Gostomel Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Hostomel Airport
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nativename-a = Аеропорт «Антонов»
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IATA = GML
ICAO = UKKM
type = Private
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operator = Antonov Airlines
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elevation-f = 517
elevation-m = 158
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r1-number = 15/33
r1-length-f = 11,483
r1-length-m = 3,500
r1-surface = Concrete
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Hostomel Airport airport codes|GML|UKKM (aka "Antonov Airport", "Kiev Airport (Antonov)"; Ukrainian: Аеропорт „Антонов”) is an international cargo airport in Ukraine, located near Hostomel — the northwestern suburb of Kiev. It is also a major aircraft test facility.

Cargo operations

The airport is operated by the Antonov ASTC and used by Antonov Airlines, as well as by other interested cargo carriers. The following facilities and services are available on site:
*transshipping (air-to-auto; air-to-railway [Via the Bucha railroad station of the Ukrainian Railways.] )
*storage capacities
*border control and customs
*aircraft maintenance

:"Boryspil Airport and Zhulyany Airport are the other two airports that serve Kiev."

Aircraft testing operations

Gostomel Airport is also a testing base for new models of Antonov planes, possessing special equipment for it (e.g., artificial lightning generator) and a purpose test flights zone. Its sister facility, responsible for manufacturing, is located inside Kiev at the Sviatoshyn Airfield.

Military presence

Ukrainian Air Force is either using or was using the airport for its transportation forces.

Notes

External links

* [http://www.antonov.com/products/airport/index.xml Antonov Airport] at Antonov ASTC corporate Web site
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*NOAA/NWS [http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/UKKM.html Weather observations for the Antonov Airport]
*ASN [http://aviation-safety.net/database/airport/airport.php?id=gml Accident history for the Antonov Airport]