Berdyansk Airport

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Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 171 ft / 52 m 2,500 8,202 Address Zaporizka, Ukraine Phone +380 6153 35440		Location Berdyansk, Ukraine 09/27 2,500 8,202 Concrete Elevation 52 m

Berdyansk Airport (Ukrainian: Бердянськ Аеропорт, Russian: Бердянск Аэропорт) (IATA: ERD, ICAO: UKDB) is an airport in Berdyansk, Ukraine. The airport is located 1.5 km (0.93 mi) north of the city.

Incidents and Accidents

On 19 June 1987, Aeroflot Flight 528, a Yakovlev Yak-40 (CCCP-87826) was approaching airport with tailwind in a heavy rain shower and touched down at a high speed. A go-around was initiated, but later aborted. The aircraft overran the runway, struck some obstacles and caught fire, killing eight aboard. The aircraft was written off.

References

Berdyansk Airport Wikipedia

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