OurAirports: Comments on airports in Ukraine

[UKBB] "Brand New OLD Airport" by Anonymous Flier

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:22:57 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Boryspil International Airport, Ukraine:

I think Kyiv did a crummy job on the airport remodel. It is like you have a "brand new" "OLD" airport. What is this deal with buses to airplanes, rain, snow, sleet, hail, etc?

There are so few seats around that it is pitiful. Having generic checkin-counters may seem like a good idea, but is worthless if you are trying to find a specific flight/airline, for example, to just check your bag a little early.

The only good thing I can see is the international departure area, more chairs, and a few resturants that charge in Grivinuias, which are cheap.

Overall, I would only give KBP a 2 or 3 out of 10. It is pitiful compared to Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Munich, Paris, Minneapolis, and so on.

[UKOO] "Poor runway condition (rwy 16) in 2010" by BrusselsSouth

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 07:21:12 -0400

Comment by @BrusselsSouth on Odessa International Airport, Ukraine:

I landed in ODS in May 2010 on board a LOT E75 coming in from Warsaw. We used runway 16 which was in relatively poor condition, with lots of summarily repaired cracks.

I saw a few parked (for maintenance ?) aircraft including Yak-42 UR-CER in Fars Air Qeshm (Iran) color scheme.

The terminal building was outdated and not sized to handle significant traffic.

[UKFF] "re: Review" by Anonymous Flier

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 16:53:07 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Simferopol International Airport, Ukraine:

Reply to @trozanov:

Shame the custom officers behave like they must rob every traveller, creating their own rules as they go.

[UKKK] "Avoid this place!" by Anonymous Flier

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 16:47:18 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Kiev Zhuliany International Airport, Ukraine:

The most disorganized & chaotic place I ever came across! The custom officers believe they have God given right to create their own rules & simply rob the travellers by using their official position. A lot of disrespect & shoking behaviour, especially from teenage custom officers- Forostovez & Gerasimov on the international departures. What a way to present the country! Shame on you!!!

[UKFF] "Review" by trozanov

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:59:29 -0400

Comment by @trozanov on Simferopol International Airport, Ukraine:

Good High Quality Runway and more european facilities good atc and nice friendly ground services. We flew from UKFK were it was a complete disaster and we expected the same here. However i was wrong. Expensive services however still much cheaper than in the states or europe.

[UKFK] "Review" by trozanov

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:56:53 -0400

Comment by @trozanov on Kerch Airport, Ukraine:

Very dull airport old abandoned. Most planes aren't used and are just standing there. Small parking space very very very bad facilities and ATC. Runway is visible however ILS is messed up and concrete needs repair. Mainly used for nothing really some people keep their cessna's there however again the facilities are very bad. Had to refuel but i chose to fly to UKFF (simferopol) and refuel there. Again i want to emphasis that no flights or airlines exist or fly from this airport. However it used to operate in soviet union, now it is abandoned and has 3 people working on it. No equipment and no fire fighters! My client ( i am a pilot of a buissness jet) didnt even get his passport checked by customs i wont even mention security.

But on the otherhand the parking space and ATC and landing fees were ridiculously cheap. Its like heaven for pilots if only their were good facilities...

[UA-0006] "Zaputannja." by Anonymous Flier

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:08:28 -0500

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Kornych Air Base, Ukraine:

Chu bude sze dijuzum Air Base Kornych ??...

Chu e v plani stvorennja novogo aviapolka v Kornuzi ??..

[UKWW] "construction/renovation" by Anonymous Flier

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 05:29:45 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Vinnitsa Airport, Ukraine:

has the airport in Vinnitsa been renovated or upgraded from the time I visited the city 3 years ago?

[UKKK] "Temporarily closed" by david

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:56:49 -0500

Comment by @david on Kiev Zhuliany International Airport, Ukraine:

This is Kiev's original, smaller airport (Boryspil, further out of town, is the main one).

As of 2009-01-22, the airport is still temporarily closed for repairs and upgrades (with all scheduled flights shifted to Boryspil), but is scheduled to reopen on 1 February.