Berdyansk Airport
Berdiansk Airport (Ukrainian: ะะตัะพะฟะพัั ะะตัะดัะฝััะบ, Russian: ะััะพะฟะพัั ะะตัะดัะฝัะบ) (IATA: ERD, ICAO: UKDB) is an airport in Berdiansk, Ukraine. The airport is located 1.5 km (0.93 mi) north of the city.[1]
As of 26 February 2022, the airport is under Russian occupation.[2]
Incidents and Accidents[edit]
- On 19 June 1987, Aeroflot Flight 528, a Yakovlev Yak-40 (CCCP-87826) was approaching airport with tailwind in a heavy rain shower and touched down at a high speed. A go-around was initiated, but later aborted. The aircraft overran the runway, struck some obstacles and caught fire, killing eight aboard. The aircraft was written off.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ General Airport Information
- ^ "ะะพะปะธัะฝัะน ะฐะตัะพะฟะพัั ยซะะตัะดัะฝััะบยป ะทะฐั ะพะฟะธะปะธ ัะพัััะฝะธ" [The former Berdiansk airport was seized by the Russians]. UA.NEWS (in Ukrainian). 2022-02-26. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ^ Yak-40 Incident