Uzhhorod International Airport, (; ; is an international airport located in the city of Uzhhorod, in the western Ukrainian province of Zakarpattia. The airport is situated in the westernmost part of the city, in the Chervenytsia district at 145, Sobranetska Street. It is a small airport, serving Uzhhorod and the whole oblast. The airport's runway begins 90 meters from the Ukrainian-Slovak international border, so planes must use Slovak airspace for some take-offs and landings under special treaty.
History The airport was not operational from 2016 (except for several months in 2019 when Motor Sich Airlines tried to operate flights) until June 2021. At the end of 2018, the airport received a certificate from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). On 15 March 2019, the airport resumed servicing regular flights. On 24 September 2020, Slovakia and Ukraine signed an agreement on the above-mentioned special treaty.Flights to resume at Uzhgorod Airport as Ukraine, Slovakia reportedly settle border issues, UNIAN (19 August 2020) Ukraine and Slovakia sign agreement to unblock Uzhhorod airport, Ukrayinska Pravda (24 September 2020) Windrose Airlines performed the first regular flight on the route Kyiv - Uzhhorod on 2 June 2021.
On 9 September 2021 the airport became fully operational. Uzhhorod Airport will be fully operational in September, Ukrayinska Pravda (31 May 2021) Until then, flights were carried out according to the so-called visual flight rules.
On 24 February 2022, Ukraine closed its airspace to civilian flights due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine."." Reuters. Retrieved on February 24, 2022. "Ukraine closes airspace to civilian flights amid Russian military action." If Russia was to target the airport using missiles with bad precision, a missile could accidentally land on Slovak territory, meaning that Russia would be bombing an EU and NATO member.
The airport is guarded by the Chop Border Detachment.
Airlines and destinations The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter services to and from Uzhhorod International Airport.
As of 24 February 2022, all passenger flights have been suspended indefinitely.
Statistics
Year Total passengers Change from previous year201110,000201314,750 47%201412,000 18.6%20155,038 58%20161,404 72.1%2017182 87%2018 250 37%20192,782 441.24%
See also List of airports in Ukraine List of the busiest airports in Ukraine List of the busiest airports in Europe List of the busiest airports in the former USSR
References
External links
Accident history for UDJ at Aviation Safety Network