Poltava International Airport Аеропорт «Полтава» | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Poltava | ||||||||||
Location | Suprunivka, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 49°34′26″N 034°23′55″E / 49.57389°N 34.39861°E | ||||||||||
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Poltava International Airport (Ukrainian: Аеропорт «Полтава» (Супрунівка)) (IATA: PLV, ICAO: UKHP) is a public airport located approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of Poltava, Ukraine. It is one of two airfields near Poltava, the other being Poltava Airbase. The airport is located near the villages Ivashky (Ukrainian: Івашки) and Suprunivka (Ukrainian: Супрунівка). Since 2020 the airport is closed due to reconstruction.[1]
Built in 1924, Poltava International airport was once able to process 200 passengers per hour. It took 2 years to build a new terminal, which was opened in 1974. In its best times from 40 to 60 planes used to land here. Back then it employed around 900 people.[2]
Since 2020 the airport is closed due to reconstruction.[1]