Kyiv Zhuliany International Airport

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Kyiv (Zhuliany) International Airport
Міжнародний аеропорт "Київ" (Жуляни)
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IATA: IEV[1] – ICAO: UKKK
– WMO: 33345
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Kiev
Location Zhuliany, Ukraine
Hub for
Elevation AMSL 587 ft / 179 m
Coordinates 50°24′06″N 30°27′06″E / 50.40167°N 30.45167°E / 50.40167; 30.45167Coordinates: 50°24′06″N 30°27′06″E / 50.40167°N 30.45167°E / 50.40167; 30.45167
Website www.airport.kiev.ua
Map
IEV is located in Kiev Oblast
IEV
Location in Kiev Oblast
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 7,579 2,310 Concrete
Statistics (2012)
Passengers Increase 862,000

Kyiv (Zhuliany) International Airport (Ukrainian: Міжнародний аеропорт "Київ" (Жуляни)) (IATA: IEV, ICAO: UKKK) is one of the two passenger airports of the Ukrainian capital Kiev. It is located in the Zhuliany neighbourhood in the south of the city.

Aside from facilitating regular passenger flights, Kyiv International Airport is also the main business aviation airport in Ukraine, and one of the busiest business aviation hubs in Europe.[2]

Contents

History[edit]

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The airport is known since 1923 as a military airfield that was used by the Ukrainian Airways (Ukrainian Society of Air Communications) which in 1934 was completely integrated within Aeroflot as its regional administration. The airport terminal was built only after the World War II in 1949. Until the 1960s, Zhuliany was the only passenger airport serving Kiev. In the 1960s the larger Boryspil International Airport was built near the city of Boryspil, replacing Zhuliany as the main airport serving the city. Since that time the old "Kiev" airport became commonly known just as "Zhuliany" (or Kyiv-Zhuliany), while it still keeps the official "Kyiv" name.

In Soviet times Kyiv-Zhuliany was used for domestic flights only. After independence it began receiving international flights from nearby countries, increasingly since 2000s when Ukraine's civil aviation started booming. On 27 March 2011, Wizz Air moved all its operations to 'Zhuliany' from the Boryspil Airport,[3] - starting the new era of around-the-clock flights at the airport and increasing the passenger traffic by 1520%.

Surrounded by major railways, highways and residential districts, the airport has no possibility to expand its runway. Therefore, it is limited in types of aircraft that are certified to operate at the airport (currently up to MTOW Boeing 737/Airbus A320 aircraft). However, other parts of the airport infrastructure are being developed. The new "A" terminal opened on 17 May 2012, and will receive all international flights.[4][5] Projects for expanding Zhuliany's taxiways and aircraft parking lots considered as well.

In 2012, the airport has managed to survive the European cold wave without major flight delays or cancellations.[6]

Airlines and destinations[edit]

Passenger[edit]

Airlines Destinations Terminal
Aegean Airlines Athens, Larnaca
Seasonal: Kalamata		 A
Air One Seasonal: Catania [7] A
Air Onix Bratislava,[8] Simferopol A
Khors Air Ivano-Frankivsk
Charter: Athens[9]		 A/B
Motor Sich Airlines Kryvyi Rih, Uzhhorod,[10] Zaporizhia[10] B
Sky Wings Athens A
Transaero Airlines Moscow-Domodedovo,[11] Moscow-Vnukovo,[11] Perm,[11] St Petersburg,[11] Ufa,[11] Yekaterinburg[11] A
UTair Aviation Moscow-Vnukovo[12] A
UTair Aviation
operated by UTair Ukraine		 Moscow-Vnukovo[13] A
UTair Ukraine Donetsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk,[14] Lviv, Odessa, Rostov-on-Don,[15] St Petersburg,[15]
Seasonal: Simferopol [16]		 A*
Vueling Seasonal: Barcelona A
Wizz Air Budapest, London-Luton A
Wizz Air Ukraine Antalya, Bergamo, Cologne/Bonn, Dortmund, Dubai World Central (begins 29 October 2013),[17] Girona, Katowice, Kutaisi,[18] Lübeck, Memmingen, Moscow-Vnukovo (begins 1 October 2013),[19] Sofia (begins 6 July 2013),[20] St Petersburg (begins 1 October 2013),[19] Treviso, Valencia, Vilnius (begins 5 July 2013)[20] A
Wizz Air Ukraine Simferopol (ends 5 July 2013)[21] B

Cargo[edit]

Airlines Destinations
SprintAir Warsaw-Chopin

^* - UTair Ukraine domestic flights arrive at Terminal B, but depart from terminal A

Public transport connections[edit]

Road transport[edit]

The Airport is connected to the city's main highway infrastructure via the Povitroflotskyi Avenue, and served by a number of city transport routes, including:

as well as private bus routes.

