Kiev Zhuliany Airport
| Kiev (Zhuliany) International Airport Міжнародний аеропорт "Київ" (Жуляни) |
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IATA: IEV – ICAO: UKKK
 Kiev 'Zhulyany'
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Serves | Kiev  |
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| Location | South-western suburbs of Kiev | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 587 ft / 179 m | ||
| Coordinates | 50°24′6″N 30°27′6″E / 50.40167°N 30.45167°ECoordinates: 50°24′6″N 30°27′6″E / 50.40167°N 30.45167°E | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 08/26 | 7,579 | 2,310 | Concrete |
| Statistics (2011) | |||
| Passengers | 469,800 | ||
Kiev (Zhuliany) International Airport or 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.
Despite being the original airport, it is not the main airport serving Kiev. In the 1960s the larger Boryspil International Airport was built near the city of Boryspil. Since that time the old "Kiev" airport became commonly known just as "Zhuliany" (or Kiev-Zhuliany), while it still keeps the official "Kiev" name.
In Soviet times Kiev-Zhuliany was used for domestic flights only. After independence it began receiving some international flights from nearby countries. Surrounded by major railways, highways and residential districts, the airport has no possibility for expansion and is limited in types and MTOW of aircraft, certificated to operate there.
However, the new international terminal of the airport is being constructed; projects for expanding taxiways and aircraft parking lots considered as well.
On March 27, 2011, WizzAir moved all its operations to 'Zhulyany' from Kiev's larger Boryspil Airport[1], starting the new era of around-the-clock flights at the airport.
As of February 14, 2012, the airport has managed to survive the current European cold wave without major flight delays or cancellations.[2]
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Khors Air | Kharkiv, Lviv, Simferopol |
| Lugansk Airlines | Luhansk |
| Mars RK | Simferopol |
| Motor Sich Airlines | Simferopol |
| Sky Wings | Athens |
| South Airlines | Odessa, Simferopol |
| Transaero | Moscow-Vnukovo [begins May 2012][3] |
| UM Airlines | Athens, Kharkiv, Lviv, Simferopol |
| UTair-Ukraine | Lviv |
| Wizz Air Hungary | London-Luton |
| Wizz Air Ukraine | Antalya, Cologne/Bonn, Dortmund, Girona, Katowice, Lübeck, Memmingen, Treviso, Valencia |
[edit] Public transport connections
[edit] Road transport
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:
- Bus Route 9: 'Kiev' Airport-Central railway station (transfer for metro at Vokzalna Station -
Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line) - Trolleybus Route 22: 'Kiev' Airport-Olzhycha Street (transfer for metro at Dorohozhychi Station -
Syretsko-Pecherska Line) - Bus Route 78: 'Kiev' Airport-Vasylkivska Metro Station[citation needed] (transfer for metro -
Kurenivsko-Chervonoarmiyska Line),
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.
[edit] Railway connection
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.
[edit] Future Metro connection
Plans for the 
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 until 2020.
[edit] Development
The construction of the new international terminal of the airport which started in August, 2007[4] 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.[5]
[edit] Neighboring avation facilities
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.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://news.bigmir.net/business/393770/
- ^ Столичні аеропорти працюють у штатному режимі (Ukrainian)
- ^ "Аэропорт Внуково и авиакомпания «Трансаэро» подписали меморандум о стратегическом сотрудничестве". Aviation EXplorer. 21 February 2012. http://www.aex.ru/news/2012/2/21/92908/. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ http://kmv.gov.ua/news.asp?IdType=25&Id=233390
- ^ http://kmv.gov.ua/news.asp?IdType=25&Id=232869
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Kiev Zhuliany Airport |
- Airport information for UKKK at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- NOAA/NWS current weather observations
- ASN Accident history for UKKK
- Zhulyany airport, article in Swedish [1]
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