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Kharkiv International Airport

Commercial airport serving Kharkiv, Ukraine

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Kharkiv International Airport (Ukrainian: Міжнародний аеропорт «Харків») (IATA: HRK, ICAO: UKHH) is an airport located in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

It is the main airfield serving the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, and located to the south-east of the city center, in the city's Slobidskyi district.

On 24 February 2022, Ukraine closed airspace to civilian flights due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The old terminal at Kharkiv was built in the 1950s employing a neoclassical style.

However, with the selection of Poland and Ukraine to co-host the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, a new modern international terminal was built in order to comply with UEFA regulations. The old building was renovated to become a VIP terminal.

Since 2013, the airport operates a CATII instrument landing system (ILS).

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at the airport:

As of 24 February 2022, all passenger flights have been suspended indefinitely.

Kharkiv International Airport is well served by municipal transport and is connected to the city's wider network of roads and railways via Antonov Street and the M03 national trunk road. The following trolley-bus lines provide public transportation between the airport and the city of Kharkiv:

Trolley-bus 5 — Airport to Universitetska Street (via Levada metro station)

Trolley-bus 58 — Airport to Prospekt Peremohy (via Levada metro station)

List of the busiest airports in Ukraine

List of the busiest airports in Europe

List of the busiest airports in the former USSR

Media related to Kharkiv International Airport at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in English, Ukrainian, and Russian)

NOAA/NWS current weather observation

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