Poltava Airport
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Poltava Airport Аеропорт «Полтава» |
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IATA: PLV – ICAO: UKHP | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Poltava | ||||||||||
Location | Suprunivka | ||||||||||
Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||
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Poltava Airport (Ukrainian: Аеропорт «Полтава» (Супрунівка)) (IATA: PLV, ICAO: UKHP) is a public airport located approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of Poltava, Ukraine. It is one of two airfields near Poltava, the other being Poltava Airbase. The airport is located near the villages Ivashky (Ukrainian: Івашки) and Suprunivka (Ukrainian: Супрунівка). Now the airport is only used for charter flights.
History
Built in 1924, Poltava International airport was once able to process 200 passengers per hour. It took 2 years to build a new terminal, which was opened in 1974. In its best times from 40 to 60 planes used to land here. Back then it employed around 900 people.[1]
References
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