Cherkasy International Airport
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Cherkasy International Airport is located 5.5 km from the city center. The airport is owned by Cherkasy City Council.
Cherkasy Airport has the airport complex, which includes: air terminal throughput capacity of 400 passengers per hour, which provides for passage of customs, cargo terminal for storing 1000 tons
of cargo
, administration building with dining area
, fuel storage, a warehouse
for technical equipment and materials, and a building for the aircraft maintenance
base.
The airport is Class "B" with an artificial runway
with maximum takeoff
weight
of up to 185.5 tons.
At the moment Cherkasy airport serves only charter flights around Ukraine, the reason lies behind Borispol airport in Kiev
, which handles most of Ukraine's International flights. In addition, Cherkasy airport is considered as alternative airport for Borispil in case of unforeseen situations and adverse weather conditions.
status, and received aircraft weighing up to 185.5 tons, serving up to 80 flights a day. After the fall of USSR airport had struggles maintaining airline services, and in 1992 the airport lost its international status and ceased to take international flights. More than 1,500 employees left the workplace, only staff that was serving the charter flight and emergency landings stayed. In 1997 airport lost most of it's character flights, and was finally closed in 2002 due to economic struggles, and problems with the property.
On March 29, 2007 the work of the airport was renewed. A Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has received an application for assignment of the airport's international status. From 2007 to 2009, until the application for international status was in consideration of the Government of Ukraine, the airport has been carefully reconstructed
, in particular runway and airport terminal was upgraded significantly. Finally on May 22, 2009 the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine appropriated international status to "Cherkasy Airport", allowing the airport for cargo and passenger airlines to make character, and international flights.
In late 2009, work was in progress on the creation and opening of border crossing points for assigning the status of international airport. Also signed a cooperation agreement with the Ukrainian airline "Air Urga
", which provides air transportation to Western Europe
, CIS countries, Syria
, Egypt
and other countries. It is assumed that the airport will become a spare during the EURO 2012 championship.
Cherkasy Airport has the airport complex, which includes: air terminal throughput capacity of 400 passengers per hour, which provides for passage of customs, cargo terminal for storing 1000 tons
Tons
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of cargo
Cargo
Cargo is goods or produce transported, generally for commercial gain, by ship, aircraft, train, van or truck. In modern times, containers are used in most intermodal long-haul cargo transport.-Marine:...
, administration building with dining area
Dining room
A dining room is a room for consuming food. In modern times it is usually adjacent to the kitchen for convenience in serving, although in medieval times it was often on an entirely different floor level...
, fuel storage, a warehouse
Warehouse
A warehouse is a commercial building for storage of goods. Warehouses are used by manufacturers, importers, exporters, wholesalers, transport businesses, customs, etc. They are usually large plain buildings in industrial areas of cities and towns. They usually have loading docks to load and unload...
for technical equipment and materials, and a building for the aircraft maintenance
Aircraft Maintenance Technician
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base.
The airport is Class "B" with an artificial runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
with maximum takeoff
Takeoff
Takeoff is the phase of flight in which an aerospace vehicle goes from the ground to flying in the air.For horizontal takeoff aircraft this usually involves starting with a transition from moving along the ground on a runway. For balloons, helicopters and some specialized fixed-wing aircraft , no...
weight
Weight
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of up to 185.5 tons.
At the moment Cherkasy airport serves only charter flights around Ukraine, the reason lies behind Borispol airport in Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
, which handles most of Ukraine's International flights. In addition, Cherkasy airport is considered as alternative airport for Borispil in case of unforeseen situations and adverse weather conditions.
History and Development
In 1984 Cherkasy Airport was one of the largest airports in the USSR and had an internationalInternational airport
An international airport is any airport that can accommodate flights from other countries and are typically equipped with customs and immigration facilities to handle these flights to and from other countries...
status, and received aircraft weighing up to 185.5 tons, serving up to 80 flights a day. After the fall of USSR airport had struggles maintaining airline services, and in 1992 the airport lost its international status and ceased to take international flights. More than 1,500 employees left the workplace, only staff that was serving the charter flight and emergency landings stayed. In 1997 airport lost most of it's character flights, and was finally closed in 2002 due to economic struggles, and problems with the property.
On March 29, 2007 the work of the airport was renewed. A Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has received an application for assignment of the airport's international status. From 2007 to 2009, until the application for international status was in consideration of the Government of Ukraine, the airport has been carefully reconstructed
Reconstruction (architecture)
Reconstruction is a term in architectural conservation whose precise meaning varies, depending on the context in which they are used.More broadly, such as under the Burra Charter of Australia, "reconstruction" means returning a damaged building to a known earlier state by the introduction of new...
, in particular runway and airport terminal was upgraded significantly. Finally on May 22, 2009 the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine appropriated international status to "Cherkasy Airport", allowing the airport for cargo and passenger airlines to make character, and international flights.
In late 2009, work was in progress on the creation and opening of border crossing points for assigning the status of international airport. Also signed a cooperation agreement with the Ukrainian airline "Air Urga
Air Urga
Air Urga is an airline based in Kirovohrad, Ukraine. It operates international charter passenger and cargo flights from various Ukrainian airports to destinations in Greece, Slovakia, the Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Bulgaria, and Cyprus...
", which provides air transportation to Western Europe
Western Europe
Western Europe is a loose term for the collection of countries in the western most region of the European continents, though this definition is context-dependent and carries cultural and political connotations. One definition describes Western Europe as a geographic entity—the region lying in the...
, CIS countries, Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
, Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
and other countries. It is assumed that the airport will become a spare during the EURO 2012 championship.