Ignatyevo Airport – BQS

Using the IATA airport code of BQS, Ignatyevo Airport is a joint type of airport located in the Ignatyevo village, around 12 miles from the northwestern side of Blagoveshchensk, Russia. Being a state-owned airfield, it primarily serves the city of Blagoveshchensk and is jointly operated by the Airport Blagoveshchensk (an enterprise owned by the Amus Oblast government) with the Russian Air Force. Ignatyevo Airport is also an international airport with a military pad situated on the northwestern part of the airfield.

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Ignatyevo Airport was constructed in 1959 and was named after the village right next to it. Its first terminal was a wooden building that stood at almost the exact same spot where the new terminal is. After the airport activities drastically declined in the early 1990s because of the economic struggles of the Russian state, the Governor of Amus Oblast finally signed a decree on 1997 to establish Airport Blagoveshchensk. The airport was then partially reconstructed in the 2000s to improve the service and eventually lure in traffic. The new terminal was commissioned in the latter part of 2010. From Ignatyevo Airport, you can quickly reach the city of Blagoveshchensk, which is just half an hour away.

What to Do & Area Attractions

Most of the hotels and accommodations near the airport can be found in Blagoveshchensk. Some of these are the Gostinitsa Krasnaya, Sputnik Hotel, and Gloria Business Hotel, all of which offer airport transfers to guests. The nearest airport, on the other hand, is the Heihe Airport in China.