Platov International Airport

Platov International Airport is an airport close to the stanitsa of Grushevskaya, Aksaysky District, Rostov Oblast, Russia near the city of Novocherkassk northeast of Rostov-on-Don. It serves Rostov-on-Don, replacing the old ‘Rostov-on-Don Airport’ and started operation in December 2017. It is named after Matvei Platov.

Platov International Airport is the first federal airport in the modern history of Russia which was built from ground-up. The project has a capacity of over a million passengers per year. The airport started operation in December 2017. The airport was called in honour of Matvei Platov, a famous Russian general commanding the Don Cossacks in the Patriotic War of 1812.