Airport type Public 13/31 2,600 8,530 Concrete | Serves Poltava 2,600 8,530 Phone +380 5325 67667 | |
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Location Suprunivka, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine Address M03, Poltavs'ka oblast, Ukraine | ||
Poltava airport
Poltava Airport (Ukrainian: Аеропорт «Полтава» (Супрунівка)) (IATA: PLV, ICAO: UKHP) is a public airport located approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of Poltava, Ukraine. It is one of two airfields near Poltava, the other being Poltava Airbase. The airport is located near the villages Ivashky (Ukrainian: Івашки) and Suprunivka (Ukrainian: Супрунівка). Now the airport is only used for charter flights.
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History
Built in 1924, Poltava International airport was once able to process 200 passengers per hour. It took 2 years to build a new terminal, which was opened in 1974. In its best times from 40 to 60 planes used to land here. Back then it employed around 900 people.
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