Odessa Airport
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Odesa International Airport is an airport
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 located 7 km (4.3 mi) southwest from the centre of Odessa
Odessa
Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...

, 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...

, sometimes called "Odesa Central" (Одеса Центральний).

It serves both domestic and international flights. Airport's runways either were or are co-used by the Ukrainian Air Force
Ukrainian Air Force
The Ukrainian Air Force is a part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ukrainian Air Force Command and headquarters are located in the city of Vinnytsia....

.

The airport was built in 1961. In 2009, the airport served 651,000 passengers.

In May 2007, the airport started construction work that includes extending the main runway. The airport has ILS CAT I status.

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