yuzhny" (eng. Southern). During the voting procedure for the new airport's name, "Platov" was the top choice with 40% of overall votes, whereas "Yuzhny" and "Rostov-on-Don International" had 27% and 34% respectively.[8] Therefore, on 20 January 2017, Government of Russian Federation officially named the airport "Platov International Airport",[9] in honor ofMatvei Platov, a Russian general commanding the Don Cossacks.
At the end of September, the airport construction was finished. Then, 16 October, Rosaviation had approved the new airport and the airport plans to commence the testing procedure till 20 November. After all the stages are done, the airport plans to fully open 1 December. The old airport will close, due to development issues, caused by the location inside town. More likely, the building will be demolished.[10] On 18 November, the first aircraftAirbus A319 ofRossiya Airlines andSukhoi Superjet 100 ofAzimuth landed at the airport.[11][12][13] These were the test mode flights. On 24 November 2017, the first 150 volunteers tested the new airport's equipment.[14][15] On 27 November, Platov received its IATA code ROV from the current airport, whereasold airport received a new IATA code RVI.[16][17]
The airport was officially opened on 7 December 2017 at 11:00am, with the first passenger flight ofPobedaBoeing 737-800 arriving fromMoscow–Vnukovo, following with other domestic and international flights.[18][19] By 1 March 2018, the old airport was going to be officially closed.[20] At the time of construction, Platov airport was named the most expensive airport in Russia.[21][22]
On 24 February 2022, in relation to the beginning of theRussian invasion of Ukraine, the airport, together with other airports in Southern Russia, were closed without prior notice.[23]
The airport terminal is 50,000 m². There are 9 air-bridges and 9 bus gates. Moreover, the airport complex contains a cargo terminal and a VIP terminal with an area of 2,880 m².[24] The car parking can accept a maximum of 2500 cars.[25]
Shuttle buses go from the center of Rostov-on-Don to the airport, the route interval is from 05:00 to 23:00 every half hour, from 23:00 to 05:00 every hour. Travel time is 1 hour.[26]
The following airlines operated from Platov International before the launch of theRussian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 to the following destinations:[27]
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Currently, the airport is connected to the city center byM4 highway, which was reconstructed before the airport construction finished. From 1 December, when the flights commence officially, the new shuttle vans will go to the city center every 20 minutes,[53] nevertheless, the Rostov government had purchased 20 vans for this route.[54]
In perspective, theAeroexpress is also planned for the route to city center, but only in case of annual passenger flow of 6 million.[55][56] Currently, the government of Rostov, are planning to construct a railway line that, apart from Rostov-on-Don, will serve other big habitations, located nearby the airport.[57]
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