Kharkov (airport)

• On March 26, 1923, the joint-stock company Ukrvozdukhput was established in Kharkov, one of the tasks of which was the organization of regular flights. On May 25, 1924, the first regular Ukrvozdukhputi passenger lines were opened: Kharkov-Poltava-Kiev and Kharkov-Kirovograd-Odessa. The unpaved runway was at that time on the northern outskirts of the city behind the city ​​park , in Sokolniki , where the aircraft factory is now located.
• In 1926, on the basis of the Ukrvozdukhputi aircraft workshops, an aircraft factory named after the Council of People's Commissars of the Ukrainian SSR was organized. The development of aviation production in Sokolniki required the transfer of a civilian airport. For him, a place was chosen 12 kilometers south of the city center, behind the village of Osnova .
• In 1928, the first international flights from Kharkov to Tehran began to be carried out from Kharkov .

• The new airport went into operation on December 6, 1932 . It included a dirt runway, a two-story terminal building and other ground services.
• In August 1933, the airport was named after P.P. Postyshev .
• In 1936, the airport was recognized as the best in the USSR .
• In the prewar years, transit flights made flights from Moscow and Leningrad to the Crimea and the Caucasus at the Kharkov airport. The largest passenger aircraft of those years, the six-engine giant P-124 (ANT-20bis), which operated flights Moscow - Kharkov - Mineralnye Vody, landed here.
• In 1941, a concrete runway was built at the airport.
• With the beginning of World War II , the airport personnel became part of the Kiev and Kharkov special air groups of the Civil Air Fleet.
• In 1940-1941, two cement concrete strips 1000 m long and 80 m wide, taxiways and aircraft parking lots made of brick and cement concrete, an airport terminal, warehouses, two iron hangars were built at the airport. The airport was equipped with a radio beacon.
• During the Second World War , the Kharkiv Osnova Airport was severely destroyed: the airfield, runways, taxiways, aircraft parking areas could no longer be used. Acts of the studies of that time indicate that for every 100 m there were 2-3 funnels from bombs. The hangars and the terminal building were also destroyed.
• The existing airport terminal was built in the postwar years according to the standard design developed by the Moscow Research Institute "Aeroproject" in 1951 (architect Elkin G., Kryukov G., Mitkevich G.).
• By the beginning of the 70s, Kharkov Airport served up to 600 thousand passengers annually, and after 10 years this figure increased to 900 thousand people. At the same time, the city came close to the airport. Therefore, the general plan of the city, developed in the late 70s - early 80s, provided for the construction of a new airport in the village. Field Dergachevsky district , which is 30 kilometers from Kharkov. In the future, the assembly plants of the aircraft factory were also planned there. The project of the new airport was developed by the Institute “Ukraeroproekt”, and the terminal - “Ukrgorstroyproekt”. The airport was planned to be connected with the city by expressway. In the late 80s, the construction of the runway began, but with the collapse of the USSR, work was interrupted.
• In 1995, reconstruction was carried out - an overhaul of the airport building was completed, and a border control point was created. The runway was also reconstructed, as a result of which the airport was able to become a full-fledged international enterprise and was allowed to fly on IL-76 aircraft.
• In March 2008, the entire property complex of Kharkov Airport was leased for a period of 49 to the DCH investment group of Alexander Yaroslavsky . The runway, as a strategic object, is owned by the state. Arcstone (Kharkov), under the leadership of Airport Consulting Vienna (Austria) and Airport Reseach Center (Germany), developed a project for a large-scale reconstruction of the Kharkov airport, which they began to implement in the second half of 2008 .
• On August 28, 2010 a new terminal was opened with an area of ​​20,000 square meters with a capacity of 650 passengers per hour. At the same time, it was decided to reconstruct the old airport building. Today it has a VIP terminal. The preservation of retro styling was approached with special trepidation in order to preserve the history of the airport. ^[one]

• Since December 1, 2010, Swissport Swissport has also been providing ground handling services (it also serves Boryspil Airport ). The company is engaged in passenger registration, transfer by bus to the aircraft, providing ramps , centering and control of aircraft loading.
• In 2011, a new runway with a length of 2500 meters was put into operation, which can accept without restrictions all types of medium-haul aircraft and some types of long-haul aircraft. The lane is equipped according to ICAO category II, which allows Kharkiv Airport to receive aircraft in bad weather.

• In 2012, the airport was equipped with two telescopic ramps and a new control tower .
• In 2012, Kharkiv Airport successfully provided flight services for football teams and fans of the Euro 2012 European Football Championship. On some days, the airport load was so high that the old runway was used for aircraft parking.
• Since 2013, the airport has a course-glide path (ILS) category II.
• In August 2013, the airport successfully accepted the An-124 Ruslan, which has the largest take-off mass of 392 tons among the aircraft that Kharkov airport has ever received.
• On March 2, SkyUp Airlines announced the opening of a base at the Kharkov airport.

Kharkiv International Airport is one of the most important facilities of the city of Kharkov , which was reconstructed in preparation for the 2012 European Football Championship . The large-scale project was launched on April 1, 2008 , when the New Systems AM company (DCH group, president - general investor and coordinator of Kharkiv preparations for Euro 2012 - Alexander Yaroslavsky ) won the tender for the rental of an integral property complex of the Kharkov airport.

