Odesa International Airport

Odesa International Airport (Ukrainian: Міжнародний аеропорт «Одеса») (IATA: ODS, ICAO: UKOO) is an international airport of Odessa, the third largest city of Ukraine, located 7 km (4.3 mi) southwest from its city centre.

Odesa International Airport

Міжнародний аеропорт "Одеса"
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/public
ServesOdessa
LocationOdessa, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine
Focus city forSkyUp
Ukraine International Airlines
Elevation AMSL172 ft / 52 m
Coordinates46°25′37″N 030°40′41″E
Websitewww.odesa.aero
Map
ODS
Location in Ukraine
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 553 1,814 Grass
16/34 2,800 9,186 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2019)
Passengers 1,694,022[1]
Source:

Facilities

The area of Odesa International airport is 570 hectares. Technical service of airport is based on 2,800 square meters area and represented by four parking places to provide technical service to four planes simultaneously. European standards classify the airport as "class 1".[2] The airport has ILS CAT I status.

The airport's runways either were or are co-used by the Ukrainian Air Force.

History

The airport was built in 1961.

In May 2007, the airport started construction work that included extending the main runway.

In 2009, it served 651,000 passengers.

On 8 June 2012, builders started to prepare the land on which the new terminal would be built. The area of the new terminal was to be 26,000 square meters, with the capacity for 1,000 passengers per hour (1.5–2 million passengers per year). It would have 16 check-in desks, and four telescopic gangways, and the number of bus pick-up points would be increased from two to five. The construction of the new terminal was planned to be completed by the end of 2013. However, due to extensive delays, it was opened for arrivals on 15 April 2017.[3] It is to serve both international and domestic flights. The estimated cost of the work was around 45–60 million. Airport Consulting Vienna company has developed a master plan, business plan and evaluation of the technical concept of the airport. The chief designer of the project is the Spanish company Ineco.

Airlines and destinations
Apron overview

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter services at the airport:

AirlinesDestinations
airBaltic Seasonal: Riga
Arkia Seasonal charter: Tel Aviv[4]
Austrian Airlines Vienna
Azur Air Ukraine Seasonal charter: Antalya,[5] Sharm El Sheikh[5]
Belavia Minsk
Buta Airways Baku[6]
Czech Airlines Prague
Ellinair Seasonal: Heraklion,[7] Thessaloniki
flydubai Dubai–International
LOT Polish Airlines Warsaw–Chopin
Motor Sich Airlines Kiev–Zhuliany
Onur Air Istanbul
Ryanair Athens (begins 27 October 2020), Barcelona–El Prat (begins 27 October 2020), Bergamo, Berlin–Schönefeld (begins 3 August 2020), Bologna, Budapest, Gdańsk, Katowice, Kraków, Poznan, Rome–Fiumicino, Wrocław
SkyUp[8] Seasonal: Batumi, Heraklion, Kharkiv, Lamezia Terme, Rimini, Tbilisi, Yerevan
Charter: Sharm El Sheikh[9]
Seasonal charter: Antalya,[9] Tivat[9]
Sun d'Or Seasonal: Tel Aviv[10]
Turkish Airlines Istanbul[11]
Ukraine International Airlines Istanbul, Kiev–Boryspil, Tel Aviv
Seasonal: Vilnius
Seasonal charter: Antalya,[12] Sharm El Sheikh[12]
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi (begins 1 October 2020),[13] Berlin–Schönefeld, Bologna (begins 30 March 2021),[14] Bratislava, Budapest, Gdańsk, Katowice, Milan–Malpensa (begins 29 March 2021),[14], Treviso (begins 29 March 2021),[15] Rome–Fiumicino (begins 29 March 2021),[14] Wrocław

Statistics
Year Passengers Change on previous year Odessa International Airport passenger totals 2001–2019 (in millions)
2001 117,000 –
2002 0132,000 012.8%
2003 0260,000 097.0%
2004 0307,000 018.1%
2005 0343,000 011.7%
2006 0465,100 035.6%
2007 0527,400 013.4%
2008 0787,000 049.2%
2009 0651,000 017.3%
2010 0707,100 008.6%
2011 0824,300 017.0%
2012 0907,600 010.1%
2013 1,069,100 017.8%
2014 0863,900 019.2%
2015 0949,100 009.8%
2016 1,033,560 008.9%
2017 1,230,000 018.3%
2018 1,446,500 017.7%
2019 1,694,022 017.1%

Competition for the creation of a sculpture-symbol of the Odessa International Airport

In 2019, Odessa International Airport announced an international competition for the best idea of   a sculpture-symbol of the city’s air gates. The first place was taken by Ukrainian artist Stepan Ryabchenko. His sculpture "Sphere" will be made and installed near the new airport terminal.[16][17]

See also

References
  1. odesa.aero (31 December 2019). "Annual report 2019". Odessa International Airport. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  2. Ukraine travel guide dompavlov.com – Odessa International Airport Archived 2011-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "New terminal launched at Odesa airport - Russian aviation news". Russian Aviation Insider. 2017-04-19. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  4. Liu, Jim (3 June 2019). "Arkia adds Odessa charters in S19". Routesonline. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  5. "Flights". anextour.com.ua.
  6. "Buta Airways to launch flights to Odessa and Kharkiv". azernews.az. 18 January 2019.
  7. Liu, Jim (8 January 2020). "Ellinair S20 network additions as of 07JAN20". Routesonline.
  8. Liu, Jim (10 July 2020). "SkyUp Airlines S20 operation as of 09JUL20". Routesonline.
  9. "freight monitor". online.joinup.ua. 9 July 2018.
  10. Liu, Jim (7 February 2017). "Sun d'Or plans additional routes for S17". Routesonline. Routesonline. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  11. "Istanbul New Airport Transition Delayed Until April 5, 2019 (At The Earliest)".
  12. "Charter flights timetable". flyuia.com. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  13. Liu, Jim (12 July 2020). "Wizz Air Abu Dhabi schedules October 2020 launch". Routesonline.
  14. Liu, Jim (13 July 2020). "Wizz Air schedules new Odessa – Italy routes in S21". Routesonline.
  15. https://www.uvidpustku.com/wizz-air-ukraine-italy/
  16. "Announcement of the winners of the sculpture competition". airport.od.ua. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  17. "The sculpture by Ukrainian artist Stepan Ryabchenko was chosen as the new symbol of Odessa Airport". ArtsLooker. 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2020-07-02.

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