The airport has daily domestic flights to Moscow, Vladivostok, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Yakutsk, Saint Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, and Sochi.

It has regional daily flights to Ust-Kut, Bratsk, Bodaybo, Kirensk and other Russian cities.

Due to its proximity to the Angara Reservoir, the airport is subject to a microclimate of foggy weather.

The crew consisted of: flight instructor МГА Mr. M. V. Ptitsyn, the commander УТО Mr. V. F. Podshivalov, captain-probationer A.V.

On April 12, 2002, the aerodrome operator changed its name to Irkutsk Airport Federal State Unitary Enterprise.

[citation needed] On July 14, 2004, the aerodrome received its certificate to accept international flights and landing-minimum 1 category ICAO 60.

[citation needed] On October 14, 2008, the work for lengthening the runway (400 m towards Lake Baikal) was completed.

[citation needed] Irkutsk International Airport held its first aircraft spotting session on November 13, 2009, becoming the third large city in Russia (after Moscow and Novosibirsk).

[citation needed] Irkutsk International Airport has a rather unusual layout, with the passenger terminals being off the western end of the airfield's only runway, at an exact 270° heading.

For loads up to 30 tons, the cargo terminal has at its disposal diesel forklifts, hoists, a container platform, and electronic/mechanical weigh scales.

In addition, shuttle bus number 306 has a route to Angarsk which runs three times a day (2010 data).

The newspaper is published bimonthly and distributed free in the airport terminals and the airlines' offices in Irkutsk.