Chernihiv Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Location | Chernihiv | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 446 ft / 136 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°24′12″N031°9′36″E / 51.40333°N 31.16000°E /51.40333; 31.16000 | ||||||||||
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Chernihiv Airport (also given asChernihiv Shestovytsia) (IATA:CEJ,ICAO:UKKL) is an airport inUkraine located 15 km southwest ofChernihiv. Previously it had ICAO code UKRR. Parts of the 2017 UkrainianblockbusterCyborgs: Heroes Never Die were shot in the airport.[1]
The airport was built in the 80s, near the village of Shestovytsia. Shestovitsa Airport was a modern facility with a solid runway sandwiched between two main roads; in addition, there was also a modern airport terminal, which in times of prosperity was used only at half its capacity. After the collapse of theUSSR and theChernihiv's airport started to deteriorate.[2]
Until 1994, the airport had domestic flights toLviv,Odessa,Donetsk andCrimea, as well as international flights toMoscow,Tula andMinsk.[3][4][5]
Unfortunately, the airport has been closed betwee 2002 and 2003. The staff was fired, the planes were sold and the premises began to be rented.[6] Some buildings and runways have been demolished. There is still a checkpoint of the state enterprise Ukraerorukh, which serves the air corridors.[7]
During the full-scale war ofRussia againstUkraine, which began on February 24, 2022. During the offensive of Russian troops, the Chernigov region became a constant target for bombing. The airport building was destroyed, and with it six of the eight unique mosaic panels.[8][9]
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