Kiev Zhuliany Airport

For Boryspil International Airport, see Boryspil International Airport.

Kiev (Zhuliany) International Airport Міжнародний аеропорт "Київ" (Жуляни)
IATA: IEV – ICAO: UKKK
Summary
Airport type		Public
Serves		Kiev
Location		South-western suburbs of Kiev
Elevation AMSL		587 ft / 179 m
Coordinates		50°24′6″N 30°27′6″E / 50.40167°N 30.45167°E / 50.40167; 30.45167Coordinates: 50°24′6″N 30°27′6″E / 50.40167°N 30.45167°E / 50.40167; 30.45167
Website		www.airport.kiev.ua
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
08/26	7,579	2,310	Concrete
Statistics (2011)
Passengers			700,000
Kiev 'Zhulyany' Location of airport in Ukraine

Kiev (Zhuliany) International Airport or Kyiv (Zhuliany) International Airport (Ukrainian: Міжнародний аеропорт "Київ" (Жуляни)) (IATA: IEV, ICAO: UKKK) is one of the two passenger airports of the Ukrainian capital Kiev. It is located in the Zhuliany neighbourhood in the south of the city.

Although the original airport, it is not the main airport serving Kiev. In the 1960s the larger Boryspil International Airport was built near the city of Boryspil. Since that time the old "Kiev" airport became commonly known just as "Zhuliany" (or Kiev-Zhuliany), while it still keeps the official "Kiev" name.

In Soviet times Kiev-Zhuliany was used for domestic flights only. After independence it began receiving some international flights from nearby countries. Surrounded by major railways, highways and residential districts, the airport has no possibility for expansion and is limited in types and MTOW of aircraft, certificated to operate there.

The airport features a major aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul company, ARP-410. On September 2003 some of its territory was handed over to create Ukraine State Aviation Museum which presently is the largest aviation museum in Ukraine, exhibiting some unique Soviet examples including original prototypes for famous airliners.

On March 27, 2011, WizzAir moved all its operations to 'Zhulyany' from Kiev's larger Boryspil Airport.^[1]

Public transport connections

Road transport

The Airport is connected to the city's main highway infrastructure via the Povitroflotskyi Avenue, and served by a number of city transport routes, including:

• Bus Route 9: 'Kiev' Airport-Central railway station (transfer for metro at Vokzalna Station - Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line)
• Trolleybus Route 22: 'Kiev' Airport-Olzhycha Street (transfer for metro at Dorohozhychi Station - Syretsko-Pecherska Line)
• Bus Route 78: 'Kiev' Airport-Vasylkivska Metro Station^{[citation needed]} (transfer for metro - Kurenivsko-Chervonoarmiyska Line),

as well as private bus routes.

Car parking facilities at the airport are poor^{[citation needed]} and consist of only a very small area for short stay parking located directly in front of the terminal building, however, long stay parking can be found in the airport's immediate vicinity. Taxis can often be found waiting directly outside of the terminal, in the passenger drop-off/pick-up area.

Railway connection

The airport's passenger terminal is located about 0.5 km away from the Kiev-Volynskyi rail station - a stop for elektrichka commuter trains as well as for the planned "Urban Electric Train" service.

Future Metro connection

Plans for the Podilsko-Vyhurivska Line, which is now under construction elsewhere in the city, include the Airport transfer station form the 'Zhulyany' Airport. The station is expected to be constructed until 2020.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Khors Air	Kharkiv, Lviv, Simferopol
Lugansk Airlines	Lugansk
Mars RK	Simferopol
Motor Sich Airlines	Simferopol
Sky Wings	Athens
South Airlines	Odessa, Simferopol
UM Airlines	Athens, Kharkiv, Lviv, Simferopol
Wizz Air Hungary	London-Luton
Wizz Air Ukraine	Antalya, Cologne/Bonn, Dortmund, Girona, Lübeck, Katowice, Memmingen, Oslo-Torp, Valencia, Venice-Treviso

Development

The construction of the new international terminal of the airport which started in August, 2007^[2] is now catching up. As of October, 2011, the construction was expected to finish by April, 2012. The new terminal will be able to handle up to 550 passengers per hour.^[3]

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  A Wizz Air A320 upon arrival at Zhulyany

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  Swissport service agents await an arriving aircraft

See also

• Ukrainian airports

References

1. ^ http://news.bigmir.net/business/393770/
2. ^ http://kmv.gov.ua/news.asp?IdType=25&Id=233390
3. ^ http://kmv.gov.ua/news.asp?IdType=25&Id=232869

External links

• Official website of the airport
• Airport information for UKKK at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
• NOAA/NWS current weather observations
• ASN Accident history for UKKK
• Zhulyany airport, article in Swedish [1]