Mykolaiv International Airport, also known as Nikolaev Airport[6] (Ukrainian: Міжнародний аеропорт Миколаїв, Russian: Международный аэропорт Николаев) (IATA: NLV, ICAO: UKON) is an airport in Mykolaiv, southern Ukraine. The Class B airport has a modern runway ready to receive aircraft with landing weight up to 220 tonnes (220 long tons; 240 short tons) and to hold eight Il-76 aircraft equipped with lighting, radio and navigation equipment. The airport is also increased to receive the Airbus A310.[1]

International Airport Mykolaiv

Міжнародний аэропорт «Миколаїв»

Mizhnаrodnyi aeroport Mykolaiv
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesMykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine
ClosedSpring 2022
Elevation AMSL56 m / 184 ft
Coordinates47°03′29″N 031°55′15″E / 47.05806°N 31.92083°E / 47.05806; 31.92083
Websitewww.nlv.aero
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NLV is located in Mykolaiv Oblast
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Location of the airport in Ukraine
NLV is located in Ukraine
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NLV (Ukraine)
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05R/23L 2,572[1] 8,438 Asphalt
05L/23R 1,800 5,906 Grass
Statistics (2019)
PassengersIncrease22,700
Sources: WAD,[2] GCM,[3] ASN[4] STV[5]
Statistics: State Aviation Service of Ukraine
Source: Avianews.com
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History

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In 1960, Mykolaiv Airport was made into a passenger airport. With of the flow of passengers, in 1975, the boarding terminal was built.[7]

In order to have the possibility of receiving and serving airplanes like the Тu (Tupolev)-154, Il(Ilushin)-76, Аn(Antonov)-22, and Il-62, in 1989, the boarding gate at the airport was upgraded.[7]

In 1992, Mykolaiv Airport passed its international certification, through which it was able to accept and handle aircraft from other countries.[7] In 1993, a new passenger terminal was built. In that year the airport received its certificate for the third category of International organization of passenger aviation (IKAO) as an airport for internal flights in the USSR with the right to accept Ty-134 airplanes and airplanes of similar classes.[7]

In April 2007, Mykolaiv Oblast (regional) Council decided to joint-stockicize the airport, with the goal of subsequent privatization. In March 2008, the Oblast Council created a commission for privatization of the enterprise, Mykolaiv International Airport.[8]

In January 2009, the Mykolaiv Oblast State Administration reorganized the cooperative enterprise Mykolaiv International Airport into an open stock society.[8] In October 2010, the Mykolaiv Oblast Council canceled its decision to privatize the cooperative enterprise, Mykolaiv International Airport and to reorganize the airport into a public stock society. As was communicated in the session of the County Council, of Mykolaiv County State Administration Igor Katvaluk said: "Until today, not one serious buyer or interested party came to us to invest in our airport. The furthest finding of the airport in procedure of privatization is held its development as a cooperative enterprise".[9]

In June 2011, the Mayor of the Oblast Council, Igor Dyatlov asked what support the idea of privatization on the condition of the before term presented airport development plan.[10]

The air terminal complex before 2013 had a throughput capacity up to 400 passengers per hour on internal airline flights and up to 100 passengers per hour on international flights.[11] Since late 2014, the throughput capacity is 300 persons per hour.[1]

Then the airport felt into disarray so that by September 2014, buildings, facilities and customs and border checkpoint had to be prepared to resume operations after the Mykolaiv Oblast State Administration had decided one month earlier to re-open the airport.[1]

In early 2018, Ukraine International Airlines intended to open flights to Mykolaiv in 2019 but still there are no flights yet from the carrier.

On 24 February 2022, Ukraine closed airspace to civilian flights due to Russian invasion of Ukraine.[12] Mykolaiv airport was completely destroyed during the Russian invasion in the spring of 2022.[13]

The Russian military bombarded the airport with missiles in the evening of 27 February 2022.[14]

Airlines and destinations

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The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter services at the airport.

All passenger flights were suspended indefinitely on 24 February 2022.[15]

AirlinesDestinations
Motor Sich Airlines Kyiv–Zhuliany
SkyUp Seasonal charter: Antalya,[16] Sharm El Sheikh[16]
Windrose Airlines Seasonal: Kyiv–Boryspil[17][18]

Statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at NLV airport. See Wikidata query.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Mykolaiv airport resumes operation, Interfax Ukraine (24 September 2014)
  2. ^ "Airport information for UKON". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  3. ^ Airport information for UKON at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  4. ^ Accident history for NLV at Aviation Safety Network
  5. ^ Airport information for Mykolaiv International Airport at Transport Search website.
  6. ^ flightstats.com
  7. ^ a b c d "История". Международный аэропорт Николаев. Archived from the original on 2011-08-28. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
  8. ^ a b "Аэропорт "Николаев" реорганизован из КП в ОАО". Транспортный бизнес. 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
  9. ^ "Николаевский облсовет отменил приватизацию аэропорта "Николаев"". Ъ.Украина-Новости. 2010-10-22. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
  10. ^ "Глава облсовета Игорь Дятлов пояснил, кто и когда сможет приватизировать аэропорт "Николаев"". Николаевские новости. 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
  11. ^ oga.mk.ua Archived 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ "[1]." Reuters. Retrieved on February 24, 2022. "Ukraine closes airspace to civilian flights amid Russian military action."
  13. ^ "Журналістам показали, що залишилося від аеропорту Миколаєва після недавніх обстрілів (відео)".
  14. ^ Денис Бобков (2022-02-27). "Російські війська обстріляли аеропорт у Миколаєві". Suspilne (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  15. ^ "Ukraine airspace closed to civilian flights". www.bbc.com. 24 February 2022.
  16. ^ a b "freight monitor". online.joinup.ua.
  17. ^ "Wind Rose June 2020 Domestic operations as of 12JUN20 | Routes".
  18. ^ "WINDROSE SUSPENDS SOME FLIGHTS". 29 October 2021.
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