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Line 2: {{Infobox airport \| name = Kherson International Airport \| nativename = ~~<small>''~~{{nobold\|Міжнародний аеропорт «Херсон~~''</small>~~»}} \| image = Kherson Airport logo.png \| image2 = Kherson airport passenger terminal.jpg Line 10: \| IATA = KHE \| ICAO = UKOH \| pushpin_map = Ukraine Kherson Oblast # Ukraine \| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Ukraine \| pushpin_label = KHE Line 18: \| operator = Kherson airlines \| city-served = [[Kherson]], [[Mykolaiv]] \| location = [[Chornobaivka]], [[Kherson~~]], [[Kherson Oblast~~]], [[Ukraine]] \| hub = \| elevation-f = 148 Line 40: \| stat2-data = \| footnotes = Source: cfts.org.ua<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://cfts.org.ua/articles/aeroporty_ukrainy_v_2021_godu_osnovnye_trendy_1878/128870\|title = Аэропорты Украины в 2021 году: Основные тренды}}</ref> \| pushpin_relief = y \| module ={{Infobox mapframe \|wikidata=yes \|zoom=11\|frame-height=260 \| stroke-width=1 \|coord={{WikidataCoord\|display=i}}}} }} '''Kherson International Airport''' ({{lang-uauk\|Міжнародний аеропорт Херсон\|Mizhnarodnyi aeroport Kherson}}; {{airport codes\|KHE\|UKOH\|p=n}}) is a civil and military [[airport]] serving the city of [[Kherson]], Ukraine. It is located at [[Chornobaivka]], in [[Kherson Oblast]], on the ~~north-west~~northwest outskirts of ~~Kherson. It was captured by Russian forces during~~ the ~~[[2022 Russian invasion~~city of ~~Ukraine]] on 2 March 2022~~Kherson. ==Airlines and destinations== As of 24 February 2022, all passenger flights at Kherson have been suspended indefinitely.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60505415 \|title=Ukraine airspace closed to civilian flights \|date= 24 February 2022 \|website=www.bbc.com}}</ref> The following airlines previously operated regular scheduled and charter flights at the airport.<ref>[https://khe.aero/rozklad-reisiv/?lang=en khe.aero - Schedule] retrieved 10 October 2020</ref> ~~The following airlines previously operated regular scheduled and charter flights at the airport.<ref>[https://khe.aero/rozklad-reisiv/?lang=en khe.aero - Schedule] retrieved 10 October 2020</ref>~~ {{Airport-dest-list <!-- --> \|[[Pegasus Airlines]] \| [[Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport\|Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen]] (resumes 1 November 2022)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/pegasus-airlines-to-commence-istanbul-kherson-service-in-jun-2021-1071332\|title=News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry \| CAPA}}</ref> <!-- --> \|[[SkyUp]] \|'''Seasonal charter:''' [[Antalya Airport\|Antalya]],<ref name="UP"/> [[Sharm El Sheikh International Airport\|Sharm El Sheikh]]<ref name="UP">{{cite web\|url=https://online.joinup.ua/freight_monitor?\|title=freight monitor\|website=online.joinup.ua}}</ref> Line 77: \|- ! 2016 \|62,557<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://cfts.org.ua/news/2017/02/02/aeroport_kherson_otchitalsya_o_passazhiropotoke_za_2016_god_38849\|title=Аэропорт Херсон отчитался о пассажиропотоке за 2016 год\|website=cfts.org.ua\|~~access-~~date=~~2018~~2017-0102-2702\|language=uk}}</ref> \|\|{{increase}}2.2% \|- !2017 \|105,900<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://cfts.org.ua/news/2018/01/24/aeroport_kherson_na_70_uvelichil_passazhiropotok_v_2017_godu_45183\|title=Аэропорт Херсон на 70% увеличил пассажиропоток в 2017 году\|website=cfts.org.ua\|~~access-~~date=2018-01-24}}</ref> \|\|{{increase}}69.3% \|- ! 2018 \|150,100<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://cfts.org.ua/news/2019/01/19/aeroport_khersona_narastil_na_42_passazhiropotok_v_2018_godu_51279\|title=Аэропорт Херсон нарастил на 42% пассажиропоток в 2018 году\|website=cfts.org.ua\|~~access-~~date=2019-0401-1519\|language=uk}}</ref> \|\|{{increase}} 41.7% \|- ! 