Sviatoshyn Airfield (
Ukrainian Аеродром «Святошин»), formerly known as ''Svyatoshino'', is an industrial
airfield
An aerodrome, airfield, or airstrip is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve air cargo, passengers, or neither, and regardless of whether it is for public or private use. Aerodromes in ...
in
Kyiv
Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...
,
Ukraine
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, located 11 km northwest of city center. It is part of the
Antonov Serial Production Plant
The Antonov Serial Production Plant (), formerly AVIANT (), is an aircraft manufacturing company in Kyiv, Ukraine, the serial manufacturing division of the Antonov. “Antonov” serial production plant's office and industrial premises are locat ...
, surrounded by the districts of
Sviatoshyn,
Nyvky, and
Bilychi.
Sviatoshyn Airfield sometimes hosts Kyiv's aviation events such as shows or festivals, but otherwise remains inaccessible to the public. The city's
main aviation museum is located near the
Zhuliany Airport.
As of 14 March 14 2022, the airport began taking heavy bombardment from invading Russian forces trying to advance further to the Ukrainian capital during the
Battle of Kyiv, receiving severe damage.
See also
*
Aviant
References
External links
Data at Kiev Air Control Center web pagePhoto gallery of Antonov airplanes taken at Sviatoshyn airfield
Airports in Kyiv
Antonov
Prospect Beresteiskyi
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