Kropyvnytskyi Airport Explained

Kropyvnytskyi Airport
Nativename-A:Аеропорт «Кропивницький»
Iata:KGO
Icao:UKKG
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Kirovohrad Oblast # Ukraine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Kropyvnytskyi Airport in Ukraine
Pushpin Label:KGO
Pushpin Label Position:top
Type:Public
Owner:Kirovohrad Oblast
Operator:
  • Municipal Enterprise «Kropyvnytskyi Airport»
  • Air Urga
  • State Flight Academy of Ukraine
City-Served:Kropyvnytskyi
Location:Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine
Elevation-F:571
Elevation-M:174
R1-Number:16/34
R1-Length-F:4268
R1-Length-M:1301
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:16/34
R2-Length-F:5249
R2-Length-M:1600
R2-Surface:Grass
Stat-Year:2016
Hub:
Footnotes:Source: skyvector.com[2]
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Wikidata:yes
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Kropyvnytskyi Airport (Ukrainian: Аеропорт «Кропивницький») is an airport in Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine. It also serves State Flight Academy of Ukraine[3]

The airport is capable of handling An-2, An-24, An-26, An-28, An-30, An-32, An-72, An-74, An-140, L-410, Saab 340, Yak-40 aircraft. Just one of the two runways is currently operational (the 1300m one).

The airport does not currently have any scheduled flights, the last one being a Kropyvnytskyi-Odesa route operated by Air Urga in August 2016.[4]

On 22 October 2010, the president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych has opened international terminal constructed by Air Urga company. The new terminal area is 500 square meters, its capacity is 50 passengers/hour.[5] Construction cost was about US$500,000.[6] The old domestic terminal area is 900 square meters. Both new international and old domestic terminal operator is Air Urga company.

Construction of the new 2,100 meters runway 12/30 now is temporarily suspended.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: УРГА.
  2. Web site: UKKG - Kirovohrad National Airport | SkyVector.
  3. Web site: Kropyvnytskyi airport is the base of State Flight Academy of Ukraine. www.sfau.com. english. 2017-02-26.
  4. Web site: У серпні з Кропивницького до Одеси можна полетіти літаком (ФОТО) — Інформаційний портал Кіровоградщини - Гречка - Новини Кропивницький. gre4ka.info. 9 August 2016 . uk-ua. 2017-02-13.
  5. Web site: President of Ukraine opened international terminal. elisavetgrad.ho.ua. ru. 2017-02-26.
  6. Web site: Cost of construction was about 500,000 USD. news.kr.ua. uk-ua. 2017-02-26.