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Luhansk International Airport |
Luhansk International Airport (Ukrainian: Міжнародний аеропорт «Луганськ») was an airport in Luhansk, Ukraine (IATA: VSG, ICAO: UKCW). The airport was located 20 km (12 miles) south of the city center, 9 km to the city limit. Since 11 June 2014 the airport has been officially closed. It was mostly destroyed during the War in Donbass.
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Lugansk International Airport
«Міжнародний аеропорт Луганськ»
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The ruins of Luhansk International Airport in September 2014
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| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Operator |
Civil Government |
| Location |
Luhansk, Ukraine |
| Elevation AMSL |
636 ft / 194 m |
| Coordinates |
48°25′4.8″N
39°22′26.4″E |
| Website |
airport.lg.ua |
| Map |
Location of Luhansk Airport in Ukraine
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| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
| 9/27 |
9,318 |
2,840 |
Asphalt concrete |
| 9/27 |
8,202 |
2,500 |
Soil |
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Airlines and destinations
From December 2009 to its closure, Luhansk International Airport was a base airport of the Ukrainian airline UTair-Ukraine.
Accidents and incidents
Main article: Ukrainian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 shoot-down
- On 14 June 2014, a Ukrainian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft was shot down on approach to Luhansk, killing all 49 people on board. This was the most severe loss suffered by the Ukrainian military since the start of the pro-Russian conflict in February 2014.
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| General Info
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| Country |
Ukraine
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| ICAO ID |
UKCW
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| Time |
UTC+2(+3DT)
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| Latitude |
48.417381
48° 25' 02.57" N
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| Longitude |
39.374125
039° 22' 26.85" E
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| Elevation |
636 feet
194 meters
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| Type |
Civil
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| Magnetic Variation |
007° E (01/06)
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| Operating Agency |
CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
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| Operating Hours |
24 HOUR OPERATIONS
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| Daylight Saving Time |
Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October
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| Communications
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| TWR |
120.6
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| METEO |
124.8
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| APP |
132.0
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| Runways
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| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 09/27 |
9450 x 140 feet
2880 x 43 meters |
PART CONCRETE, PART ASPHALT, OR PART BITUMEN-BOUND MACADAM. |
019RBXT |
YES
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| Remarks
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| CSTMS/IMG |
IMG avbl
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| FUEL |
(NC-A1)
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| MISC |
Fone C+380 642 58 15 36, email lugairport@ltk.com.ua
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