Airport guide
Kyiv Zhuliany Airport (IEV, UKKK): closed to civil flights
Kyiv Zhuliany Airport has been closed to all civil flights since 24 February 2022, when Ukraine closed its airspace, and it was still closed on 12 November 2026. Its full name is Igor Sikorsky Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany), once written Kiev Zhuliany, and it lies about 7 km south-west of the centre of Kyiv.
Aircraft
What can fly from Kyiv Zhuliany Airport
At present, nothing. Charter-A is a charter broker: we arrange private jet, air taxi and helicopter flights, but no civil flight of any kind may use Kyiv Zhuliany Airport or Ukrainian airspace today.
Private jets at Kyiv Zhuliany Airport
Until February 2022 this was Kyiv’s business aviation airport, with a 2,310 m runway and its own Business Terminal B. No private jet can land or depart while the airspace is closed. When flights resume, passengers would arrive about 30 minutes before departure.
Air taxis at Kyiv Zhuliany Airport
The closure covers every civil aircraft, so turboprop and piston air taxis cannot use the airport either. We can arrange an air taxi to an open airport in a neighbouring country instead, where passengers arrive about 30 minutes before departure.
Helicopters at Kyiv Zhuliany Airport
Civil helicopters are covered by the same closure of Ukrainian airspace, so no helicopter charter can be arranged to or from the airport. Elsewhere, helicopter passengers arrive about 10 minutes before departure.
This page is the airport reference and status note. For our Kyiv page, go to private jet charter to Kyiv.
Airport facts
Kyiv Zhuliany Airport facts, codes and location
The reference details for Kyiv Zhuliany Airport, with the airfield on a satellite map. The rings are 500 and 1,000 metres from the airport reference point.
| Status | Closed to all civil flights since 24 February 2022. No reopening date has been announced |
| Full name | Igor Sikorsky Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany), named after Igor Sikorsky on 22 March 2018 |
| Address | 2 Medova Street, Kyiv, Ukraine (terminals A, B and D) |
| ICAO code | UKKK |
| IATA code | IEV |
| Coordinates | 50.4017 N, 30.4517 E |
| Elevation | 587 feet (179 m) |
| Runway | 08/26: 2,310 m (7,579 ft) long, asphalt |
| Private terminal | Business Terminal B, for business aviation passengers. Not in use while the airport is closed |
| Customs and immigration | Before the closure, carried out inside Business Terminal B. Not available now |
Kyiv Zhuliany Airport (IEV, UKKK) is at 50.4017 N, 30.4517 E. The facts table on this page gives the address, codes and runway.
Kyiv Zhuliany Airport (IEV, UKKK) is at 50.4017 N, 30.4517 E. The facts table on this page gives the address, codes and runway.
Private terminals
Private terminal and handler at Kyiv Zhuliany Airport
Before the closure, private flights at Kyiv Zhuliany Airport used Business Terminal B. No handler is serving civil flights while the airport is closed.
Master-Avia at Kyiv Zhuliany Airport
AddressMaster-Avia, Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany), 2 Medova Street, Kyiv, Ukraine
HoursNot handling civil flights while the airport is closed
The airport’s own ground handling company, named by the airport as carrying out complete ground handling of flights at Kyiv Zhuliany.
Business Terminal B before the closure
Business Terminal B is a two-storey building for business aviation passengers, with private parking, its own security, customs and immigration checks, waiting rooms, a restaurant and a hotel in the same building. When flights resume, passengers are normally handled through the general aviation facilities or a private terminal (FBO).
No handler can be confirmed for a flight at Kyiv Zhuliany Airport until the airport reopens to civil flights.
Opening hours
Kyiv Zhuliany Airport opening hours
The airport is not open to civil flights. This is what is known and what will be checked when that changes.
Closed since 24 February 2022
The airport suspended work on 24 February 2022, the day Ukraine closed its airspace to civil flights. It was still closed on 12 November 2026 and no reopening date has been announced.
The airspace is closed as well
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency, EASA, advises that civil aircraft should not fly in Ukrainian airspace, landings and departures included. Its bulletin was last revised on 24 July 2026 and runs to 31 January 2027.
