Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany)

Igor Sikorsky Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (Ukrainian: Міжнародний аеропорт «Київ» імені Ігоря Сікорського (Жуляни)) (IATA: IEV, ICAO: UKKK) is one of the two passenger airports of the Ukrainian capital Kiev, the other being Boryspil International Airport. It is owned by the municipality of Kiev and located in the Zhuliany neighbourhood, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southwest of the city centre.

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Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany)

Міжнародний аеропорт «Київ» (Жуляни)
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OwnerCity of Kiev/Govt. of Ukraine
ServesKiev, Ukraine
LocationZhuliany
Opened1924
Focus city forWizz Air[2]
Elevation AMSL179 m / 587 ft
Coordinates50°24′06″N 30°27′06″E
Websiteiev.aero
Map
IEV
Location in Kiev Oblast
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,310 7,579 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers 2,617,900[3]
Flights 30,248

Aside from facilitating regular passenger flights, Kyiv International Airport is also the main business aviation airport in Ukraine, and one of the busiest business aviation hubs in Europe.[4]

History
The original, Soviet-built passenger terminal served as the domestic terminal until mid-2013.

Early years

The airport is known since 1923 as a military airfield that was co-used by the "Ukrpovitroshlyakh" ("Ukrainian Society of Air Communications") which in 1934 was completely integrated into Aeroflot as the latter's regional administration. The airport terminal was built only after World War II in 1949. Until the 1960s, Zhuliany was the only passenger airport serving Kiev.

In 1959, the larger Boryspil International Airport was built near the city of Boryspil, gradually replacing Zhuliany as the main airport serving Kyiv. Since that time the old "Kiev" airport became commonly known just as "Zhuliany" (or Kyiv-Zhuliany) and was used for Soviet domestic flights only.

International flights and traffic revival

After Ukraine gained independence in 1991, "Kyiv" airport began receiving international flights from nearby countries (first from its former Soviet "domestic" destinations), increasingly so since the 2000s when Ukraine's civil aviation started booming. On 27 March 2011, Wizz Air, the locally-pioneering low cost airline, moved all its operations to "Zhuliany" from the Boryspil Airport,[5] – starting the new era of around-the-clock flights at the airport and increasing the passenger traffic by 15 to 20%.

In 2012, the airport managed to survive the European cold wave without major flight delays or cancellations.[6]

Surrounded by major railways, highways and residential districts, the airport has limited possibilities to expand its runway. Therefore, it is limited in the weight of aircraft that are allowed to fly in the airport (currently up to Boeing 737/Airbus A320 type). In 2013, the airport declared plans to expand the runway for additional 150 m, although stressing complete safety and operability of its current length.[7] Other parts of the airport infrastructure are also being developed. The new "A" terminal opened on 17 May 2012,[8][9] now receives all international and some domestic flights. Projects for expanding Zhuliany's taxiways and aircraft parking lots considered as well.

Recent developments

In the first half of 2013, the airport's passenger traffic rose 2.7-fold (to 816,757 passengers per year) since the beginning of the year, including 4.2-fold growth of the domestic traffic.[10] According to the media and industry experts, once underdog Zhuliany Airport has rapidly grown into a major, and more efficient, competitor to the country's leading Boryspil Airport.[11]

As of July 2013, Moscow, Treviso and Dortmund were the most popular international destinations from the airport, with Simferopol, Donetsk and Odessa leading among domestic destinations.[10] Also in 2013, the airport opened a new domestic terminal and a new business terminal,[12] with currently 3 terminals in service.

In March 2015, Wizz Air Ukraine announced that it would cease operations leading to the cancellation of several routes from their base at the airport. Only some of their former routes were taken over by its parent, Wizz Air,[13] though the airlines has since expanded its flight network from the airport, with twenty destinations to be served by August 2017.

Between 14 and 24 May 2017, the airport was closed for runway improvement work.[14]

On 22 March 2018, the Kiev City Council officially renamed the airport International Airport "Kyiv" (Zhulyany) Igor Sikorsky in honor of Igor Sikorsky.[15][16] Nevertheless, the airport continued to be referred to as Zhuliany.[17]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany):[18]

AirlinesDestinations
Air Alanna Seasonal charter: Tirana,[19] Tivat[20]
Alitalia Rome–Fiumicino[21]
Belavia Minsk
Buta Airways Baku
Ellinair Seasonal: Corfu ,[22] Heraklion,[22] Thessaloniki,[22] Zakynthos[22]
Jordan Aviation Amman–Queen Alia[23]
LOT Polish Airlines Warsaw–Chopin
Motor Sich Airlines Zaporizhia
Pegasus Airlines Seasonal: Dalaman[24]
Vueling Seasonal: Barcelona
Wizz Air Athens,[25] Berlin–Schönefeld, Billund, Bologna (begins 29 March 2021),[26] Bratislava, Budapest, Catania (begins 29 March 2021),[27] Cologne/Bonn, Copenhagen, Dortmund, [28] Gdańsk, Hamburg, Hannover, Katowice, Kraków,[29] Larnaca, Leipzig/Halle, Lisbon,[30][31] Lublin, Memmingen, Milan-Malpensa (begins 28 March 2021),[32] Naples (begins 14 August 2020),[33] Nuremberg,[34] Pardubice (begins 1 September 2020),[35] Poznań, Riga, Rome-Fiumicino (begins 28 March 2021),[36] Salzburg ,[37] Tallinn, Thessaloniki,[25] Treviso (begins 14 August 2020),[38] Vienna, Vilnius, Warsaw–Chopin, Wrocław
Wizz Air UK London–Luton

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
SprintAir Warsaw–Chopin

Neighboring aviation facilities
  • A major aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul company, the so-called Kiev Aircraft Repair Plant 410, adjoins the airport.
  • In 2003, the Ukraine State Aviation Museum was created in one of the industrial estates neighboring the airport. It is the largest aviation museum in Ukraine, exhibiting some unique Soviet examples including original prototypes for famous airliners.
  • The Ukrainian Air Force and the Ukrainian National Guard maintain a small training facility in the vicinity of the Zhuliany Airport.

Statistics
Year Passengers Change Kyiv Zhuliany Airport Passenger Totals 2002–2019 (in millions)
2002 258,800[39] –
2003 284,000 09.7%
2004 211,300 025.5%
2005 110,100 048.0%
2006 75,000 032.0%
2007 92,400 023.2%
2008 30,400 067.0%
2009 12,100 060.0%
2010 29,000 0140.0%
2011 469,800 01.520%
2012 862,000 083.5%
2013 1,838,393 0113.3%
2014 1,090,120 040.7%
2015 944,305 013.4%
2016 1,127,500[40] 019.4%
2017 1,851,700[41] 067.3%
2018 2,812,300[42] 051.9%
2019 2,617,900[43] 06.9%

Ground transportation

Road

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:[44]

As well as private bus routes. Car parking facilities at the airport itself are limited, however, long stay parking can be found in the airport's immediate vicinity. Taxis can often be found waiting directly outside the terminal, in the passenger drop-off/pick-up area.

Rail

The airport's old 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 intracity Urban Electric Train service.

See also

References
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