Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport

History

Established in 1929 as Lwów-Skniłów Airport. Skniłów was the name of the neighbouring village which today is part of Lviv. Before the Second World War, it operated domestic route to Warsaw and Krakow. In 1930 the international route to Bucharest was launched which was extended in 1931 to Sofia and Thessaloniki. In 1936 the above route was extended to Athens and Lydda.

In 2010, the airport carried 481,900 passengers. In preparation for Euro 2012, Lviv International Airport has undergone a $200m expansion project. Lviv airport's new terminal building has an area of 34,000m² with a capacity of handling 1,000 passengers an hour. Of the $200m, it was expected that the Ukrainian government will provide $70m, including $14m in 2008, and $130m came from private investors. The expansion project included a 700-meter extension of the existing runway and a new airport terminal capable of handling up to 1,220 passengers per hour (5.69 million passenger annually).

The airport used to be a focus city for Wizz Air Ukraine, which served four international routes to Italy (Naples, Bergamo, and Treviso) and Germany (Dortmund) from here until the airline shut down its base in Lviv in April 2015.

Facilities

The terminal has 29 check-in desks, of which nine are meant for domestic and remaining for international flights. Facilities at the airport also include 4 cafés and 2 duty-free shops as well as bus services to the city.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter services to and from Lviv:

Accidents and incidents