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{{Short description|Airport in Dnipro, Ukraine}}
{{Infobox airport
| name         = Dnipro<br> International Airport
| nativename   = <small>''Міжнародний аеропорт «Дніпро»''</small>
| image        = 
| image-width  = 250
| image2       = Main terminal at Dnipropetrovsk International Airport.jpg
| image2-width = 250
| IATA         = DNK
| ICAO         = UKDD
| pushpin_map            = Ukraine
| pushpin_map_caption    = Location of airport in Ukraine
| pushpin_label          = DNK
| pushpin_label_position = right
| type         = Public
| owner        =
| city-served  = [[Dnipro]]
| location     = [[Dnipro]], [[Dnipropetrovsk Oblast]], [[Ukraine]]
| elevation-f  = 481
| elevation-m  = 147
| website      = [http://dnk.aero/uk/ dnk.aero]
| coordinates = {{coords|48|21|26|N|35|06|02|E|display=inline,title}}
| metric-rwy   = y
| r1-number    = 08/26
| r1-length-m  = 2,841
| r1-length-f  = 9,320
| r1-surface   = Concrete
| r2-number    =
| r2-length-f  =
| r2-length-m  =
| r2-surface   =
| stat-year    = 2017
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data   = {{decrease}} 276,954<ref name="Cтатистика Про аеропорт">{{Cite web|url=http://dnk.aero/uk/page/statistika/|title=Cтатистика < Про аеропорт|website=dnk.aero|access-date=2018-01-10|archive-date=2018-01-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115150104/http://dnk.aero/uk/page/statistika/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| footnotes    = Source: [[DAFIF]]<ref name="WAD">{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130105095650/http://www.worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=UKDD Airport information for UKDD]}} from [[DAFIF]] (effective October 2006)</ref><ref name="GCM">{{GCM|DNK|source=DAFIF}}</ref>
| pushpin_relief           = y
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'''Dnipro International Airport''' ({{langx|uk|Міжнародний аеропорт «Дніпро»}}) {{airport codes|DNK|UKDD}} was an [[airport]] serving [[Dnipro]], a city in [[Dnipropetrovsk Oblast]], [[Ukraine]]. It is located {{convert|15|km|mi nmi|0}} southeast from the city center.

On 24 February 2022, Ukraine closed airspace to civilian flights due to the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref name="reutersUCA45476"/> On 10 April 2022 a Russian attack completely destroyed the airport and the infrastructure nearby.<ref name="3453903DniproIA"/><ref>{{cite news | last =Agence Press-France | first = | title =Ukraine Claims Russia Has "Completely Destroyed" Dnipro Airport: Dnipro has been targeted by Russian forces since the Russian invasion but has so far been spared major destruction. | newspaper =[[NDTV]] | location = | pages = | language = | publisher = | date =10 April 2022| url =https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/ukraine-claims-russia-has-completely-destroyed-dnipro-airport-2875866 | accessdate =11 April 2022 }}</ref>

==Facilities==
[[File:Dnipropetrovsk Old Terminal.jpg|thumb|right|Dnipro International Airport Old Terminal]]
The airport is at an [[elevation]] of {{convert|481|ft|0}} above [[mean sea level]]. It had one [[runway]] designated 08/26 with a [[concrete]] surface measuring {{convert|2841|x|44|m|0}}.<ref name="WAD" /> The airport is currently owned by its major airline partner [[Dniproavia]]. This has resulted in a number of management problems and has slowed the airfield's development as Dniproavia has, on a number of occasions, refused to be forthcoming with the required funds to undertake a comprehensive modernization program. In addition to this, foreign airlines have found it difficult to gain access to Dnipro as a result of Dniproavia's protectionist policies along routes to and from the airport.{{cn|date=June 2021}}

In 2011, the airport's owners initiated a program to develop a new terminal complex. This project envisaged the construction of a large new international terminal, similar in specifications to the newly built terminal at [[Kharkiv International Airport]]. However, the construction was soon frozen and, as of 2017, building work has not progressed beyond the laying of foundations. In September 2020 the completion of a new runway and terminal was foreseen for late 2022 or early 2023.<ref name="665587/ The new runway">{{in lang|uk}} [https://www.epravda.com.ua/news/2020/09/27/665587/ The new runway at Dnipro Airport in 2021 will require 1.6 billion], [[Ukrayinska Pravda]] (28 September 2020)</ref>

