Cheboksary Airport will be able to accept up to seven aircraft at a time

Overhaul of the apron and taxiway has officially been completed. The Head of Chuvashia Oleg Nikolaev announced the completion of a major stage in the modernization of the air harbor.

On the territory of the airport, 83 thousand square meters of coverage were updated and new lighting equipment was installed that meets modern safety requirements.

After modernization, the airport will be able to simultaneously receive up to seven aircraft. Prior to the work, this possibility was limited to two aircraft.

The repair was carried out on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin with the support of the Federal Air Transport Agency and at the expense of the federal budget. All this time, the airport continued to serve passengers and operate flights.

According to Oleg Nikolaev, the updated infrastructure creates conditions for expanding the geography of flights, opening new destinations and increasing the availability of air transportation for residents of Chuvashia.

The next goal is to bring the airport's capacity to one million passengers per year. Over the past ten years, the passenger traffic of the air harbor has increased almost ninefold.