Kherson International Airport Міжнародний аеропорт Херсон
Херсонский международный аэропорт | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||
Operator | Kherson airlines | ||||||||||
Serves | Kherson, Mykolaiv | ||||||||||
Location | Chornobaivka, Kherson, Ukraine | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 148 ft / 45 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 46°40′05″N 32°30′08″E / 46.66806°N 32.50222°E | ||||||||||
Website | khe.aero | ||||||||||
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Source: cfts.org.ua[1] | |||||||||||
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Kherson International Airport (Ukrainian: Міжнародний аеропорт Херсон; IATA: KHE, ICAO: UKOH) is a civil and military airport serving the city of Kherson, Ukraine. It is located at Chornobaivka, in Kherson Oblast, on the north-west outskirts of the city of Kherson.
As of 24 February 2022, all passenger flights at Kherson have been suspended indefinitely.[2] The following airlines previously operated regular scheduled and charter flights at the airport.[3]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Pegasus Airlines | Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen |
SkyUp | Seasonal charter: Antalya,[4] Sharm El Sheikh[4] |
Turkish Airlines | Istanbul |
Ukraine International Airlines | Kyiv–Boryspil |
Year | Passengers | Change on previous year |
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2014 | 7,900 | |
2015 | 61,235 | ![]() |
2016 | 62,557[5] | ![]() |
2017 | 105,900[6] | ![]() |
2018 | 150,100[7] | ![]() |
2019 | 154,046[8] | ![]() |
See also: 2022 Chornobaivka attacks |
The base, also known as the Chornobaivka airfield, was home to the 11th Separate Army Aviation Regiment of the Ukrainian Army Aviation.[9]
It was one of the Ukrainian air bases attacked early in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[10] The Russian forces took over the airbase in the course of the battle of Kherson on 2 March 2022, and setup a command post there, which was targeted by the Ukrainian military several times since then.[11] On 16 March, Ukraine launched an airstrike against Russian forces at the airbase, destroying at least seven helicopters and a number of vehicles.[12] Ukrainian officials claimed the attacks killed two high-ranking Russian commanders, generals Andrey Mordvichev[13] and Yakov Rezantsev.[11] On 23 March, the Ukrainian media cited satellite imagery showing that most of the Russian military aircraft had been removed from the airfield, but the troops remained on the ground.[14]
Ukrainian attacks against Russian forces extended up to 5 November,[15] and on 11 November, Chornobaivka and the airport were liberated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.[16] Russian forces left in the area what has been described as "a huge minefield and a graveyard of Russian weapons, vehicles and personnel".[17]