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Kharkiv International Airport lies south-east of the centre of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, and was for decades the main gateway to the region, latterly fitted with a CAT II instrument landing system. Since 24 February 2022 Ukrainian airspace has been closed to civilian flights, so the field is presented here principally as a subject of historical and simulator interest rather than an active VFR destination. Its single long, lit hard runway and ILS reflect its role as a significant international airport before the closure.
Kharkiv International Airport serves Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, from a site in the city's Slobidskyi district to the south-east of the centre. It is operated by New Systems AM LLC and, prior to the closure of Ukrainian airspace, handled significant scheduled and charter traffic; for a simulator pilot it offers a long, well-equipped runway with a CAT II ILS and a mix of a renovated historic terminal alongside a modern one built for the 2012 UEFA European Championship.
The airport sits south-east of Kharkiv city centre in the Slobidskyi district. Since 24 February 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian airspace has been closed to civilian flights, so the field cannot currently be used for real-world VFR operations; in the simulator it should be treated with this historical context in mind.
Kharkiv has a single physical runway, 07/25, 8,169 feet long with a hard surface. It is lit and equipped with an ILS, reflecting the airport's former status as a busy international airport capable of handling large commercial aircraft in a range of weather conditions.
Kharkiv provides an approach radar service on APP 118.1 MHz (callsign Kharkiv Radar), a ground movement frequency on 119 MHz (Kharkiv Ground), a tower frequency on TWR 118.1 MHz (Kharkiv Tower) and a meteorological broadcast on PMSV 127.6 MHz (Kharkiv Meteo). The field is equipped with an ILS on runway 07/25, in use as a CAT II system since 2013.
Kharkiv International Airport opened in 1954, with its original terminal built in a neoclassical style typical of Soviet-era civil aviation architecture of the 1950s. Ahead of Poland and Ukraine's co-hosting of the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, a new international terminal was constructed to meet UEFA's requirements, while the older building was retained and renovated to serve as a VIP terminal. In 2013 the airport brought a CAT II instrument landing system into operation, reflecting its growth as Kharkiv's principal international gateway.
Before 2022 the airport handled substantial scheduled and charter traffic, with passenger numbers rising each year through the late 2010s and airlines including Ukraine International Airlines, Turkish Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Pegasus Airlines and SkyUp operating services to destinations across Europe and the Middle East. On 24 February 2022 Ukraine closed its airspace to all civilian flights following the Russian invasion, and as a result all passenger operations at Kharkiv have been suspended indefinitely since that date.
