Kharkiv International Airport ( uk, Міжнародний аеропорт "Харків") is an

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located in

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. It is the main airfield serving the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city. It is located to the south-east of the city center, in the city's Slobidskyi district. On 24 February 2022, Ukraine closed airspace to civilian flights due to

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History

The old terminal at Kharkiv was built in the 1950s employing a neoclassical style. However, with the selection of

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and Ukraine to co-host the

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, a new modern international terminal was built in order to comply with

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regulations. The old building was renovated to become a VIP terminal. Since 2013, the airport operates a CATII instrument landing system (ILS).

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at the airport: As of 24 February 2022, all passenger flights have been suspended indefinitely.

Statistics

Ground transport

Kharkiv International Airport is well served by municipal transport and is connected to the city's wider network of roads and railways via Aeroflotska Street and the M03 national trunk road. The following bus lines provide public transportation between the airport and the city of Kharkiv: * Trolleybus 5 — Airport to Universitetska Street via Prospekt Haharina

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station * 115 — Airport to Prospekt Haharina

station * 119 — Airport to Prospekt Peremohy via Prospekt Haharina

station * 152 — Airport to Mikroraion 552 via Akademika Barabashova

station * 225 — Airport to Akademika Barabashova metro station, transfer to Akademika Barabashova

station

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