History
- 1922 - Joint Russian-German joint venture Deruluft starts flights on first scheduled international route, from Königsberg (Devau airport) - Moscow
- 1945 - Airport is transferred to Civil Air Fleet of USSR
- 1961 - Joint Air Squadron formed at the basis of airport and airline
- 1977 - Operations of Tupolev-134 begin
- 1979 - Passenger terminal is built in Khrabrovo
- 1988 - Tupolev-154s begin operations to Kaliningrad
- 1992 - Enterprise separates from Vnukovo Production association and becomes independent entity
- 1993 - First scheduled international flights begin. Two Tupolev-154s are purchased
- 1997 - Air enterprise is renamed “Kaliningrad Avia”
- 2001 - Air enterprise is in receivership
- 2002 - Change of ownership structure. Transformation into Joint Stock Company
- 2004 – Beginning of reconstruction of runway, apron, navigation equipment
- 2005 – Air enterprise renamed “KD Avia”
- 2007 - opening of the new terminal
- 2009 - "KD Avia" airlines cease operations
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