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Ukraine inherited a significant aircraft manufacturing industry from the USSR, with the Antonov design bureau and related factories as its main component. Ukrainian and EU aerospace industries have a major interest to increase their cooperation. The envisaged agreement could create a new framework for industrial aviation relations between the Ukraine and the EU which could accompany the restructuring and modernisation of the Ukrainian aerospace industry.
Kyiv-Boryspil (KBP) was the largest Ukrainian airport servicing close to 60% of the country's commercial air traffic. Over 8.65 million passengers flew through Boryspil in 2016, a 18.8% growth compared with 2015. The airport served 12,9 million passengers in 2015 At present, there are 45 operating civil airports (including heliports) in Ukraine. Out of them, 14 airports receive domestic flights from Kyiv the capital of Ukraine on a regular basis. 18 airports have been assigned international status:
- Boryspil
- Dnipropetrovsk
- Zaporizhzhia
- Ivano-Frankivsk
- Izmail
- Kyiv
- Kryvyi Rih
- Lymanske
- Luhansk
- Lviv
- Mariupol
- Mykolaiv
- Odesa
- Rivne
- Simferopol
- Uzhhorod
- Kharkiv
- Chernivtsi
The following airports covered are capable of handling wide body passenger aircraft and heavy freighters:
Kiev (Boryspil Airport) can be considered as the main international air hub of the country with all related services and facilities available for offloading, handling, storing and clearing of the humanitarian cargoes. The airport has a large storage capacity, transportation means and can be easily accessed from the capital for any follow up work with freight documentation, diplomatic clearances, etc. Close to the Boryspil airport there are other commercial facilities available, including those of DHL, Medical Enterprise “Ukr Vaktsina” with cold storage for medicines, storage facilities and freight transit centre of Raben Ukraine among others.
The following airports can be considered for delivery of humanitarian cargo:
| Airport | Description | ICAO Code | No of Runways | Airport Class | Types of aircraft operated | Hours of Operation | Customs | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boryspil International Airport | Located 18,5 km, East of Kiev. The biggest airport in Ukraine. It covers around 65% of passenger transportation and provides services to more than 8 million passengers / year. The runway (4000 m, x 60 m) is suitable for all types of aircraft day and night, including low visibility conditions. Boryspil Airport is also the only airport of Ukraine for transcontinental flights. There are heated hangar facilities available for aircraft maintenance and repair. | UKBB | 2 | 4E | All types, including AN225, AN124, B747-400 | 24 / 7 | Available 24/7 | Borispol Airport, Kiev oblast, 08307 |
| Hostomel International Airport | International airport. Located 25 km North-West of Kiev, in 2 km from Hostomel vlg. The airport is used both by civil (Antonov Airlines) and experimental aviation. There are heated hangars in the aerodrome suitable for maintenance and repair of all aircraft types, including An-225, An-124, Boeing 747. | UKKM | 1 | 4E | All types, including AN225, AN124, B747-400 | Winter 0730-1500 (UTC) | Within aerodrome operating hours 24/7 | 1 Akademika Tupoleva Str., Kiev, 03062 |
Lviv International Airport “Daniil Galitskiy” (Sknilov) | Located 6 km from Lviv centre South-West of the city. Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport has direct connection with the cities all over the world such as: Munich, Dortmund, Vienna, Warsaw, Krakow and Wroclaw, Moscow and Surgut, Naples, Venice and Milan, Prague, Hurghada, Istanbul, Kyiv and others. | UKLL | 1 | 4D | Аn-124, Аn-148 | 24 / 7 | Available 24/7 | 168 Lyublinskaya Str Lvov, 79000 |
| Dnepropetrovsk International Airport | Located within the city, at 8th km of Zaporozhye highway. | UKDD | 1 | 4C | Аn-148 | 24 / 7 | Available 24/7 | Dnipropetrovsk airport, Dnepropetrovsk, 49042 |
| Zaporozhye International Airport | Located within the city, East of the city, 15 km East to the city centre. Municipal enterprise Zaporozhye International Airport is an operator of the Airport. | UKDE | 1 | 4C | Аn-148 | 24 / 7 | Available 24/7 | Zaporozhye airport, Zaporozhye, 69013 |
| Odessa International Airport | The Airport is located in the southwest part of Odessa. The distance from the city center to the airport is 7,5 km. The passenger terminal is designed for international and domestic flights Handling with capacity of 400 passengers per hour. | UKOO | 2 | 4C | Аn-148 | 24 / 7 | Available 24/7 | Odessa-54, 65054 Ukraine Tel (0482) 393549 or (0482) 393579 |
Air Carriers
Although the option of delivery of humanitarian freight by air in Ukraine is remote for contingency planning purposes we have identified Air Carriers with cargo aircraft and necessary capacity to perform such missions within the country and abroad.
