Zhytomyr Airport
Zhytomyr International Airport (Ukrainian: Міжнародний аеропорт «Житомир») (IATA: ZTR, ICAO: UKKV) is an airport in Zhytomyr, Ukraine.
Zhytomyr International Airport Міжнародний аеропорт «Житомир» | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Zhytomyr | ||||||||||
| Location | Zhytomyr, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Yanair | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°16′14″N 28°44′19″E | ||||||||||
| Website | ztr.zt.ua | ||||||||||
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  UKKV Location of Zhytomyr Airport in Ukraine | |||||||||||
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History
The airport started operating in 1939.[1] But in November 2011, it was stripped from its registration as civil airport because it had not received any airplanes since 1990.[1] On 30 December 2015, the airport again received an airport certificate and reopened on 29 January 2016, with the (technical) flight of a Saab 340.[1][2] Maintenance for the fleet of Yanair is provided at Zhytomyr Airport.[1]
On 30 June 2021 the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted an order to open a border checkpoint at Zhytomyr Airport, which will allow it to accept international flights.[3] The following August 12 this checkpoint registered its first plane; an airplane from the United States with two citizens of Ukraine on board.[4]
References
- Zhytomyr airport to resume operation after 4-year break – city mayor, Interfax-Ukraine (02.01.2016)
- Renovated Zhytomyr city airport resumes operation after 25-year pause, Ukrinform (January 29, 2016)
- (in Ukrainian) Zhytomyr Airport will accept international flights, Economic truth (30 June 2021)
- (in Ukrainian) Zhytomyr Airport took the first international flight: two people arrived, Ukrayinska Pravda (14 August 2021)