International Airport "Lugansk" - the airport of the city of Lugansk [comm. 1] , Ukraine . Destroyed during the hostilities of 2014 , for the reception and release of aircraft unsuitable.
| International airport "Lugansk" | ||||||||||
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| IATA : VSG - ICAO : UKCW | ||||||||||
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| Type of | civil | |||||||||
| A country | Ukraine | |||||||||
| Location | Lugansk | |||||||||
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| Operator | Lugansk Regional Municipal Enterprise "International Airport Lugansk" | |||||||||
| NUM height | +194 m | |||||||||
| Timezone | UTC + 2 | |||||||||
| Working hours | airport destroyed | |||||||||
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The airport is located south of the city, at a distance of about 20 kilometers from the city center. Before the start of the city limits (Vidnoye settlement) about 9 kilometers.
From December 2009 to April 2014, it was the base airport of UTair-Ukraine Airlines [1] . The airfield was capable of receiving Tu-154 airplanes and ever lighter ones, as well as any type of helicopter . Runway Classification Number ( PCN ) 21 / R / B / X / T.
History
The history of the Lugansk airport began in 1946 , when in order to improve the aviation service of the regions of the Ukrainian SSR, the 285th aviation squad began its work. It was charged with aviation maintenance of the Voroshilovgrad region . After many renames, the detachment became the Lugansk joint detachment of the Ukrainian Civil Aviation Authority of the USSR Civil Aviation Authority.
1964 is considered the year of the opening of the Lugansk airport. Its construction was carried out at an accelerated pace, with the involvement of many organizations of the Lugansk region (Bryankovskiy DSU Luganskshakhtostroy ( Bryanka town), Lugansk DSU of the Luganskdorstroy trust, Illichivsk repair plant, Kadievsky and Krasnoluchsky autotrust). For the six months from May to October 1964, the terminal building was erected, the runways were equipped, hangars and technical and auxiliary services were built.
In 1974, the 99th flight squadron was created at the airport, which included 6 An-24 aircraft [2] , and since 1989, 2 Tu-154B-2 aircraft. In the 1980s, up to 100 flights from every Voroshilovgrad airport to almost 70 cities of the Soviet Union were made daily, and at least 1,200 passengers were transported daily. The airport sent and received flights of IL-18 , An-24 , Yak-40 , Yak-42 , Tu-134 , Tu-154 aircraft .
In 2005–2006 , the runway and the airport were reconstructed, which made it possible to receive Airbus A320 , Boeing 737 , and An-124 aircraft . By 2010, the base airline Lugansk Airlines stopped flights, it was replaced by UTair-Ukraine .
Message
In 2013, regular flights to Kiev and Moscow were operated by UTair and UTair-Ukraine airlines from Lugansk, and charter flights were made to Antalya by UIA and to Thessaloniki by Greek airline Astra Airlines .
Since April 2014, there are no regular flights at the airport for economic and socio-political reasons [3] [4] . Since May, due to hostilities, the work of the airport has been suspended, the airspace is closed to civil aviation flights by order of the State Aviation Service of Ukraine.
Fights for Lugansk Airport
On June 9, 2014, armed formations of the Lugansk People’s Republic blocked the airport and about 200 servicemen of the ground forces and the National Guard of Ukraine with weapons and armored vehicles on its territory .
On June 14, 2014, armed forces of the LPR shot down the Il-76 military transport aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force on the way to the airport. 9 crew members and 40 fighters from the 25th separate airborne brigade , who were on board the aircraft, died [5] .
In the period from June to August, armed units of the LC, with the help of technology, blocked the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the National Guard under the airport. The Ukrainian army in the areas adjacent to the airport of the Luhansk region fought to establish uninterrupted supply corridors to the north-west of the airport, in the direction of the main group, which occupies Lugansk. During this period, Ukrainian troops stationed at the airport spent some time surrounded by .
In mid-August 2014, the armed forces of the LC with the help of artillery destroyed the airport terminal. September 1, the Ukrainian military blew up the runway and left the airport, suffering significant losses .
During the fighting with the use of artillery, the airport infrastructure suffered significant damage, most of it was not subject to recovery. In particular, the air terminal is completely destroyed.
From September 1, 2014, Lugansk Airport is completely under the control of the LC .
Incidents
- On March 27, 1972, the crash of the An-2 of the 99th (Voroshilovgrad) flying squad took place. The crew commander T. Ya. Shovkunov deliberately crashed into his house. The pilot died.
Notes
Comments
- Controlled by the unrecognized Lugansk People’s Republic .
Notes
- ↑ Utair Ukraine starts flights
- ↑ Lugansk (Voroshilovogradsky) JSC
- ↑ At Lugansk airport, scheduled flights were canceled , Lenta.ru (22.04.2014).
- ↑ Lugansk International Airport (not available link) . The date of circulation is December 23, 2009. Archived September 15, 2017.
- ↑ The militia of the LPR confirmed that they had shot down the IL-76 near Lugansk. , RIA Novosti (06/15/2014).