All Air Carriers listed in the table below are duly registered by the Civil Aviation Authorities of Ukraine for provision of the air transportation services on domestic and international routes.
It is worth mentioning that most of the Carriers frequently provide airlift services for UN in various parts of the world.
Air Operator | Information | Aircraft fleet (aircraft type, registration number, YOM) | Legal address | Telephone, |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Antonov Company А1, А2 (inter alia Е11) |
| Аntonov-124-100 Аntonov -124-100 Аntonov -124-100 Аntonov -124-100 Аntonov -124-100 Аntonov -124-100 Аntonov -124-100 | 1, Akademika Tupoleva str., Kyiv, 03062, Ukraine | (044) |
Limited Liability Company “Aircompany ZetAvia - А2 (inter alia Е11) |
| Ilyushin-76Т, Ilyushin -76ТД, Ilyushin -76ТД, Ilyushin -76ТД, Ilyushin -76ТД, | 5, Vyzvolyteliv blv. Kyiv, 02660, Ukraine | (044) |
Limited Liability Company “Maximus Airlines” А2 (inter alia Е11) |
| Ilyushin -76ТД, Ilyushin -76ТД, Аntonov -124-100, | 4-th fl., 8B, Raisa Okipna str., Kyiv, 02002, Ukraine | (044) |
SE “Production Association Yuzhny Machine Building Works named after O.M. Makarov” Aviation Transport Company “YUZMASHAVIA” А2 (inter alia Е11) |
| Ilyushin -76ТД, Ilyushin -76ТД, | 1, Kryvorizka str., Dnipropetrovsk, Postal address: 1, Kryvorizka str., Dnipropetrovsk, | (0562) |
Commercial Carriers | Airport code | Flight Code |
| Home Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
URG | 3N | URGA | ||
UDN | Z6 | DNIEPRO | ||
MSI | M9 | MOTOR SICH | ||
KHK | KT | KHARKIV | Kharkiv International Airport/Boryspil International Airport | |
UKM | UF | UKRAINE MEDITERRANEE |
In 2016 aviation sector in Ukraine was presented by 29 airlines that conducted 79.5 thou flights carrying 8 277.9 thou passengers and 74.3 thou tons of cargo.
Commercial flights of domestic and foreign airlines were served in 19 Ukrainian airports and airfields.
It should be noted that about 98 percent of total passenger and cargo traffic were concentrated in seven major airports - Boryspil, Kyiv (Juliani), Odessa, Lviv, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhia.
The Aircraft manufacturing sector is represented by 60 different companies that produce regional passenger and transport aircrafts, small and ultra-small aircrafts (including unmanned), helicopters, aviation engines (piston and jet), on-board radio electronic equipment and other supporting accessory.
The Aviation in Ukraine is regulated by:
Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine – state policy in transport including aviation.
State Aviation Administration of Ukraine - provides implementation of state policy in the field of civil aviation (the competent authority for civil aviation).
National Bureau of Investigation of aviation accidents and incidents of civil aircraft - The investigation of aviation accidents and incidents of civil aircraft Ukraine and foreign civil aircraft, violations of procedure for the use of airspace Ukraine.
4.1 Ukraine Government Contact List
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