Odesa International Airport
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Odessa International Airport Міжнародний аеропорт "Одеса" | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Odessa, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||
| Focus city for | Ukraine International Airlines | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 172 ft / 52 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°25′37″N 030°40′41″E / 46.42694°N 30.67806°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.odessa.aero | ||||||||||||||
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Odessa International Airport (Ukrainian: Міжнародний аеропорт «Одеса») (IATA: ODS, ICAO: UKOO) is an international airport of Odessa, the third largest city of Ukraine, located 7 km (4.3 mi) southwest from its city centre.
Facilities
The area of Odessa International airport is 570 hectares. Technical service of airport is based on 2800 square meters area and represented by 4 parking places to provide technical service to 4 planes simultaneously. European standards classify the airport as "class 1".[1] The airport has ILS CAT I status.
The airport's runways either were or are co-used by the Ukrainian Air Force.
History
The airport was built in 1961.
In May 2007, the airport started construction work that includes extending the main runway. In 2009, it served 651,000 passengers. On June 8, 2012 builders started to prepare the land on which the new terminal will be built. The area of the new terminal will be 26,000 square meters, have the capacity for 1000 passengers per hour (1.5–2 million passengers per year), will have 16 check-in desks, 4 telescopic gangways, and the number of bus pick-up points will be increased from 2 to 5. The construction of the new terminal was planned to be completed by the end of 2013, however work continues in 2015.[2] It will serve both international and domestic flights. The estimated cost of the work is around 45–60 million. Airport Consulting Vienna company has developed a master plan, business plan and evaluation of the technical concept of the airport. The chief designer of the project is a Spanish company Ineco.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| airBaltic | Riga (resumes 26 March 2017) |
| Austrian Airlines | Vienna[3] |
| Azur Air Ukraine | Seasonal charter: Antalya, Sharm el-Sheikh, Hurghada |
| Belavia | Minsk[4] |
| Bravo Airways | Kutaisi |
| Czech Airlines | Prague[5] |
| Dniproavia | Tbilisi |
| Ellinair | Seasonal: Thessaloniki |
| flydubai | Dubai–International |
| LOT Polish Airlines | Warsaw–Chopin |
| Lufthansa | Munich[6] |
| Motor Sich Airlines | Kiev-Zhulyany |
| Nordica operated by LOT Polish Airlines | Seasonal: Tallinn |
| Onur Air | Istanbul–Atatürk[7] |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul–Atatürk |
| Ukraine International Airlines | Istanbul–Atatürk,[8] Kaunas (begins 13 July 2017, ends 18 August 2017),[9] Kiev–Boryspil, Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion Seasonal: Baku, Vilnius, Yerevan |
| Windrose Airlines | Seasonal charter: Antalya, Larnaca |
| Yanair | Seasonal: Batumi Seasonal charter: Sharm el-Sheikh |
Statistics
| Year | Passengers | Change on previous year |
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| 2001 | 117,000 | – |
| 2002 | 132,000 |  12.8%
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| 2003 | 260,000 | 97.0%
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| 2004 | 307,000 | 18.1%
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| 2005 | 343,000 | 11.7%
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| 2006 | 465,100 | 35.6%
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| 2007 | 527,400 | 13.4%
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| 2008 | 787,000 | 49.2%
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| 2009 | 651,000 |  17.3%
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| 2010 | 707,100 | 8.6%
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| 2011 | 824,300 | 17.0%
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| 2012 | 907,600 | 10.1%
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| 2013 | 1,069,100 | 17.8%
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| 2014 | 863,900 | 19.2%
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| 2015 | 949,100 | 9.8%
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See also
- List of airports in Ukraine
- List of the busiest airports in Ukraine
- List of the busiest airports in the former USSR
References
- ^ Ukraine travel guide dompavlov.com – Odessa International Airport
- ^ https://news.pn/en/messages/138874
- ^ L, J (6 February 2015). "Austrian Resumes Odessa Service from late-March 2015". Airline Route. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "Белавиа откроет рейсы Минск-Одесса после введения украинских санкций". avianews.com by Aviation Today. avianews.com. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "Czech Airlines вернется в Одессу". avianews.com by Aviation Today. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "Авіакомпанія Lufthansa повертається до Одеси". Корреспондент.net. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ Liu, Jim (9 November 2016). "Onur Air W16 Europe/Russia service changes". Routesonline. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ L, J (10 November 2015). "Ukraine International Expands Istanbul Service in 16H1". Airline Route. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ Liu, Jim (5 October 2016). "Ukraine International outlines Kaunas operation in Jul/Aug 2017". Routesonline. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
External links
- Official website
- NOAA/NWS current weather observations
- ASN Accident history for UKOO
