UKLL
Lviv International Airport
IFR
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Name
Lviv International Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
UKLL / LWO / UKLL
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
6:43 am (EET)
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Municipality
Lviv
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Coordinates
49° 48′ 45″ N 23° 57′ 21″ E
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Elevation
1’076 ft (328 m MSL)
About Lviv International Airport
Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (Ukrainian: Міжнародний аеропорт «Львів» імені Данила Галицького, romanized: Mizhnarodnyi aeroport "Lviv" imeni Danyla Halytskoho) (IATA: LWO, ICAO: UKLL) is an international airport in Lviv, Ukraine, located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the central city. It is the second largest and busiest airport in Ukraine. Importance of the airport increased gradually following the Russo-Ukrainian War in 2014. The airport is named after King Daniel of Galicia, the historical founder of the city in 1256 AD.
On 24 February 2022, Ukraine closed airspace to civilian flights due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.