2019 \|154,046<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.avianews.com/ukraine/2020/01/16/airport_kherson_statistics_2019/\|title=В аэропорту Херсон обнародовали данные о работе в 2019 году\|website=www.avianews.com\|date=16 January 2020\|~~access-date~~language=~~2020-09-01~~uk}}</ref> \|\|{{increase}} 2.6% \|} == Kherson Air Base == {{See also\|2022 Chornobaivka attacks}} The base, also known as the Chornobaivka airfield, iswas home to the 11th Separate Army Aviation Regiment of the [[Ukrainian Army Aviation]].<ref name="Scr">{{cite web\|url=https://scramble.nl/planning/orbats/ukraine/ukraine-army-aviation#%20%20%20%20\|title=Ukraine Army Aviation\|publisher=Scramble.nl\|access-date=7 March 2022}}</ref> [[File:Kherson International Airport after battles (11).jpg\|thumb\|Ruins of the airport]] It was one of the Ukrainian air bases attacked early in the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite news\|last1=Troianovski\|first1=Anton\|last2=MacFarquhar\|first2=Neil\|date=2022-02-23\|title=Ukraine Live Updates: Russia Begins Invasion From Land and Sea\|language=en-US\|work=The New York Times\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/02/24/world/russia-ukraine-putin\|access-date=2022-02-24\|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The Russian forces took over the airbase in the course of the [[battle of Kherson]] on 2 March 2022, and ~~organized~~set ~~there~~up a command post there, which was targeted by the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine\|Ukrainian military]] several times since then.<ref name="bbc-Rezantsev">{{cite news \|title=Russian general Yakov Rezantsev killed in Ukraine \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-60856533?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=623efe4b5fbc655faa01ef6a%26Russian%20general%20Yakov%20Rezantsev%20killed%20in%20Ukraine%262022-03-26T12%3A03%3A44.150Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:536598c1-9755-4ef5-aeef-8cff66d27932&pinned_post_asset_id=623efe4b5fbc655faa01ef6a&pinned_post_type=share \|access-date=26 March 2022 \|work=BBC News \|date=26 March 2022 \|language=en-gb}}</ref> On 16 March, Ukraine launched an airstrike against Russian forces at the airbase, destroying at least seven helicopters and a number of vehicles.<ref>{{Cite news \|author1=Alan Cullison\|author2=Isabel Coles\|author3=Yaroslav Trofimov \|date=16 March 2022 \|title=Ukraine Mounts Counteroffensive to Drive Russians Back From Kyiv, Key Cities \|work=The Wall Street Journal \|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-mounts-counteroffensive-to-drive-russians-back-from-kyiv-key-cities-11647428858 \|access-date=16 March 2022 }}</ref> Ukrainian officials claimed ~~that~~the attacks killed two high-ranking Russian commanders, generals [[Andrey Mordvichev]]<ref>{{cite news \|title=Ukraine war latest: Zelensky urges peace talks with Russia 'without delay' \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-60802572?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=62356f0d0ce87e491a0f02f3%26Russian%20lieutenant%20general%20killed%20in%20Ukraine%3A%20Armed%20Forces%262022-03-19T06%3A00%3A47.066Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:b335982c-f486-4155-99af-5d9f84cb5137&pinned_post_asset_id=62356f0d0ce87e491a0f02f3&pinned_post_type=share \|access-date=19 March 2022 \|work=BBC News \|date=19 March 2022 \|language=en-gb}}</ref> and [[Yakov Rezantsev]].<ref name="bbc-Rezantsev"/> On 23 March, the Ukrainian media cited satellite imagery showing that most of the Russian military aircraft had been removed from the airfield, but the troops remained on the ground.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://kyivindependent.com/uncategorized/satellite-imagery-shows-russia-removing-military-aircraft-from-a-key-airport/ \|title=Satellite imagery shows Russia removing military aircraft from a key airport \|access-date=26 March 2022 \|work=The Kyiv Independent \|date=23 March 2022}}</ref>▼ Ukrainian attacks against Russian forces extended up to 5 November,<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://patrioty.org.ua/politic/trenuvannia-okupantiv-zakinchylysia-uspishno-u-chornobaivtsi-znovu-stalasia-bavovna-video-442411.html\|title=Тренування окупантів закінчилися "успішно": У Чорнобаївці знову сталася "бавовна" (відео)\|newspaper=Patrioty Ukrayiny\|date=5 November 2022\|language=uk}}</ref> and on 11 November, Chornobaivka and the airport were liberated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://24tv.ua/zsu-berislavi-legendarniy-chornobayivtsi-ukrayinski-prapori_n2196190\|title=ЗСУ в Бериславі, а в легендарній Чорнобаївці – українські прапори\|first=Ivan\|last=Mahuryak\|publisher=[[Channel 24 (Ukraine)\|Channel 24]]\|date=11 November 2022\|language=uk}}</ref> Russian forces left in the area what has been described as "a huge [[minefield]] and a graveyard of Russian weapons, vehicles and personnel".