Novosibirsk Airport (OVB) Information

Where is Novosibirsk Airport?  

Novosibirsk is Russia's 3rd most populous city, after Moscow and St. Petersburg, on the banks of the Ob River, in southwestern Siberia. It is the administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast, and is a scientific and industrial centre in the region.

Novosibirsk International Airport (IATA: OVB, ICAO: UNNT), also known as Novosibirsk Tolomachevo Airport, or Tolomachevo Airport, or simply Novosibirsk Airport, is situated in the town of Ob, 16 kilometres (10 miles) from centre of Novosibirsk city, in Novosibirsk Oblast, Siberia, Russia.

OVB airport is situated at the mid-point of the route between Europe and some major East-Asian cities (e.g. Seoul, Shanghai, Hong Kong, etc.), making it attractive as a refuelling stop, an option mainly used by cargo airlines. OVB serves also as a diversion airport on Polar route 1.

In 2012, Novosibirsk Airport served 3,266,745 passengers, making it the busiest airport in Siberia, and the 6th busiest in Russia. Construction is underway on upgrading that will double OVB's capacity by late 2013.

Airlines that fly to Novosibirsk Airport include Aeroflot, Air Astana, Air Bishkek, Angara Airlines, Astra Airlines, Azerbaijan Airlines, Belavia, China Southern Airlines, East Air, Kyrgyzstan Air Company, NordStar, Pegasus, S7 Airlines, Somon Air, Tajik Air, Transaero Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Ukraine International Airlines, Ural Airlines, UTair Aviation, Uzbekistan Airways, VIM Airlines and Yamal Airlines.

Cities with flights to Novosibirsk Airport include Almaty, Antalya, Astana, Bangkok, Barcelona, Beijing, Dalaman, Da Nang, Dubai, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Goa, Denpasar/Bali, Hanoi, Heraklion, Ho Chi Minh City, Istanbul, Izmir, Kiev, Krabi, Larnaca, Lombok, Moscow, Munich, Naples, Palma, Paphos, Phuket, Prague, Rhodes, Sharm el-Sheikh, Sochi, St. Petersburg, Tashkent and Thessaloniki.

Your best bet for a Novosibirsk Airport transfer is the bus. Details on all options are included in this guide.

OVB Novosibirsk International Airport is the leader of the Siberian region in terms of passenger and cargo traffic and a full member of world transport system as the biggest transit hub on the main routes from Asia to Europe.

• Official Airport Website