Kiev Chaika Airfield
| Kiev Chaika Аеродром Київ Чайка | |||||||||||
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Control tower Chayka airfield | |||||||||||
| IATA: none – ICAO: UKKJ | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Location | Kiev | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 600 ft / 183 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°25′48″N 030°17′48″E / 50.43000°N 30.29667°ECoordinates: 50°25′48″N 030°17′48″E / 50.43000°N 30.29667°E | ||||||||||
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Kiev Chaika Airfield (Ukrainian: Аеродром „Київ Чайка”, also given as Kiev West) is an airport in Ukraine located in Petropavlivs'ka Borshchahivka (Kiev-Sviatoshyn Raion), about 15 km (9 mi) west of Kiev. 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.
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