Hostomel Airport

Gostomel 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
Kyiv 'Hostomel' Location of airport in Ukraine

Gostomel Airport (IATA: GML, ICAO: UKKM) (aka Hostomel Airport, Antonov Airport, Kiev Airport (Antonov); Ukrainian: Аеропорт „Антонов”) 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

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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
• Template:WAD
• NOAA/NWS Weather observations for the Antonov Airport
• ASN Accident history for the Antonov Airport