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Antonov Airport, or the Hostomel Airport, is a major international cargo airport located in the town of Hostomel, just at the outskirts of the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv. The airport was owned and operated by the Antonov State Enterprise, the Ukrainian state-owned aerospace and air defense company. The airport hosted the only Antonov An-225 Mriya ...
Antonov Airport (IATA: GML, ICAO: UKKM) (Ukrainian: аеропорт «Антонов» [ɐeroˈpɔrt ɐnˈtɔnou̯]), also known as Hostomel (or Gostomel) Airport (Ukrainian: аеропорт «Гостомель»), is an international cargo airport and testing facility in Ukraine, located near Hostomel, which is a northwestern suburb of Kyiv.
The Boryspil International Airport is the country's central and top rated airport. Other top rated airports include Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport, Hostomel Airport (Antonov-1) and Ozerne Airport (near Zhytomyr), the last two being cargo-only airports.
Russia hoped to use Antonov Airport on the outskirts of Kyiv as a base to drive deep into the capital. The plan failed. Russia lost the battle for Kyiv with its hasty assault on a Ukrainian airport
The Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer Antonov makes the biggest cargo plane in the world: the An-124. Russian forces are attacking the Antonov Airport outside Kyiv, where An-124s get spare parts and ...
The Antonov An-225 Mriya was destroyed in a fierce bombardment of Antonov Airport just days after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine.
The town is mainly known for Hostomel Airport, also known as Antonov Airport, a major international cargo facility. There is also a Vetropack glass factory in Hostomel. Hostomel was attacked during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, [3] with its mayor Yuriy Prylypko among those killed. [4]
At the outbreak of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the An-225 Mriya was at its home base of Antonov Airport in Hostomel undergoing an engine swap. [4] [5] During the Battle of Antonov Airport the site was captured by the Russians, and the An-225 was destroyed.