Poltava Airport

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Poltava Airport
Аеропорт «Полтава»
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IATA: PLVICAO: UKHP
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Poltava
Location Suprunivka
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PoltavaAirport is located in Ukraine
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Poltava
Airport
Poltava
Airport (Ukraine)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 2,600x70 8,530 Concrete

Poltava Airport (Ukrainian: Аеропорт «Полтава» (Супрунівка)) (IATA: PLVICAO: 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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