<ref>{{cite news\| last=Bezpiatchuk \| first=Zhanna \| title=Ukraine war: Chornobaivka airbase, symbol of Russian defeat \| website=BBC News \| date=29 November 2022 \| url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63754797}}</ref> ▲It was one of the Ukrainian air bases attacked early in the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite news\|last1=Troianovski\|first1=Anton\|last2=MacFarquhar\|first2=Neil\|date=2022-02-23\|title=Ukraine Live Updates: Russia Begins Invasion From Land and Sea\|language=en-US\|work=The New York Times\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/02/24/world/russia-ukraine-putin\|access-date=2022-02-24\|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The Russian forces took over the airbase in the course of the [[battle of Kherson]] on 2 March 2022 and organized there a command post, which was targeted by the Ukrainian military several times since then.<ref name="bbc-Rezantsev">{{cite news \|title=Russian general Yakov Rezantsev killed in Ukraine \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-60856533?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=623efe4b5fbc655faa01ef6a%26Russian%20general%20Yakov%20Rezantsev%20killed%20in%20Ukraine%262022-03-26T12%3A03%3A44.150Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:536598c1-9755-4ef5-aeef-8cff66d27932&pinned_post_asset_id=623efe4b5fbc655faa01ef6a&pinned_post_type=share \|access-date=26 March 2022 \|work=BBC News \|date=26 March 2022 \|language=en-gb}}</ref> On 16 March, Ukraine launched an airstrike against Russian forces at the airbase, destroying at least seven helicopters and a number of vehicles.<ref>{{Cite news \|author1=Alan Cullison\|author2=Isabel Coles\|author3=Yaroslav Trofimov \|date=16 March 2022 \|title=Ukraine Mounts Counteroffensive to Drive Russians Back From Kyiv, Key Cities \|work=The Wall Street Journal \|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-mounts-counteroffensive-to-drive-russians-back-from-kyiv-key-cities-11647428858 \|access-date=16 March 2022 }}</ref> Ukrainian officials claimed that attacks killed two high-ranking Russian commanders, generals [[Andrey Mordvichev]]<ref>{{cite news \|title=Ukraine war latest: Zelensky urges peace talks with Russia 'without delay' \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-60802572?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=62356f0d0ce87e491a0f02f3%26Russian%20lieutenant%20general%20killed%20in%20Ukraine%3A%20Armed%20Forces%262022-03-19T06%3A00%3A47.066Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:b335982c-f486-4155-99af-5d9f84cb5137&pinned_post_asset_id=62356f0d0ce87e491a0f02f3&pinned_post_type=share \|access-date=19 March 2022 \|work=BBC News \|date=19 March 2022 \|language=en-gb}}</ref> and [[Yakov Rezantsev]].<ref name="bbc-Rezantsev"/> On 23 March, the Ukrainian media cited satellite imagery showing that most of the Russian military aircraft had been removed from the airfield, but the troops remained on the ground.<ref>\|url=https://kyivindependent.com/uncategorized/satellite-imagery-shows-russia-removing-military-aircraft-from-a-key-airport/ \|access-date=26 March 2022 \|work=The Kyiv Independent \|date=23 March 2022}}</ref> ==See also== Line 115 ⟶ 118: [[Category:Airports in Ukraine]] [[Category:Airports built in the Soviet Union]] [[Category:~~Battle of Kherson~~Chornobaivka]]▼ [[Category:Military installations of Ukraine]] [[Category:Ukrainian airbases]] ~~[[Category:Russian Air Force bases]]~~ ▲[[Category:Battle of Kherson]]