Kiev Chaika Airfield
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Kiev Chaika Аеродром Київ Чайка |
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IATA: N/A - ICAO: UKKJ | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | public | ||
Serves | Kiev | ||
Elevation AMSL | 600 ft (183 m) | ||
Coordinates | |||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
3937 | 1200 | ? |
Kyiv Chaika Airfield (Ukrainian: Аеродром „Київ Чайка”, also given as Kyiv West) is an airport in Ukraine located in Petropavlivs'ka Borshchahivka (Kyievo-Sviatoshynskyi raion), about 15 km (9 mi) west of Kyiv. It is a general aviation airfield with Antonov An-2, An-28, and other single-engine aircraft. There is a paved 150 x 45 m tarmac ramp.
Pope John Paul II used the facility for an open-air mass in 2001.