In 1922, the joint Russian–German venture
Deruluft started flights on the first scheduled international route, from Königsberg (
Devau airport) to Moscow. During
World War II, the airfield was taken over for military use. After the war, the airport was transferred to the Civil Air Fleet of the USSR in 1945, but military aircraft continued to be based at the airfield. In the 1950s, Khrabrovo was a major operating location for
Ilyushin Il-28 (Beagle) tactical bombers, and at least one
MiG-15 (Fagot) was observed at the airfield. In 1977, the first
Tupolev Tu-134 operations began, followed by the construction of a passenger terminal in 1979.
Tupolev Tu-154 service began in 1988. In 1992, the enterprise separated from Vnukovo Production association and became an independent entity. The following year, the first scheduled international flights began. The air enterprise was renamed "Kaliningrad Avia" in 1997, but fell into receivership in 2001. The airport changed ownership the following year and became a joint stock company. In 2004, the runway, apron, and navigation facilities were rebuilt. The new air enterprise was renamed
KD Avia in 2005, with the new terminal opened in 2007. In 2009, KD Avia airlines ceased operation.
FIFA-2018 re-construction In July 2016,
Novaport bought the Khrabrovo Airport from Aeroinvest. As part of Russia's preparations to host the
2018 FIFA World Cup, in July 2017, a new terminal was put into operation. In addition, the airport infrastructure was modernized and this included the lengthening and reinforcement of the
runway, the installation of new radiotechnical,
lighting, and
weather forecast equipment and construction of new aircraft parking spaces and a high-speed taxiway. The reconstruction of the passenger terminal and the runway enlargement were officially finished on 27 April 2018. ==Airlines and destinations==