 Towards the end of the Cold War there has been an OVTAP (Independent Military Transport Aviation Regiment) located on the field with Ilyushin Il-76 and Antonov An-22 aircraft.During April 2013, a terminal remodel was completed to accommodate a steady increase in passenger traffic to the area, resulting from increased corporate investment in the Ulyanovsk area.Ulyanovsk Aircraft Museum is located near the airport, exposition includes the Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic aircraft (reg.