Donetsk Airport. Sergei Prokofiev (Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport). Official site.

Donetsk International Airport to them. Sergei Prokofiev - Ukrainian airport, which is currently not functioning. Previously served Donetsk, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia and Kharkiv region (total population represented regions - 6,5 million.).

26.05.2014 - the date of closing of the Donetsk airport State Aviation Service of Ukraine. As a result of active hostilities in the territory of the object, it was completely destroyed and became unsuitable for the production and reception of the aircraft.

History

In July 1931, a decree of the Stalinist city council was issued, which instructed the municipal services department and the land department to find a territory for the construction of a civil aviation airport in Stalino (the old name of Donetsk). The airport was named in honor of the city - Stalino, and in 1933 the first passenger flight of Aeroflot in the direction of Starobelsk was carried out on it. In 1936, light aircraft U-2 were based on the airfield site. They were used for aerochemical work in the fields, sanitary, cargo-postage and sometimes passenger transportation.

In June 1941, the entire airport staff joined the Red Army. In 1944, after the release of the Donetsk region of the Nazi occupation, the institution resumed its work on the transport of goods, passengers and aerial chemical operations.

In 1952 here was created by a squadron of planes Li-2. In the early 1957 was opened a new terminal for passengers, the capacity of which is up to 100 people per hour.

Renaming the airport (and the city) to Donetsk happened in 1961 year.

In 1960-1970-ies. We are actively exploiting IL-18, An and An-10-24. From the airport Donetsk flying squads AN-2 for agricultural work in the countries of Central Asia and East Germany, what is a tremendous help in the development of agriculture.

In 1974 on the base airfield reconstruction of the runway. Installed new radio aids landing and takeoff, and in 1975 city opened a new terminal building, the capacity of which was 700 people per hour. With this update, the object of the transport infrastructure could take all types of aircraft without any exception of the time, which greatly increased the volume of passengers and cargo.

Donetsk airline among the first mastered flying aircraft of third generation Yak-42 and started to operate flights on them 1983 year.

In 1988-1989 years. engineering and flight personnel of the airline is actively helping the needy, victims of the Spitak earthquake.

With 1993 of Donetsk airline crews began to actively explore the international air lines on the Yak-42. International operations in 40 countries.

On February 25.02.1998, XNUMX, the airline was renamed into Donetsk State Aviation "Donbass - Eastern Airlines of Ukraine". The company and its individual employees have been repeatedly awarded with various certificates and titles from the Ministry of Transport of Ukraine.

In 2003 the company was reorganized on the airline "Donbassaero" and the airport, on the basis of which was created by the municipal property company under the name "International Airport Donetsk". With 2012, the object is named after Sergei Prokofiev - famous composer Soviet times.

In 2011, in preparation for the country's Euro-2012 the international airport of Donetsk has begun construction of a new terminal designed by Croatian experts.

On July 26.07.2011, 75, a new runway was opened (4000 m wide, 2 m long), and after 5 days it began to serve flights. According to the design data, the renovated Donetsk airport was able to serve up to 225 million passengers a year - this is the second most congested among Ukrainian airports. The new runway can serve all types of aircraft without exception, including the An-XNUMX Mriya, the world record holder in terms of dimensions and weight. The plans remain to place an ultra-modern exhibition center, a multimedia center and a business city around the airport.

14.05.2012 - the opening of the airport in Donetsk seven-storey terminal with a capacity of 3100 people per hour.

24.12.2012, the - the launch of a new airport site Donetsk.

Reconstruction of an object in cost 3,5 times the calculated indices, it took $ 875 million.

Events 2014-2015

26.05.2014 the Donetsk airport was closed due to an attempt to capture his supporters DNI. As a result of clashes at the airport in 2014-2015 years. All its buildings were completely destroyed.

13.01.2015 has collapsed control tower. 

Basic data of the airport. Sergei Prokofiev:

• Airport country: Ukraine.
• The largest international airport east of Ukraine.
• GMT time zone (summer / winter): + 3 / + 2.
• Airport coordinates: longitude 37.74, latitude 48.07.
• Geographical location: 10 kilometers north-west of the city of Donetsk.
• Number of airport terminals: 1.

Donetsk Airport. Sergey Prokofiev (Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport). Official site: www.airport.dn.ua

Airport Codes:

• IATA airport code: DOK.
• ICAO airport code: UKCC.
• Internal airport code: ДНЦ.

Contact details:

• E. mail Airport: [email protected].
• City airport management telephone: +380623447200.
• The mailing address of the airport: airport, Donetsk-21, Ukraine, 83021.
• City airport information phone: +380623447322.
• Airport Fax: +380623320053.
• The base airlines of the airport are airlines: Challenge Aero (ChallengeAero), Dniproavia (Dniproavia), Donbassaero (Donbassaero).

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