On 24 February 2022, Ukraine closed airspace to civilian flights due to the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref name="reutersUCA45476">[https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/airlines-should-stop-flying-over-all-ukraines-airspace-conflict-zone-monitor-2022-02-24/ Ukraine closes airspace to civilian flights amid Russian military action.], [[Reuters]]; retrieved on February 24, 2022</ref>

{{See also|2022 Dnipro missile strikes}}
On 15 March 2022, the airport was heavily damaged by Russian missiles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Росіяни завдали удару по аеропорту у Дніпрі |url=https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-ato/3430145-rosiani-zavdali-udaru-po-aeroportu-u-dnipri.html |access-date=2022-03-15 |website=[[Ukrinform]] |date=15 March 2022 |language=uk}}</ref> The runway was destroyed according to official statement of the head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Administration.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Окупанти вночі завдали ракетних ударів по аеропорту в Дніпрі –руйнування масштабні |url=https://www.slovoidilo.ua/2022/03/15/novyna/suspilstvo/okupanty-vnochi-zavdaly-raketnyx-udariv-po-aeroportu-dnipri-rujnuvannya-masshtabni |access-date=2022-03-15 |website=Слово і Діло |language=uk}}</ref> A repeat attack on 10 April 2022 completely destroyed the airport and the infrastructure nearby.<ref name="3453903DniproIA">{{Cite web |title=Russian military again strikes Dnipro airport|url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3453903-russian-military-again-strikes-dnipro-airport.html|access-date=2022-04-10 |website=[[Ukrinform]] |date=10 April 2022 |language=English}}</ref>

==Airlines and destinations==
The following airlines operated regular scheduled and charter services to and from Dnipro International Airport:<ref>[http://dnk.aero/en/page/raspisanie/ Dnipro International Airport, Schedule] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823202605/http://www.dnk.aero/en/page/raspisanie/ |date=2017-08-23 }} retrieved 16 February 2022</ref>

As of 24 February 2022, all passenger flights have been suspended indefinitely.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60505415 |title=Ukraine airspace closed to civilian flights |date= 24 February 2022 |website=www.bbc.com}}</ref>

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==Statistics==
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=DNK}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dnk.aero/en/page/statistika/ |title=Dnipro International Airport, Statistics |access-date=2017-02-26 |archive-date=2017-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404071922/http://dnk.aero/en/page/statistika/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
! Passengers
! Change on previous year
|-
! 2010
|align="center"| {{0}}341,430 || {{increase}} 2.5%
|-
! 2011
|align="center"| {{0}}426,532 || {{decrease}} 5.8%
|-
! 2012
|align="center"| {{0}}444,150 || {{increase}} 4.2%
|-
! 2013
|align="center"| {{0}}454,981 || {{increase}} 2.4%
|-
! 2014
|align="center"| {{0}}446,798 || {{decrease}} 1.8%
|-
! 2015
|align="center"| {{0}}346,014 || {{decrease}} 22.5%
|-
! 2016
|align="center"| {{0}}284,914 || {{decrease}} 18.0%
|-
! 2017
|align="center"| {{0}}276,954 || {{decrease}} 2.8%
|-
! 2018
|align="center"| {{0}}299,250 || {{increase}} 8.1%
|-
! 2019
|align="center"| {{0}}136,691 || {{decrease}} 59.7%
|-
! 2020
|align="center"| {{0}}267,829 || {{increase}} 95.9%
|}

==See also==
* [[List of airports in Ukraine]]
* [[List of the busiest airports in Ukraine]]
* [[List of the busiest airports in Europe]]
* [[List of the busiest airports in the former USSR]]

==Incidents and accidents==
*On 5 April 2025, five [[Windrose Airlines]] aircraft (one [[Airbus A320|Airbus A320-200]], two [[Airbus A321|Airbus A321-200]] and two [[ATR 72-600]]) were destroyed after a Russian Geran-2 strike hit the airport maintenance hangar in the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]]. There were no reported fatalities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/152923-aircraft-of-ukraines-windrose-struck-by-russia-report|title=Aircraft of Ukraine's Windrose struck by Russia - report|website=ch-Aviation}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Dnipro Airport}}
*[http://dnk.aero/uk/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125212732/http://dnk.aero/uk/ |date=2019-01-25 }}

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