Odesa International Airport Explained

Odesa International Airport
Nativename-A:Міжнародний аеропорт "Одеса"
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Iata:ODS
Icao:UKOO
Type:Military/public
City-Served:Odesa
Location:Odesa, Ukraine
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Elevation-F:172
Coordinates:46.4269°N 30.6781°W
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Odesa Oblast # Ukraine
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ukraine
Metric-Rwy:Yes
R1-Number:07/25
R1-Length-M:553
R1-Surface:Grass
R2-Number:16/34
R2-Length-M:2,800
R2-Surface:Asphalt concrete
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:1,328,326 90%
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Odesa International Airport (Ukrainian: Міжнародний аеропорт «Одеса») is an international airport of Odesa, the third largest city of Ukraine, located southwest from its city centre.

On 24 February 2022, Ukraine closed airspace to civilian flights due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1]

Facilities

The area of Odesa International airport is 570 hectares. Technical service of airport is based on 2,800 square meters area and represented by four parking places to provide technical service to four planes simultaneously. European standards classify the airport as "class 1".[2] The airport has ILS CAT I status.

The airport's runways either were or are co-used by the Ukrainian Air Force.

History

The airport was built in 1961.

In May 2007, the airport started construction work that included extending the main runway.

In 2009, it served 651,000 passengers.

On 8 June 2012, builders started to prepare the land on which the new terminal would be built. The area of the new terminal was to be 26,000 square meters, with the capacity for 1,000 passengers per hour (1.5–2 million passengers per year). It would have 16 check-in desks, and four telescopic gangways, and the number of bus pick-up points would be increased from two to five. The construction of the new terminal was planned to be completed by the end of 2013. However, due to extensive delays, it was opened for arrivals on 15 April 2017.[3] It is to serve both international and domestic flights. The estimated cost of the work was around 45–60 million. Airport Consulting Vienna company has developed a master plan, business plan and evaluation of the technical concept of the airport. The chief designer of the project is the Spanish company Ineco.

In 2019, Odesa International Airport announced an international competition for the best idea of a sculpture-symbol of the city's air gates. The first place was taken by Ukrainian artist Stepan Ryabchenko. His sculpture "Sphere" will be made and installed near the new airport terminal.[4] [5]

During expansion work in 2021, workers found a mass grave containing 5,000-8,000 skeletons believed to be victims of the Holodomor.[6]

2022 Russo-Ukrainian War

On 30 April 2022 a Russian missile struck the newly constructed runway, destroying it. Ukrainian officials stated that a Bastion missile was used, and no one was hurt. The Russian military later confirmed the attack.[7] [8]

Airlines and destinations

As of 24 February 2022, all passenger flights have been suspended indefinitely.[9]

Statistics

YearPassengersChange on previous year
2001117,000
2002132,000 12.8%
2003260,000 97.0%
2004307,000 18.1%
2005343,000 11.7%
2006465,100 35.6%
2007527,400 13.4%
2008787,000 49.2%
2009651,000 17.3%
2010707,100 8.6%
2011824,300 17.0%
2012907,600 10.1%
20131,069,100 17.8%
2014863,900 19.2%
2015949,100 9.8%
20161,033,560 8.9%
20171,230,000 18.3%
20181,446,500 17.7%
20191,694,022 17.1%

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Airlines scramble as Ukraine invasion redraws route map. Jamie Freed. Tim Hepher . Rajesh Kumar Singh . February 24, 2022. Reuters. February 24, 2022.
  2. http://www.odessaapartments.dompavlov.com/articles/odessa-airport/ Ukraine travel guide dompavlov.com – Odesa International Airport
  3. News: New terminal launched at Odesa airport - Russian aviation news . 2017-04-19 . Russian Aviation Insider . 2018-06-09 . en-US.
  4. Web site: Announcement of the winners of the sculpture competition . 2020-07-02 . airport.od.ua . 2019-10-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191031195942/http://airport.od.ua/en/article/ogoloshennya-peremozhciv-konkursu-skulpturi . dead .
  5. Web site: 2019-09-06 . The sculpture by Ukrainian artist Stepan Ryabchenko was chosen as the new symbol of Odesa Airport. . 2020-07-02 . ArtsLooker . en-US . 2020-06-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200611081653/https://artslooker.com/en/the-sculpture-by-ukrainian-artist-stepan-ryabchenko-was-chosen-as-the-new-symbol-of-odessa-airport/ . dead .
  6. News: Stalin-era mass grave found in Ukraine. BBC News. 26 August 2021.
  7. News: Russia knocks out Odesa runway, Zelenskiy says it will be rebuilt . 2022-04-30 . 2022-05-01 . Reuters.
  8. Web site: Брифинг Минобороны России . https://archive.today/20220716092510/https://z.mil.ru/spec_mil_oper/news/more.htm?id=12419574@egNews . 16 Jul 2022.
  9. Web site: Ukraine airspace closed to civilian flights . 24 February 2022 . www.bbc.com.