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Hostomel Airport

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said "The enemy paratroopers in Hostomel have been blocked, and troops have received an order to destroy them". Later in the day, between 8-10 PM local time (UTC+2) reports surfaced that the airport had been retaken, but heavy fighting continued for weeks at the airport and in neighboring Hostomel.
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Construction of the airport began in 1959. Commercial cargo operations at the airport began in 1989 with the first attempts at demilitarizing and commercializing of the
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Ukrainian forces regained control of the airport by 2 April, but the airport sustained extensive damage and the notable An-225 cargo aircraft was destroyed.
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The airport is used by Antonov Airlines, as well as by other interested cargo carriers. The following facilities and services are available on site:
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Buildings and structures destroyed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Hostomel Airport was originally built as a top-secret in-house
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was using the airport for its transportation forces.
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The An 225 was destroyed in the Ukraine-Russian war.
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Gostomel Airport


Ukraine Air Force
Sukhoi Su-27
IATA
ICAO
Antonov Airlines
Kyiv
Hostomel
Kyiv Oblast
Ukraine
AMSL
Coordinates
50°36′13″N 30°11′31″E / 50.60361°N 30.19194°E / 50.60361; 30.19194
GML is located in Ukraine
Runways
Direction
IATA
ICAO
Ukrainian
[ɐeroˈpɔrtɐnˈtɔnou̯]
Ukrainian
cargo
airport
Ukraine
Hostomel
Kyiv
Antonov aircraft manufacturing company
Antonov Airlines

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