Gostomel Airport

Antonov Airport Аеропорт «Антонов»
IATA: GML – ICAO: UKKM
Summary
Airport type		Civil government
Operator		Antonov Airlines
Elevation AMSL		517 ft / 158 m
Coordinates		50°36′13″N 30°11′31″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
15/33	11,483	3,500	Concrete
GML Location of airport in Ukraine

Antonov Airport (IATA: GML, ICAO: UKKM) Ukrainian: аеропорт „Антонов” [aeroˈport anˈtonof]), formerly known as Hostomel Airport Ukrainian: аеропорт „Гостомель”) is an international cargo airport in Ukraine, located near Hostomel — the northwestern suburb of Kiev (Boryspil and Zhulyany are the other two airports that serve Kiev). It is also a major aircraft test facility.

The only An-225, world's largest operating aircraft, is based in Hostomel.

Cargo operations

The airport is operated by the Antonov ASTC and used by Antonov Airlines, as well as by other interested cargo carriers. The following facilities and services are available on site:

• transshipping (air-to-auto; air-to-railway)
• storage capacities
• border control and customs
• aircraft maintenance

Aircraft testing operations

Hostomel Airport is also a testing base for new models of Antonov planes, possessing special equipment for it (e.g., artificial lightning generator) and a purpose test flight zone. Its sister facility, responsible for manufacturing, is located inside Kiev at the Sviatoshyn Airfield.

Military presence

Ukrainian Air Force is either using or was using the airport for its transportation forces.

External links

• Antonov Airport at Antonov ASTC corporate Web site
• Airport information for UKKM at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
• NOAA/NWS Weather observations for the Antonov Airport
• ASN Accident history for the Antonov Airport