Rechecked before any flight
Before the closure the airport listed Business Terminal B as open 24 hours. Those hours do not apply now. We will check the airport, airspace and handler position again before offering any flight to Kyiv.
Ground transport
Getting to and from Kyiv Zhuliany Airport
Where the airport sits in Kyiv, with approximate road distances and drive times. Travellers currently reach Kyiv by rail from Poland, so the central railway station is included.
The table below lists road distances and drive times from Kyiv Zhuliany Airport.
The table below lists road distances and drive times from Kyiv Zhuliany Airport.
| From Kyiv Zhuliany Airport to | By road | Drive time |
|---|---|---|
| Kyiv central railway station | 5.0 miles | about 15 minutes |
| Saint Sophia Cathedral | 6.0 miles | about 20 minutes |
| Olimpiyskiy stadium | 6.1 miles | about 20 minutes |
| Kyiv city centre (Maidan Nezalezhnosti) | 6.6 miles | about 20 minutes |
| Kyiv Pechersk Lavra | 7.9 miles | about 25 minutes |
| Boryspil International Airport | 23.0 miles | about 45 minutes |
The address of the airport
Terminals A, B and D are at 2 Medova Street, Kyiv. Business Terminal B is the building that was used for private flights. No private flight is using the airport at present, so there is no handler to meet a car.
Chauffeur cars for a journey towards Kyiv
No airport transfer is needed at Kyiv Zhuliany Airport while it is closed. If you fly privately to an open airport in a neighbouring country, a chauffeur car from Executive Global Travel can be arranged to meet you at the handler used for your flight.
- Meet and greet at the handler used for your flight
- Help with luggage from the building to the car
- Pick-up time set to your flight schedule
Road distances and drive times are route-planner figures without traffic, measured from the terminal forecourt on Medova Street. They do not allow for wartime checkpoints, curfews or road closures.
History
A short history of Kyiv Zhuliany Airport
From a 1920s airfield to Kyiv’s business aviation airport, and its closure in 2022.
- 1924Opens as a military airfield shared with Ukrpovitroshliakh, Ukraine’s first civil aviation company.
- 1959Boryspil International Airport is built and gradually takes over from Zhuliany as Kyiv’s main airport.
- 2011On 27 March a low-cost airline moves all its Kyiv flights from Boryspil to Zhuliany, bringing flying round the clock.
- 2012The new international Terminal A opens on 17 May.
- 2013A new domestic terminal (D) and a new business terminal (B) open.
- 2018On 22 March Kyiv City Council names the airport after the aircraft designer Igor Sikorsky. A record 2,812,300 passengers use it during the year.
- 2022On 24 February Ukraine closes its airspace to civil flights on the day of the Russian invasion, and the airport suspends work.
- 2026Still closed. In September President Zelensky says Kyiv’s airports are technically ready to receive aircraft carrying foreign delegations if a safe corridor is agreed.
The runway at Kyiv Zhuliany Airport cannot be made longer
The single runway is hemmed in by railways, main roads and housing, so it cannot be extended. That limited the airport to airliners of about Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 size. It is a city airport in the plain sense of the words: about 7 km from the centre of Kyiv.
Picture at the top of this page: Міжнародний аеропорт "Київ" (Жуляни), by Галина Богданенко (Halyna Bohdanenko), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.
Weather
Weather at Kyiv Zhuliany Airport
No flights depend on the weather here at present. This is what we can honestly say, and where to see the live picture.
Typical flying weather at Kyiv Zhuliany
We have not published notes on the usual flying weather at Kyiv Zhuliany Airport. No civil flight can use the airport, and we have not checked the local climate against an official weather service. Notes will be added here when flights resume.
How the weather is managed
On any flight we arrange, the crew check the forecast for both ends of the trip before departure. If conditions look doubtful we tell you early and offer a different time or a nearby airport. That will apply at Kyiv once flights resume.
Questions
Kyiv Zhuliany Airport: your questions answered
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