Ignatyevo Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Игнатьево) (IATA: BQS, ICAO: UHBB) is an international airport in Amur Oblast, Russia, located near the village of Ignatyevo 20 kilometers (12 mi) north-west of Blagoveshchensk.
The large airport services up to medium-sized airliners with parking space for 44 civilian aircraft, and conducts 24-hour flight operation.
[1] In July 1997, the Governor of Amur Oblast signed a decree on the establishment of Airport Blagoveshchensk, a unitary enterprise fully owned by the government of Amur Oblast to own and operate Ignatiyevo Airport.
In the 2000s, a partial reconstruction of the airport began in order to increase the volume of transportation and improve the quality of passenger service.
[1] On 8 August 2011, IrAero Flight 103, operated by Antonov An-24 RA-46561 overran the runway on landing.