Car parking facilities at the airport itself are limited, however, long stay parking can be found in the airport's immediate vicinity. Taxis can often be found waiting directly outside of the terminal, in the passenger drop-off/pick-up area.

Railway connection[edit]

The airport's passenger terminal is located about 0.5 km away from the Kiev-Volynskyi rail station - a stop for elektrichka commuter trains as well as for the new intracity Urban Electric Train service.

Future Metro connection[edit]

Plans for the Orange line 4 Podilsko-Vyhurivska Line, which is now under construction elsewhere in the city, include the Airport transfer station from the 'Zhulyany' Airport. The station is expected to be constructed by 2020.

Development[edit]

The construction of the new international terminal of the airport which started in August, 2007[22] is now catching up. As of October, 2011, the construction was expected to finish by April, 2012. The new terminal will be able to handle up to 550 passengers per hour.[23]

Neighboring aviation facilities[edit]

A major aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul company, ARP-410, adjoins the airport.

In 2003, the Ukraine State Aviation Museum was created in one of the industrial estates neighboring the airport. It is the largest aviation museum in Ukraine, exhibiting some unique Soviet examples including original prototypes for famous airliners.

Ukrainian Air Force maintains a small training facility in the vicinity of the Zhuliany airport.

Gallery[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Code IATA «IeV» from old soviet transliteration Kiev. KIE was already used by Kieta Airport
  2. ^ "Жуляны" настроены по-деловому(Ukrainian)
  3. ^ Wizz Air перевела свої рейси з Борисполя в Жуляни - Новости дня - bigmir)net
  4. ^ Kolesnikov opens new terminal at Kyiv Airport
  5. ^ Digital Journal: Ukraine opens second airport in Kyiv
  6. ^ Столичні аеропорти працюють у штатному режимі (Ukrainian)
  7. ^ "Air One вернется в Украину, начав полеты Катания-Киев". avianews.com by Aviation Today. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013. 
  8. ^ "Timetable". Airlines «Air Onix». Retrieved 18 January 2013. 
  9. ^ Онлайн-бронирование
  10. ^ a b Синицына, Елена (4 February 2013). "«Борисполь» покинули еще две авиакомпании". ООО «Коммерсантъ-Украина». Retrieved 5 February 2013. 
  11. ^ a b c d e f "City pairs Schedule". Information and Services. JSC "TRANSAERO" Airlines. Retrieved 19 December 2012. 
  12. ^ "Российская Ютэйр начнет полеты из Москвы в Киев с 3 декабря". avianews.com by Aviation Today. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012. 
  13. ^ "Новый рейс! Москва - Киев (Жуляны)". UTair Aviation. Retrieved 29 August 2012. 
  14. ^ "Ютэйр Украина полетит из Киева в Луганск с 5 ноября". avianews.com by Aviation Today. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012. 
  15. ^ a b "International flights "UTair-Ukraine Airlines" 28". Flights "UTair-Ukraine Airlines" 28 October 2012 - 30 March 2013. Utair-Ukraine. Retrieved 14 January 2013. 
  16. ^ "Schedule". UTair-Ukraine Airlines. Retrieved 19 April 2013. 
  17. ^ New route to DWC
  18. ^ Kirtzkhalia, N. (4 June 2012). "Georgian President presents entry of Hungarian low budget airlines into country's market". Trend News Agency. Retrieved 5 June 2012. 
  19. ^ a b "Wizz Air рассказала, когда начнет полеты из Киева в Москву и Петербург". avianews.com by Aviation Today. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013. 
  20. ^ a b Evans, Piers (21 March 2013). "Wizz Air unveils three routes from Ukraine". Routes News. Retrieved 21 March 2013. 
  21. ^ "Wizz Air Украина закрыла продажи на единственный внутренний рейс Киев-Симферополь". avianews.com by Aviation Today. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013. 
  22. ^ http://kmv.gov.ua/news.asp?IdType=25&Id=233390
  23. ^ http://kmv.gov.ua/news.asp?IdType=25&Id=232869

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