Berdiansk Airport

Berdiansk Airport

"Бердянськ Аеропорт"
Berdiansk Airport; "Бердянськ Аеропорт"
	IATA: ERD; ICAO: UKDB;
Summary
Airport type	Public/Military
Location	Berdiansk, Ukraine
Elevation AMSL	171 ft / 52 m
Coordinates	46°48′53″N 36°45′29″E
Map
	ERD Location of Berdiansk Airport in Ukraine
Runways

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]

As of 26 February 2022, the airport is under Russian occupation.[2]

As of January 2023, the airport is being used by the Russian Armed Forces.[3]

Incidents and accidents

On 19 June 1987, Aeroflot Flight 528, a Yakovlev Yak-40 (CCCP-87826) approached the airport with a 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.[4]

On 24 March 2022, Ukrainian forces struck the occupied airfield using OTR-21 Tochka ballistic missiles, which allegedly destroyed four Russian military aircraft (Two Su-30SM fighter jets, One Su-25 attack jet, One Il-76 transport aircraft)[5]

On 17 October 2023 Ukrainian forces struck the occupied airfield using ATACMS with M74 cluster bomblets, which allegedly destroyed nine Russian helicopters, an antiaircraft missile launcher, an ammunition warehouse and various special equipment.[6][7]

References

"Runways at Berdyansk Airport". ourairports.com. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
"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.
"Chaplynka 2.0". OSINT - Benjamin Pittet. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
"Yak-40 Incident". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
Miller, Christopher (25 March 2022). "The War in Ukraine: One Day at a Time". The New York Times.
Greenall, Robert; Partridge, Chris (17 October 2023). "Ukraine uses US-supplied ATACMS for the first time, says Zelensky". BBC News.
Khurshudyan, Isabelle; O'Grady, Siobhán; Lamothe, Dan (17 October 2023). "Ukraine fires long-range ATACMS to strike Russian depot and aircraft". Washington Post. Retrieved 18 October 2023.

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[1] "Runways at Berdyansk Airport". ourairports.com. Retrieved 18 October 2023.

[2] "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.

[3] "Chaplynka 2.0". OSINT - Benjamin Pittet. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.

[4] "Yak-40 Incident". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 18 October 2023.

[5] Miller, Christopher (25 March 2022). "The War in Ukraine: One Day at a Time". The New York Times.

[6] Greenall, Robert; Partridge, Chris (17 October 2023). "Ukraine uses US-supplied ATACMS for the first time, says Zelensky". BBC News.

[7] Khurshudyan, Isabelle; O'Grady, Siobhán; Lamothe, Dan (17 October 2023). "Ukraine fires long-range ATACMS to strike Russian depot and aircraft". Washington Post. Retrieved 18 October 2023.