The reconstruction project included the construction of a new terminal, the reconstruction of the existing one, the construction of a new runway and the overhaul of the apron , the improvement of the forecourt. The passenger service flow chart was developed by the German company Airport Research Center. After completion of the reconstruction, the airport became able to accept, without restrictions, class A, B and C aircraft; Class D aircraft as agreed.

The project was financed at the expense of the funds of a private investor - New Systems AM (DCH group) and the funds of the State Budget of Ukraine. DCH share - 508.8 million UAH. (construction of a new passenger terminal, restoration of an existing terminal, reconstruction of a station square and construction of parking spaces, construction of a temporary reverse terminal, complete modernization of the airport infrastructure, purchase of special vehicles). The state's share is UAH 727 million. (construction of a new runway, apron and aircraft parking lots, a new emergency rescue station and an air traffic control tower, replacement of a light-signal system and an aircraft landing aid system (II cat. ICAO ).

Currently, Kharkiv International Airport is one of the most important airports in Ukraine . Throughput of over 1700 passengers / hour, according to Airport Consulting Vienna, the potential passenger flow is 4.5 million people per year. Kharkiv Airport has a modern baggage handling system ( BHS ) with a capacity of 960 pieces of luggage / hour for international flights and 600 pieces of luggage / hour for domestic flights. A distinctive feature of BHS is mobility, which implies the ability to expand, create additional check-in points, arrival terminals. The leading operator of information and telecommunication solutions for the aviation industry RESA is responsible for the supply and full integration of information technology solutions in the main terminal. The main terminal is equipped with the necessary number of access channels for border and customs services, air security control, and devices for convenient movement of people with disabilities across the terminal.

Terminal A

• Serves departing and arriving passengers of domestic and international flights

• Area: 20,000 sq. M. meters

• Throughput: 650 passengers per hour

• Number of check-in desks: 18

• Control points: 5 international departures, 2 domestic departures

• Gates: 5 international flights (including 2 telescopic flights), 2 - domestic flights

Terminal B

• Area: 2,000 sq. M. meters

• Throughput: 250 passengers per hour

• Number of check-in desks: 1

• Gates: 2

Aircraft Hangar (Terminal C)

• Area: 5,182 square meters meter

• Number of separated sections: 3

• Possibilities: aircraft storage, technical work C-check, D-Check aircraft type Airbus A320 and Boeing 737

Runway

• Dimensions: 2 500x45 meters

• Surface: Concrete

• PCN: 52

• Direction: 07/25

• ILS: CAT II ICAO

Apron

• Area: 84,000 sq. M. meters

• Aircraft Parking

class C: 23

• Class B aircraft parking: 10

• Apron K-20 MS. It is possible to place aircraft of category 4C and less without restrictions. Placement of aircraft of category 4D, 4E - with restrictions.

• Perron L-3 MS. It is possible to place aircraft of category 4C and less without restrictions.

• Perron E-2 MS. It is possible to place aircraft of category 4C and less without restrictions. Placement of aircraft of category 4D, 4E; 4F - with restrictions.

Terminal A

The terminal was opened on August 28, 2010. The President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych participated in the opening ceremony. On the day of its opening, the terminal has already received passengers from Kiev . According to Alexander Yaroslavsky, the new terminal was built in less than two years. In general, construction cost $ 80 million.

Area: 20,000 m².

Throughput: 650 passengers / hour.

The terminal is equipped with 18 check-in desks; 7 points of control: 5 international departures, 2 domestic departures; 7 boarding gates.

Terminal B

Terminal “B” is intended for servicing VIP passengers, primarily personal small aircraft. Located to the right of terminal “A”. Terminal B is an old airport terminal that has been remodeled and converted into a terminal for servicing VIP passengers. The terminal retained the style of Stalinism, the Polet restaurant was opened on its territory, which is designed in the style of the 1950s.

Area: 2,000 m².

Throughput: 250 passengers / hour.

The terminal has one check-in desk and two boarding gates.

Cargo Terminal

The terminal was erected in the 70s and became unusable by the mid 90s. The cargo terminal was restored and opened in February 2014.

Area: 1,100 m²

Throughput: 10 tons / hour.

The airport is able to receive passenger traffic at the level of 5-8 million people. The plan for the development of the airport provides for the conversion of an aircraft hangar to terminal C, into which domestic flights will be transferred. It is also planned to build a gallery that will connect terminals A and C from the platform side.

Elongation of the runway is not possible for technical reasons.

The airport is connected with the city of Kharkov by the following public transport routes:

• Trolley bus number 5 - Airport - st. Universitetskaya (possible transfer to the metro station " Prospect Gagarina ")
• Bus number 115 - Airport - metro station " Prospect Gagarina "
• Bus No. 119 - Airport - Victory Avenue (possible change at the metro station " Prospect Gagarina ", " Constitution Square ", " University ", " Scientific ", " Botanical Garden ", " August 23 ", " Alekseevskaya ", " Victory ")
• Bus number 152 - Airport - st. Barabashova (522 microdistrict) (transplantation is possible at the metro station Moskovsky Prospekt , Akademika Barabashova , Heroes of Labor )
• Bus No. 255 - Airport - Akademika Barabashova metro station (transfer to Moskovsky Prospect metro station possible.

• Kharkov Aviation Plant
• Kharkov-North Airport

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