Kharkiv Osnova International Airport
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Kharkiv International Airport , is an airport
located in Kharkiv
, Ukraine
.
The airport is the main airfield serving the city of Kharkiv
, Ukraine's second largest city. Located to the south-east of the centre, in the city's Kominternovskij
district. The main terminal at Kharkiv was built in the 1950s in a socialist neo-classical style favoured by Joseph Stalin
. However, with the awarding of Euro 2012 to Poland and Ukraine, Kharkiv International has built a new modern international terminal in order to comply with UEFA
regulations. The old building will be renovated to become a VIP terminal.
The airport also has a number of car rental offices and a large, secure, pay parking area.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located in Kharkiv
Kharkiv
Kharkiv or Kharkov is the second-largest city in Ukraine.The city was founded in 1654 and was a major centre of Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire. Kharkiv became the first city in Ukraine where the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed in December 1917 and Soviet government was...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
.
The airport is the main airfield serving the city of Kharkiv
Kharkiv
Kharkiv or Kharkov is the second-largest city in Ukraine.The city was founded in 1654 and was a major centre of Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire. Kharkiv became the first city in Ukraine where the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed in December 1917 and Soviet government was...
, Ukraine's second largest city. Located to the south-east of the centre, in the city's Kominternovskij
Comintern
The Communist International, abbreviated as Comintern, also known as the Third International, was an international communist organization initiated in Moscow during March 1919...
district. The main terminal at Kharkiv was built in the 1950s in a socialist neo-classical style favoured by Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was the Premier of the Soviet Union from 6 May 1941 to 5 March 1953. He was among the Bolshevik revolutionaries who brought about the October Revolution and had held the position of first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee...
. However, with the awarding of Euro 2012 to Poland and Ukraine, Kharkiv International has built a new modern international terminal in order to comply with UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
regulations. The old building will be renovated to become a VIP terminal.
Airlines and destinations
Ground transport
Kharkiv International Airport is well served by municipal transport and is connected to the city's wider network of roads and railways via Aeroflotska Street and the M03 national trunk road. The following bus lines provide public transport between the airport and the city of Kharkiv:- Trolleybus 5 - Airport - Universitetska Street (transfer for metroKharkiv MetroThe Kharkiv Metro is the metro system that serves the city of Kharkiv , the second largest city in Ukraine. The metro was the second in Ukraine and the sixth in the USSR when it opened in 1975.-Lines and Stations:...
- Prospekt Gagarina) - 119 - Airport - Prospekt Peremogy (transfer for metroKharkiv MetroThe Kharkiv Metro is the metro system that serves the city of Kharkiv , the second largest city in Ukraine. The metro was the second in Ukraine and the sixth in the USSR when it opened in 1975.-Lines and Stations:...
- Prospekt Gagarina) - 152 - Airport - 552nd Mikrorajon (transfer for metroKharkiv MetroThe Kharkiv Metro is the metro system that serves the city of Kharkiv , the second largest city in Ukraine. The metro was the second in Ukraine and the sixth in the USSR when it opened in 1975.-Lines and Stations:...
- Akademika Barabashova) - 225 - Airport - Metro 'Akademika Barabashova' (transfer for metroKharkiv MetroThe Kharkiv Metro is the metro system that serves the city of Kharkiv , the second largest city in Ukraine. The metro was the second in Ukraine and the sixth in the USSR when it opened in 1975.-Lines and Stations:...
- Akademika Barabashova)
The airport also has a number of car rental offices and a large, secure, pay parking area.
External links
// Official website- NOAA/NWS current weather observations
- ASN Accident history for UKHH