Sviatoshyn Airfield (
Ukrainian Аеродром «Святошин»), formerly known as ''Svyatoshino'', is an industrial
airfield
An aerodrome (Commonwealth English) or airdrome (American English) is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve air cargo, passengers, or neither, and regardless of whether it is for publ ...
in
Kyiv
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe.
Kyi ...
,
Ukraine, located 11 km northwest of city center. It is part of the
Antonov Serial Production Plant
The Antonov Serial Production Plant ( uk, italic=yes, Серійний завод «Антонов»), formerly AVIANT ( uk, АВІАНТ), is an aircraft manufacturing company in Kyiv, Ukraine, the serial manufacturing division of the Antonov. ...
, surrounded by the districts of
Sviatoshyn
Sviatoshyn ( uk, Свято́шин, Svjatóshin, ; also or ) is a historical neighborhood and a suburb of Ukraine's capital Kyiv that is located on the western edge of the city area, in an eponymous municipality.
Previously it was a dacha v ...
,
Nyvky, and
Bilychi.
Sviatoshyn Airfield sometimes hosts Kyiv's aviation events such as shows or festivals, but otherwise remains inaccessible to the public. The city's
main aviation museum is located near the
Zhuliany Airport.
As of 14 March 14 2022, the airport began taking heavy bombardment from invading Russian forces trying to advance further to the Ukrainian capital during the
Battle of Kyiv, receiving severe damage.
See also
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Aviant
References
External links
Data at Kiev Air Control Center web pagePhoto gallery of Antonov airplanes taken at Sviatoshyn airfield
Airports in Kyiv
Antonov
Prospect Peremohy
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