About the air service network of the European and Ural North of Russia

The paper presents the results of the analysis of air transport activities in the European and Ural North of Russia. Studies have shown that the existing air service network does not fully meet the needs of the population and organizations of the region under consideration in air transportation. The dynamics and structure of passenger traffic passing though the airports of the region are analyzed. The issues of subsidizing passenger air transportation are considered. The results of calculation of the level of aviation mobility of the population of the European and Ural North of Russia are presented. The issues of creating a federal state-owned enterprise for air transport and restoring the activities of Polar aviation in the region are considered. It is shown that further prospects for the development of air transport net-work in the European and Ural North of Russia are associated with an increase in the level of air accessibility of the territory under consideration.