Odesa International Airport

Odesa International Airport (Ukrainian: Міжнародний аеропорт «Одеса») (IATA: ODS, ICAO: UKOO) is an international airport of Odessa, the third largest city of Ukraine, located 7 km (4.3 mi) southwest from its city centre.

For the airport in Midland-Odessa, Texas, see Midland International Air and Space Port.
Odesa International Airport

Міжнародний аеропорт "Одеса"
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/public
ServesOdessa
LocationOdessa, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL172 ft / 52 m
Coordinates46°25′37″N 030°40′41″E
Websitewww.odesa.aero
Map
ODS
Location in Ukraine
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 553 1,814 Grass
16/34 2,800 9,186 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2019)
Passengers 1 694 022 (+17,1%)[1]
Source:

Facilities

The area of Odesa International airport is 570 hectares. Technical service of airport is based on 2,800 square meters area and represented by four parking places to provide technical service to four planes simultaneously. European standards classify the airport as "class 1".[2] The airport has ILS CAT I status.

The airport's runways either were or are co-used by the Ukrainian Air Force.

History

The airport was built in 1961.

In May 2007, the airport started construction work that included extending the main runway.

In 2009, it served 651,000 passengers.

On 8 June 2012, builders started to prepare the land on which the new terminal would be built. The area of the new terminal was to be 26,000 square meters, with the capacity for 1,000 passengers per hour (1.5–2 million passengers per year). It would have 16 check-in desks, and four telescopic gangways, and the number of bus pick-up points would be increased from two to five. The construction of the new terminal was planned to be completed by the end of 2013. However, due to extensive delays, it was opened for arrivals on 15 April 2017.[3] It is to serve both international and domestic flights. The estimated cost of the work was around 45–60 million. Airport Consulting Vienna company has developed a master plan, business plan and evaluation of the technical concept of the airport. The chief designer of the project is the Spanish company Ineco.

In 2019, Odesa International Airport announced an international competition for the best idea of a sculpture-symbol of the city's air gates. The first place was taken by Ukrainian artist Stepan Ryabchenko. His sculpture "Sphere" will be made and installed near the new airport terminal.[4][5]

During expansion work in 2021, workers found a mass grave containing 5,000-8,000 skeletons believed to be victims of the Holodomor. [6]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter services at the airport:[7]

AirlinesDestinations
airBaltic Seasonal: Riga
AnadoluJet Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[8]
Austrian Airlines Vienna
Azur Air Ukraine Seasonal charter: Antalya,[9] Sharm El Sheikh[9]
Bees Airline Ganja,[10] Yerevan
Buta Airways Baku
flydubai Dubai–International
LOT Polish Airlines Warsaw–Chopin
Motor Sich Airlines Kyiv–Zhuliany[11]
Pegasus Airlines Ankara, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[12]
Qatar Airways Doha[13]
Ryanair Bergamo, Berlin, Bologna, Budapest, Katowice, Kraków, Poznań, Rome–Fiumicino, Weeze,[14] Wrocław
Seasonal: Barcelona,[15] Corfu, Venice (begins 27 March 2022)[16]
SkyUp[17] Athens (begins 27 May 2022),[18] Prague, Tbilisi, Yerevan
Seasonal: Barcelona, Batumi, Corfu (begins 28 May 2022),[17] Heraklion, Tel Aviv, Tirana (begins 31 May 2022),[17] Tivat
Seasonal charter: Antalya,[19] Sharm El Sheikh[19]
Turkish Airlines Istanbul
Ukraine International Airlines Istanbul, Kyiv–Boryspil, Tel Aviv
Seasonal: Ivano-Frankivsk (begins 25 December 2021)[20]
Seasonal charter: Antalya,[21] Kayseri,[21] Heraklion,[22] Sharm El Sheikh.[21] Thessaloniki[23]
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, Athens (begins 2 July 2022),[24] Berlin, Bologna,[25] Bratislava, Budapest, Gdańsk, Katowice, London–Luton (begins 27 March 2022),[26] Milan–Malpensa, Pardubice (begins 2 July 2022),[27] Rome–Fiumicino, Treviso,[25] Wrocław

Statistics
Apron overview
Check-in hall interior
Main entrance
Odesa International Airport passenger totals. See source Wikidata query.
Year Passengers Change on previous year
2001 117,000
2002 0132,000 012.8%
2003 0260,000 097.0%
2004 0307,000 018.1%
2005 0343,000 011.7%
2006 0465,100 035.6%
2007 0527,400 013.4%
2008 0787,000 049.2%
2009 0651,000 017.3%
2010 0707,100 008.6%
2011 0824,300 017.0%
2012 0907,600 010.1%
2013 1,069,100 017.8%
2014 0863,900 019.2%
2015 0949,100 009.8%
2016 1,033,560 008.9%
2017 1,230,000 018.3%
2018 1,446,500 017.7%
2019 1,694,022 017.1%

See also

References
  1. odesa.aero (31 December 2019). "Annual report 2019". Odesa International Airport. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  2. Ukraine travel guide dompavlov.com – Odesa International Airport Archived 2011-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "New terminal launched at Odesa airport - Russian aviation news". Russian Aviation Insider. 2017-04-19. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  4. "Announcement of the winners of the sculpture competition". airport.od.ua. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  5. "The sculpture by Ukrainian artist Stepan Ryabchenko was chosen as the new symbol of Odesa Airport". ArtsLooker. 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  6. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-58340805
  7. odesa.aero - Destinations retrieved 10 October 2020
  8. https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/ekonomi/anadolujet-istanbul-odessa-ucuslarina-basliyor/2438995
  9. "Flights". anextour.com.ua.
  10. https://ibe.bees.aero/en/flight-results/GNJ-ODS/2021-11-01/NA/1/0/0/UAH
  11. https://culturemeter.od.ua/motor-sich-vozobnovljat-polety-odessa-kiev-113378/
  12. "Pegasus announces new international destination from SAW". Routesonline. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  13. https://www.qatarairways.com/en/press-releases/2021/October/qatar-airways-odesa.html?activeTag=Press-releases
  14. https://airport-weeze.com/nl/vluchtschema.html
  15. https://www.ryanair.com/gb/en
  16. https://italiavola.com/2021/10/06/ryanair-apre-base-a-venezia-con-tre-aerei-dal-2022/
  17. "Route map". skyup.aero. 8 December 2021.
  18. https://skyup.aero/en/landing/kupiti-deshev-avakvitki-odesa-ods-afni-ath
  19. "freight monitor". online.joinup.ua.
  20. https://www.avianews.com/ukraine/2021/12/03/mau_flights_from_odessa_for_skiers/
  21. "Charter flights timetable". flyuia.com. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  22. "Flights Arrivals & Departures – UIA (Ukraine)".
  23. "Flights Arrivals & Departures – UIA (Ukraine)".
  24. ""Открытое небо" в действии: Wizz Air готов объявить о расширении деятельности в Украине". 12 October 2021.
  25. Liu, Jim (13 July 2020). "Wizz Air schedules new Odessa – Italy routes in S21". Routesonline.
  26. ""Открытое небо" в действии: Wizz Air готов объявить о расширении деятельности в Украине". 12 October 2021.
  27. ""Открытое небо" в действии: Wizz Air готов объявить о расширении деятельности в Украине". 12 October 2021.

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