KHERSON. July 14 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Investment in the development of Kherson airport has been estimated at UAH 110 million of state funds.
Deputy Head of Kherson Regional State Administration Vadym Chaban said at a press conference on the opening of Kyiv-Kherson flights by Motor Sich Airline that the funds would be gradually used to reconstruct the apron, runway, taxiways, and other infrastructure.
In the future, it is planned to involve private investors in the development of the airport.
Head of Kherson Airlines Hryhoriy Usyk said the airport is negotiating with other airports, in particular Lviv, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, as well as Ukrainian airlines on the implementation of domestic flights to Kherson.
He added the airport is in talks on the implementation of international flights to Kherson.
As reported, Kherson airport was opened after reconstruction in April 2013.
The capacity of the airport is 400 passengers per hour.
The airfield has a 2,500 meters long and 42 meters wide artificial runway, main and auxiliary taxiways, a complex of radio facilities, flight facilities that allows the airport to accept the following types of aircraft: Boeing-737, Airbus-319/320/321, Tu-154, Tu-134, Yak-42, An-24/26/12/148, as well as helicopters of all types.
