Dnipropetrovsk International Airport
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Dnipropetrovsk International Airport is an airport
serving Dnipropetrovsk
, a city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
, Ukraine
. It is located 15 kilometres (15,000,000,000,000 nm) southeast from the city center.
of 481 feet (147 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 09/27 with a concrete
surface measuring 2841 by 44 m (9,320.9 by 144.4 ). The airport is currently owned by its major airline partner Dniproavia
. This has resulted in a number of management problems and has slowed the airfield's development as Dniproavia has, on a number of occasions, refused to be forthcoming with the required funds to undertake a comprehensive modernisation program. In addition to this, foreign airlines have found it difficult to gain access to Dnipropetrovsk as a result of Dniproavia's protectionist policies along routes to and from the airport.
Airport
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serving Dnipropetrovsk
Dnipropetrovsk
Dnipropetrovsk or Dnepropetrovsk formerly Yekaterinoslav is Ukraine's third largest city with one million inhabitants. It is located southeast of Ukraine's capital Kiev on the Dnieper River, in the south-central region of the country...
, a city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast is an oblast of central Ukraine, the most important industrial region of the country. Its administrative center is Dnipropetrovsk....
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. It is located 15 kilometres (15,000,000,000,000 nm) southeast from the city center.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevationElevation
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of 481 feet (147 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 09/27 with a concrete
Concrete
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surface measuring 2841 by 44 m (9,320.9 by 144.4 ). The airport is currently owned by its major airline partner Dniproavia
Dniproavia
Dniproavia is an airline headquartered at Dnipropetrovsk International Airport in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, operating scheduled and chartered passenger flights.The main shareholder of the company is PrivatBank, controlled by Ihor Kolomoyskyi.-History:...
. This has resulted in a number of management problems and has slowed the airfield's development as Dniproavia has, on a number of occasions, refused to be forthcoming with the required funds to undertake a comprehensive modernisation program. In addition to this, foreign airlines have found it difficult to gain access to Dnipropetrovsk as a result of Dniproavia's protectionist policies along routes to and from the airport.