Zavodske Airfield
| Zavodske Airport Аеропорт "Заводське" | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | "Universal-Avia" (Crimea state aviation enterprise) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Simferopol, Crimea, Russia/Ukraine[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 291 m / 955 ft | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°55′08″N 34°3′40″E / 44.91889°N 34.06111°E | ||||||||||||||||||
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Zavodske Airport (Ukrainian: Аеропорт "Заводське"; Russian: Аэропорт "Заводское") (ICAO: UKFW) is situated at a distance of 5 kilometres (2.7 NM) southwest of Simferopol, the capital city of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea in Russia/Ukraine[1]. It was built in 1914 as part of an aircraft factory “Anatra”. It is "D" class unpaved airdrome. It operates during the daylight hours.
During times of the Soviet Union, an airline club and a school of civil pilots was established there. Many graduates became Heroes of the Soviet Union.
In March 1941, an aviation enterprise was founded to carry out the special type of aviation works. Until the 1990s, the airport has scheduled air transportation of passengers and cargo to the Crimea and in the neighboring area.
At Ukraine's age the main activity of the enterprise "Universal-Avia" are United Nations and NATO contracts to work in central Africa and Asia. Skilled engineers and technicians of C and B categories have wide experience of operation of aircraft in all regions of the world. They can perform independently all kinds of maintenance without inspector's check or inspector's presence. Many specialists have permission to maintenance of helicopters Mil Mi-8AMT, Mi-17, Mi-171,172, Mi-26.
The airport also runs sightseeing flights to Crimean tourist locations.
During the Crimean crisis at the airport based a military helicopters.
References
- 1 2 This place is located on the Crimean Peninsula, most of which is the subject of a territorial dispute between Russia and Ukraine. According to the political division of Russia, there are federal subjects of the Russian Federation (the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol) located on the peninsula. According to the administrative-territorial division of Ukraine, there are the Ukrainian divisions (the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city with special status of Sevastopol) located on the peninsula.