Novaport Holding is a Russian transport company which operates regional airports, and holds interests in the operation of several other airports.

History

Before the official creation of Novaport, the company's owner acquired a 38% stake in

Tolmachevo Airport Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport () is an international airport situated in the town of Ob, west of the center of Novosibirsk, Siberia, Russia. Overview There are two ( and ) active runways in Tolmachevo Airport, along with one large passenge ...

in 2004 and 48% of

Barnaul Airport Barnaul Gherman Titov International Airport () (sometimes referred to as Barnaul West or Mikhaylovka) is a major airport in Altai Krai, Russia located 17 km west of Barnaul. It contains large facilities and a remote tarmac, likely for milita ...

's operator. The airport operator Novaport was created in 2007 and acquired 100% of

Kadala Airport Chita-Kadala International Airport is a single runway airport, located in Chita ( rus, Чита, p=tɕɪˈta), the administrative center of Zabaykalsky Krai Zabaykalsky Krai is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (a ...

's operator Aerochita. In March 2008, Novaport announced a $1 billion budget to expand its portfolio of regional airports over the next five years. That same year, Novaport acquired 69% of

Chelyabinsk Airport Chelyabinsk Airport (Balandino) is an international airport in Russia located 18 km north of Chelyabinsk. It services large airliners and can park up to 51 aircraft. It also serves as a secondary hub for Ural Airlines and Yamal Airlines ...

and 43% of

Narimanovo Airport Narimanovo Airport, officially Astrakhan Boris M. Kustodiev International Airport, (Russian: Аэропорт Нариманово) is an international airport in Astrakhan, a city in southern Russia near the Caspian Sea. It is operated by JS ...

's operator. In September 2011, Novaport finalized the 51% purchase of the

through its Moscow-based subsidiary AeroService Complex, bringing its stake to 68%. AeroService Complex then sold its 68% stake in August 2011 to Cyprus-based TS Trans Siberia, an offshore company also linked to Roman Trotsanko, the owner of Novaport. In November 2015, Novaport acquired

Murmansk Airport Emperor Nicholas II Murmansk Airport ( or ; ) is an international airport serving the city Murmansk in Russia. It is located near the town of Murmashi in Murmansk's southern suburbs, outside the city centre. It serves as the airline hub for S ...

from its former owner,

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Oil, with plans to develop flights for the low-cost airline Podeba to the airport. In May 2016, Novaport presented its plan to build a new terminal, aiming to increase passenger numbers to 1.7 million by 2030 (up from 751,300 in 2015). In July 2016, Novaport purchased

Khrabrovo Airport Khrabrovo Airport () , also appearing in historical documents as Powunden Airfield,AIRFIELD ACTIVITY IN THE USSR AND SATELLITES (BASED ON(Sanitized)PHOTOGRAPHY), October 1957, CREST: CIA-RDP78T04753A000300040010-6, Central Intelligence Agency, ...

and

Mineralnye Vody Airport Mineralnye Vody Airport () (also written as Mineralnyye Vody Airport, which "Mineralnye Vody" literally translates to Mineral Waters) is an airport in Stavropol Krai, Russia, located west of Mineralnye Vody. It features a civilian terminal are ...

from Aeroinvest. In February 2017, Novaport invested $500,000 in the online service Grabr, which provides a solution for purchasing goods abroad by hiring a traveler. In March 2017, Novaport expressed interest in acquiring 100% of the

Belgrade Airport Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Аеродром Никола Тесла Београд, Aerodrom Nikola Tesla Beograd, separator=" / ") or Belgrade Airport ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Аеродром Београд, Aerodrom Beograd, sep ...

. In August 2017, Novaport began discussions to purchase Omsk-Fyodorovka Airport. However in October 2017, Airports of Regions also showed interest in the airport's development.

Operations

Airports partially owned and/or managed by Novaport. Novaport Holding is one of the largest regional airport operators in Russia with 16 airports. Novaport serviced more than 21.6mln passengers in 2018 and is leading Russia's drive to enhance regional connectivity across the country's vast geography and multitude of time zones. As of December 2018, it holds or operates a major equity stake in 14 regional airports in Novosibirsk, Chelyabinsk, Volgograd, Tomsk Astrakhan, Chita, Tyumen, Perm, Murmansk, Kemerovo, Kaliningrad, Mineralnye Vody, Ulan-Ude, Vladikavkaz and possesses minority interest (48-49%) in Barnaul and Stavropol airports.

Governance

Novaport Holding is owned by Russian billionaire Roman Trotsenko, the former advisor to the head of

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. Novaport is a subsidiary of Roman Trotsenko's AEON Corporation, who is also the president of Russia's state-run

United Shipbuilding Corporation JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC; , ОСК) is an open joint stock company in Russia which unites shipbuilding, repair and maintenance subsidiaries in western and northern Russia, and in the country's Far East, to streamline civilian ship ...

. AEON Corporation also owns assets in the shipbuilding, telecommunications and real estate sectors. The deputy CEO of the company is Anna Varshavskaya.

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