Mariupol International Airport (, ) , previously known as Zhdanov Airport, is the currently closed Three airports in the East Ukraine closed until better times . Ukrinform. 19 June 2014 main airport of the large, industrial city and port of Mariupol and is located 5kilometer from the city. The airport is situated in the extreme south-eastern part of Ukraine near the border with Russia.
The airport had domestic, international and charter flights. The airport is a Class "B" airfield suitable for the operation of aircraft of all types (categories A, B, C, D, and E).
There have been no regular flights since 2009, and the airport has been closed since 19 June 2014, because of the war in the Donbas region. Three airports in the East Ukraine closed until better times . Ukrinform. 19 June 2014 UEFA did not allow Mariupol to play League matches at home, Ukrayinska Pravda (22 June 2018)
History
In 1967, the airport underwent new constructions with the runway and the airport terminal. In its heyday (during the Soviet Union), the airport transported up to 120,000 passengers a year. There were 30 to 40 flights a day, and during the summer the airport served up to 25,000 passengers per month. However, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the fall of Aeroflot (the airport's primary airline), airline service and passenger travel declined and the airport became inactive. Until 1993, the airport was a member of the Donetsk United Squadron, and on 26 May 1993, Mariupol Airport was registered as a state enterprise.
Construction of a new Airport terminal which could handle 200+ passengers per hour was launched in February 2003. Also, a new Airport ramp was constructed, and the runway underwent minor repairs with installation of ILS on Runway 20.
In 2004, the airport transported over 11,000 passengers. In 2006, 18,000 passengers were transported, and in 2007 more than 20,000.
On 26 May 2004, the airport received the status of International Airport, and on 7 November 2005, the State Aviation Administration of Ukraine issued the Certificate of Conformity ( MCI-00-04-02-01) which allowed the airport to service airlines, passengers, and air cargo. History and Development - Retrieved on October 17, 2011. Airport today - Retrieved on October 17, 2011.
The airport was closed in June 2014, when Mariupol was engulfed in a fierce fighting between the Ukrainian army and the pro-Russian separatists.
The airport was taken over by Russian forces on March 18, 2022.
Terminal
Between 1968 and 1970 the artist Victor Arnautoff decorated the airport terminal with mosaic friezes.Robert W. Cherny: Victor Arnautoff and the Politics of Art, University of Illinois, Urbana 2017.
Incidents and accidents
- On 30 March 1977, an Aeroflot Yakovlev 40 (CCCP-87738) flight from Dnipropetrovsk was approaching airport Visual approach in fog. The crew continued their visual approach even after entering an area of fog with visibility less than and losing sight of the ground. When deciding to Go-around, the right wing hit a pole at a height of . The wing caught fire, and the number 2 engine failed. With a progressive roll the aircraft flew at an angle of 40-45 degrees until the right wing touched the ground. The fuselage hit the ground sideways in a field about from the runway. The airplane broke up and caught fire. There were 8 fatalities (4 of them were crew) out of 27 occupants. The aircraft was written off (damaged beyond repair). Incident of CCCR-87738 - Retrieved on October 17, 2011.
See also
- List of airports in Ukraine
- List of the busiest airports in Ukraine
External links
- Official website (down)
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