Kherson International Airport
Kherson International Airport Міжнародний аеропорт «Херсон» | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Kherson airlines | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kherson, Mykolaiv | ||||||||||
| Location | Chornobaivka, Kherson, Ukraine | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 148 ft / 45 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°40′05″N 32°30′08″E / 46.66806°N 32.50222°E | ||||||||||
| Website | khe.aero | ||||||||||
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Kherson International Airport (Ukrainian: Міжнародний аеропорт Херсон, romanized: Mizhnarodnyi aeroport Kherson; IATA: KHE, ICAO: UKOH) is a civil and military airport serving the city of Kherson, Ukraine. It is located at Chornobaivka, in Kherson Oblast, on the northwest outskirts of the city of Kherson.
Airlines and destinations
[edit]As of 24 February 2022, all passenger flights at Kherson have been suspended indefinitely.[2] The following airlines previously operated regular scheduled and charter flights at the airport.[3]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Pegasus Airlines | Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen |
| SkyUp | Seasonal charter: Antalya,[4] Sharm El Sheikh[4] |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul |
| Ukraine International Airlines | Kyiv–Boryspil |
Statistics
[edit] | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
| Year | Passengers | Change on previous year |
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| 2014 | 7,900 | |
| 2015 | 61,235 |  675.1%
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| 2016 | 62,557[5] | 2.2%
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| 2017 | 105,900[6] | 69.3%
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| 2018 | 150,100[7] | 41.7%
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| 2019 | 154,046[8] | 2.6%
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Kherson Air Base
[edit]The base, also known as the Chornobaivka airfield, was home to the 11th Separate Army Aviation Regiment of the Ukrainian Army Aviation.[9]
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It was one of the Ukrainian air bases attacked early in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[10] The Russian forces took over the airbase in the course of the battle of Kherson on 2 March 2022, and set up a command post there, which was targeted by the Ukrainian military several times since then.[11] On 16 March, Ukraine launched an airstrike against Russian forces at the airbase, destroying at least seven helicopters and a number of vehicles.[12] Ukrainian officials claimed the attacks killed two high-ranking Russian commanders, generals Andrey Mordvichev[13] and Yakov Rezantsev.[11] On 23 March, the Ukrainian media cited satellite imagery showing that most of the Russian military aircraft had been removed from the airfield, but the troops remained on the ground.[14]
Ukrainian attacks against Russian forces extended up to 5 November,[15] and on 11 November, Chornobaivka and the airport were liberated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.[16] Russian forces left in the area what has been described as "a huge minefield and a graveyard of Russian weapons, vehicles and personnel".[17]
See also
[edit]- List of airports in Ukraine
- List of the busiest airports in Ukraine
- List of the busiest airports in Europe
- List of the busiest airports in the former USSR
- Transportation in Ukraine
References
[edit]- ^ "Аэропорты Украины в 2021 году: Основные тренды".
- ^ "Ukraine airspace closed to civilian flights". www.bbc.com. 24 February 2022.
- ^ khe.aero - Schedule retrieved 10 October 2020
- ^ a b "freight monitor". online.joinup.ua.
- ^ "Аэропорт Херсон отчитался о пассажиропотоке за 2016 год". cfts.org.ua (in Ukrainian). 2017-02-02.
- ^ "Аэропорт Херсон на 70% увеличил пассажиропоток в 2017 году". cfts.org.ua. 2018-01-24.
- ^ "Аэропорт Херсон нарастил на 42% пассажиропоток в 2018 году". cfts.org.ua (in Ukrainian). 2019-01-19.
- ^ "В аэропорту Херсон обнародовали данные о работе в 2019 году". www.avianews.com (in Ukrainian). 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Ukraine Army Aviation". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ Troianovski, Anton; MacFarquhar, Neil (2022-02-23). "Ukraine Live Updates: Russia Begins Invasion From Land and Sea". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
- ^ a b "Russian general Yakov Rezantsev killed in Ukraine". BBC News. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ Alan Cullison; Isabel Coles; Yaroslav Trofimov (16 March 2022). "Ukraine Mounts Counteroffensive to Drive Russians Back From Kyiv, Key Cities". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Ukraine war latest: Zelensky urges peace talks with Russia 'without delay'". BBC News. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Satellite imagery shows Russia removing military aircraft from a key airport". The Kyiv Independent. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Тренування окупантів закінчилися "успішно": У Чорнобаївці знову сталася "бавовна" (відео)". Patrioty Ukrayiny (in Ukrainian). 5 November 2022.
- ^ Mahuryak, Ivan (11 November 2022). "ЗСУ в Бериславі, а в легендарній Чорнобаївці – українські прапори" (in Ukrainian). Channel 24.
- ^ Bezpiatchuk, Zhanna (29 November 2022). "Ukraine war: Chornobaivka airbase, symbol of Russian defeat". BBC News.
