A new Fixed Base Operator (FBO) has been set up in St. Petersburg. The Pulkovo-3 FBO at Pulkovo International Airport officially opened for business on March 6, initially handling only domestic flights. According to the purpose-built facility’s operator, JetPort SPb, it should be ready to handle international flights as soon as customs and immigration facilities are fully in place.
The new private terminal occupies a 24-acre site between the Pulkovo-1 domestic airline passenger complex and the main cargo warehouse. The main part of the FBO is a 43,000-sq-ft, two-floor business aviation immediately adjacent to Pulkovo’s apron area number six, with space for parking approximately 28 aircraft.
The next phase of JetPort SPb’s privately funded $65 million development should be completed in late 2013 or early 2014. This will include hangars large enough to accommodate three Boeing Business Jets or as many as 18 midsized jets. It will also include a covered and heated area for the FBO’s comprehensive array of ground-support equipment and vehicles.
New Russian FBO established
