Kherson International Airport (Ukrainian: Міжнародний аеропорт Херсон, romanized: Mizhnarodnyi aeroport Kherson; IATA: KHE, ICAO: UKOH) is a civil and military airport serving the city of Kherson, Ukraine. It is located at Chornobaivka, in Kherson Oblast, on the northwest outskirts of the city of Kherson.
Kherson International Airport Міжнародний аеропорт «Херсон» | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Kherson airlines | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kherson, Mykolaiv | ||||||||||
| Location | Chornobaivka, Kherson, Ukraine | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 148 ft / 45 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°40′05″N 32°30′08″E / 46.66806°N 32.50222°E | ||||||||||
| Website | khe.aero | ||||||||||
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Airlines and destinations
editAs of 24 February 2022, all passenger flights at Kherson have been suspended indefinitely.[2] The following airlines previously operated regular scheduled and charter flights at the airport.[3]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Pegasus Airlines | Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen |
| SkyUp | Seasonal charter: Antalya,[4] Sharm El Sheikh[4] |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul |
| Ukraine International Airlines | Kyiv–Boryspil |
Statistics
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| Year | Passengers | Change on previous year |
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| 2014 | 7,900 | |
| 2015 | 61,235 |  675.1%
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| 2016 | 62,557[5] | 2.2%
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| 2017 | 105,900[6] | 69.3%
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| 2018 | 150,100[7] | 41.7%
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| 2019 | 154,046[8] | 2.6%
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Kherson Air Base
editThe base, also known as the Chornobaivka airfield, was home to the 11th Separate Army Aviation Regiment of the Ukrainian Army Aviation.[9]
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It was one of the Ukrainian air bases attacked early in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[10] The Russian forces took over the airbase in the course of the battle of Kherson on 2 March 2022, and set up a command post there, which was targeted by the Ukrainian military several times since then.[11] On 16 March, Ukraine launched an airstrike against Russian forces at the airbase, destroying at least seven helicopters and a number of vehicles.[12] Ukrainian officials claimed the attacks killed two high-ranking Russian commanders, generals Andrey Mordvichev[13] and Yakov Rezantsev.[11] On 23 March, the Ukrainian media cited satellite imagery showing that most of the Russian military aircraft had been removed from the airfield, but the troops remained on the ground.[14]
Ukrainian attacks against Russian forces extended up to 5 November,[15] and on 11 November, Chornobaivka and the airport were liberated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.[16] Russian forces left in the area what has been described as "a huge minefield and a graveyard of Russian weapons, vehicles and personnel".[17]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Аэропорты Украины в 2021 году: Основные тренды".
- ^ "Ukraine airspace closed to civilian flights". www.bbc.com. 24 February 2022.
- ^ khe.aero - Schedule retrieved 10 October 2020
- ^ a b "freight monitor". online.joinup.ua.
- ^ "Аэропорт Херсон отчитался о пассажиропотоке за 2016 год". cfts.org.ua (in Ukrainian). 2017-02-02.
- ^ "Аэропорт Херсон на 70% увеличил пассажиропоток в 2017 году". cfts.org.ua. 2018-01-24.
- ^ "Аэропорт Херсон нарастил на 42% пассажиропоток в 2018 году". cfts.org.ua (in Ukrainian). 2019-01-19.
- ^ "В аэропорту Херсон обнародовали данные о работе в 2019 году". www.avianews.com (in Ukrainian). 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Ukraine Army Aviation". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ Troianovski, Anton; MacFarquhar, Neil (2022-02-23). "Ukraine Live Updates: Russia Begins Invasion From Land and Sea". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
- ^ a b "Russian general Yakov Rezantsev killed in Ukraine". BBC News. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ Alan Cullison; Isabel Coles; Yaroslav Trofimov (16 March 2022). "Ukraine Mounts Counteroffensive to Drive Russians Back From Kyiv, Key Cities". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Ukraine war latest: Zelensky urges peace talks with Russia 'without delay'". BBC News. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Satellite imagery shows Russia removing military aircraft from a key airport". The Kyiv Independent. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Тренування окупантів закінчилися "успішно": У Чорнобаївці знову сталася "бавовна" (відео)". Patrioty Ukrayiny (in Ukrainian). 5 November 2022.
- ^ Mahuryak, Ivan (11 November 2022). "ЗСУ в Бериславі, а в легендарній Чорнобаївці – українські прапори" (in Ukrainian). Channel 24.
- ^ Bezpiatchuk, Zhanna (29 November 2022). "Ukraine war: Chornobaivka airbase, symbol of Russian defeat". BBC News.
