Luhansk Airport

International Airport Luhansk Міжнародний аеропорт "Луганськ"
Characteristics
ICAO code	UKCW
IATA code	VSG
Coordinates	48 ° 25 '5 "  N , 39 ° 22' 26"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 25 '5 "  N , 39 ° 22' 26"  E
Height above MSL	194 m (636  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	20 km south of Luhansk
Runways
9/27	2840 m of asphalt
9/27	2500 m of grass

The Luhansk Airport ( IATA code : VSG, ICAO code : UKCW ) was the international airport of the Ukrainian city of Luhansk . It was located about 20 km south of the city center. During the war in Ukraine , the airport was destroyed in combat operations. The airport was closed on June 11, 2014.

Destinations

A Boeing 737-800 and ATR 72-500 operated by UTair Ukraine in 2013

From December 2009 until the end of flight operations, the airport was used as a base by the airline UTair Ukraine .

Incidents

• On March 31, 1971, an Aeroflot Antonov An-10 ( registration number CCCP-11145) had an accident during landing due to structural failure (loss of the right wing). All 65 occupants (eight crew members and 57 passengers) were killed in the accident.

• On June 14, 2014, an Ilyushin Il-76 MD (registration number 76777) of the Ukrainian Air Force was shot down by rebels while approaching with a 9K38 Igla anti-aircraft missile and machine gun fire. All 49 occupants (nine crew members and 40 soldiers) died in the crash.

See also

• List of airports in Ukraine

Web links

Commons : Luhansk airport  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Airport data on Alltravels.com.ua
• official website of the airport

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Utair Украина начала полеты ( Ukrainian ) avianews. December 12, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
2. ^ Accident report AN-10 CCCP-11145 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on March 24, 2016.
3. ↑ Ukraine: 49 soldiers die when an airplane is shot down . Salzburg news. June 14, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
4. ^ Accident report IL-76 Ukraine AF 76777 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on March 24, 2016.