Berdiansk Airport

Coordinates: 46°48′53″N 36°45′29″E / 46.81472°N 36.75806°E / 46.81472; 36.75806
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Berdiansk Airport

"Бердянськ Аеропорт"
  • AMSL
171 ft / 52 m
Coordinates46°48′53″N 36°45′29″E / 46.81472°N 36.75806°E / 46.81472; 36.75806
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ERD is located in Ukraine
ERD
ERD
Location of Berdiansk Airport in Ukraine
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 2,500 8,202 Concrete
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Berdiansk Airport (Ukrainian: Аеропорт Бердянськ, Russian: Аэропорт Бердянск) (IATA: ERD, ICAO: UKDB) is an airport in Berdiansk, Ukraine. The airport is located 1.5 km (0.9 mi) north of the city.[1]

The airport is a former Soviet airbase, it was home to the:

As of 26 February 2022, the airport is under

Russian occupation.[6]

As of January 2023, the airport is being used by the Russian Armed Forces.[7]

On October 17, 2023, as part of

air defense systems.[10] The Ukrainians also claimed to have caused manpower losses, but it cannot be confirmed.[11]

Reportedly the attack destroyed nine Russian helicopters, an antiaircraft missile launcher, an ammunition warehouse and various special equipment.[12][13]

Incidents and accidents

  • On 19 June 1987,
    tailwind in a heavy rain shower and touched down at high speed. A go-around was initiated, then aborted. The aircraft overran the runway, struck obstacles and caught fire, killing eight aboard. The aircraft was written off.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Runways at Berdyansk Airport". ourairports.com. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  2. ^ "292nd independent Helicopter Squadron for Electronic Warfare". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  3. ^ "336th independent Helicopter Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  4. ^ "29th Instructor Bomber Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  5. ^ "163rd Training Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Колишній аеропорт «Бердянськ» захопили росіяни" [The former Berdiansk airport was seized by the Russians]. UA.NEWS (in Ukrainian). 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Chaplynka 2.0". OSINT - Benjamin Pittet. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Operation "Dragonfly". Successful operation of the Ukrainian SOF to attack Berdyansk and Luhansk Airfields". X (formerly Twitter). Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  9. ^ Oryx. "Attack On Europe: Documenting Russian Equipment Losses During The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine". Oryx. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Операція Dragonfly. ЗСУ знищили ворожі гелікоптери, ППО та спецтехніку під час атаки аеродромів у Бердянську та Луганську — Forbes.ua". forbes.ua (in Ukrainian). 17 October 2023. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  11. ^ Robert Greenall (17 October 2023). "Ukraine 'destroys Russian helicopters in Berdyansk and Luhansk'". BBC. Archived from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  12. ^ Greenall, Robert; Partridge, Chris (17 October 2023). "Ukraine uses US-supplied ATACMS for the first time, says Zelensky". BBC News.
  13. Washington Post
    . Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Yak-40 Incident". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  15. ^ Miller, Christopher (25 March 2022). "The War in Ukraine: One Day at a Time". The New York Times.