Lviv International Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Lviv International Airport
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nativename-a = Міжнародний аеропорт "Львів"
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IATA = LWO
ICAO = UKLL
type = Public
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location = Lviv
elevation-f = 1071
elevation-m = 326
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r1-number = 13/31
r1-length-f = 8,235
r1-length-m = 2,510
r1-surface = Asphalt
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Lviv International Airport ( _ua. Міжнародний аеропорт "Львів") airport codes|LWO|UKLL is an airport in Lviv, Ukraine. In 2005, the airport carried 110,000 passengers [http://www.iaae.org/meetings/Dubrovnik06/Conference%20Presentations/Lviv%20Airport.pdf] .

The airport is located 6 km from downtown Lviv. On site, travelers have access to a currency exchange, luggage storage, ATM machines, telephones, coffee shops, and parking. Hotel "Tustan" near the airport has one and two-room apartments for rent.

Future Expansion

In preparation for Euro 2012, Lviv International Airport is to undergo a $200m expansion project. Of the $200m, it is expected that the Ukrainian government will provide $70m, including $14m in 2008, and $130m will come from private investors [http://zik.com.ua/en/news/2008/05/27/137795] . The expansion project will include a 700 metre extension of the existing runway and a new airport terminal capable of handling up to 1,220 passengers per hour (or 330,000 annually) [http://www.iaae.org/meetings/Dubrovnik06/Conference%20Presentations/Lviv%20Airport.pdf] .

Airlines and destinations

*Aerosvit Airlines (Kiev-Borispol, Naples)
*Austrian Airlines (Vienna)
*Carpatair (Timişoara)
*LOT Polish Airlines (Warsaw)
*Donbassaero (Athens)
*Turkish Airlines (Istanbul-Atatürk) (begins in 2008)
*Ukraine International Airlines (Barcelona, Frankfurt, Kiev-Borispol, Madrid, Naples, Rome-Fuimicino)
*UTair Aviation (Moscow-Vnukovo)
*Wind Rose Aviation (Simferopol) [Ends September, 30]
*Wizz Air (Dortmund [begins January 15, 2009] , Kiev-Borispol, London-Luton [begins January 15, 2009] , Simferopol)
*UPG-Airservice (Billund) [Begins October, 18]

External links

* [http://www.airport.lviv.ua/index.php?id=home&L=1 Official website]
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* NOAA/NWS [http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/UKLL.html current] weather observations
* ASN [http://aviation-safety.net/database/airport/airport.php?id=lwo Accident history for UKLL]