Rustam Minnikhanov has been shown a new Master-Plan on development of Kazan International Airport by 2050

On 8 December a presentation of a new Master-Plan on development of Kazan International Airport by 2050 was made at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Airport held by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic.

The previous Master-Plan adopted in 2009 was for ten following years and accounted for the turnover of up to 2.5m passengers a year. However, as starting from 2017 the yearly passenger flow is about 4m people and taking into consideration the strategic aim of the airport to become the main regional transport junction connecting the Volga Federal District with the Middle East, the CIS countries and Europe, a new Master- Plan has been developed which envisages three stages of the enterprise development by 2030, 2040 and 2050.

The new documents plans to build new passengers’ and cargo terminals, a technical maintenance hangar, broadening of the terminal apron and renovation of all corresponding infrastructure.