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Odessa International Airport

Odessa International Airport
Міжнародний аеропорт "Одеса"
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Summary
Airport type Military/Public
Serves Odessa
Location Odessa, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine
Focus city for Ukraine International Airlines
Elevation AMSL 172 ft / 52 m
Coordinates 46°25′37″N 030°40′41″E / 46.42694°N 30.67806°E / 46.42694; 30.67806Coordinates: 46°25′37″N 030°40′41″E / 46.42694°N 30.67806°E / 46.42694; 30.67806
Website www.odessa.aero
Map
ODS is located in Ukraine
ODS
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 (2016)
Passengers Increase 1,033,560
Source:
Passengers Increase 1,033,560

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

The area of Odessa International airport is 570 hectares. Technical service of airport is based on 2800 square meters area and represented by 4 parking places to provide technical service to 4 planes simultaneously. European standards classify the airport as "class 1". The airport has ILS CAT I status.

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

The airport was built in 1961.

In May 2007, the airport started construction work that includes extending the main runway. In 2009, it served 651,000 passengers. On June 8, 2012 builders started to prepare the land on which the new terminal will be built. The area of the new terminal will be 26,000 square meters, have the capacity for 1000 passengers per hour (1.5–2 million passengers per year), will have 16 check-in desks, 4 telescopic gangways, and the number of bus pick-up points will be increased from 2 to 5. The construction of the new terminal was planned to be completed by the end of 2013, however, due to extensive delays, it is planned to be opened in the 2nd quarter of 2017. It will serve both international and domestic flights. The estimated cost of the work is 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 a Spanish company Ineco.


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