ODS · Odesa, Ukraine
Odesa International Airport.
--:--:-- · EEST (UTC+03:00) · 46.4272° N, 30.6726° E
Odesa International Airport
Ukrainian airport
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for ODS
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 6487; ident UKOO; scheduled service not listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
airport.od.ua
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Odesa International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
19 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
ODS / UKOO
OurAirports ident
UKOO
GPS / local code
UKOO
ISO region
UA-51
Scheduled service
Not listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
airport.od.ua
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1432234
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:20 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--EEST · UTC+03:00
Time zone
EEST
Europe/Kyiv · UTC+03:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
8.5 km
Approximate distance to central Odesa.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Kyiv
Languages
Ukrainian
Currency
UAH (₴)
Country area
603,550 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
9,186 ft / 2,800 m
Runway surface
grass, PEM
Opened / operator
1961
Owner / entity
Q1432234
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Not listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Odesa International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Odesa, Ukraine. Odesa's built-up core sits roughly 8.5 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Europe/Kyiv (UTC+03:00, EEST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Odesa International Airport (ODS / UKOO) is at 46.4272° N, 30.6726° E, elevation 172 ft (52 m), serving Odesa, Ukraine.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Odesa is in Ukraine (capital Kyiv); on Europe/Kyiv (EEST, UTC+03:00); working languages: Ukrainian; currency: UAH (₴).
Distance from central Odesa: 8 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for ODS.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Odesa International Airport (ODS / UKOO)
Odesa International Airport · Ukrainian airport
Known label 1
Odesa Central
Alternate airport-name cue retained for ODS, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
Міжнародний аеропорт Одеса
Alternate airport-name cue retained for ODS, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 3
Odessa Airport
Alternate airport-name cue retained for ODS, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
UKOO · UKOO · UA-51
airport.od.ua · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service not listed
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Odesa International Airport is an international airport of Odesa, the third largest city of Ukraine, located 7 km (4.3 mi) southwest from its city centre.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for ODS; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
Odesa International Airport is an international airport of Odesa, the third largest city of Ukraine, located 7 km (4.3 mi) southwest from its city centre.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Cheremushky
cheremushky · 3.0 km from ODS
Ukraine · Europe/Kyiv · +0h · population 120,000 · city coordinates 46.4325, 30.7115
2. Odesa
odesa · 8.5 km from ODS
Ukraine · Europe/Kyiv · +0h · population 1,010,537 · city coordinates 46.4857, 30.7438
3. Chornomors’k
chornomors-k · 14 km from ODS
Ukraine · Europe/Kyiv · +0h · population 57,983 · city coordinates 46.2991, 30.6553
4. Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi
bilhorod-dnistrovskyi · 36 km from ODS
Ukraine · Europe/Kyiv · +0h · population 47,727 · city coordinates 46.1948, 30.3483
5. Pivdenne
pivdenne · 40 km from ODS
Ukraine · Europe/Kyiv · +0h · population 32,677 · city coordinates 46.6247, 31.1018
6. Rozdilna
rozdilna · 66 km from ODS
Ukraine · Europe/Kyiv · +0h · population 17,858 · city coordinates 46.8548, 30.0709
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. RMO LUKK
Chişinău International Airport · Chişinău
144 km from ODS · Europe/Chisinau · +0h · elevation 399 ft (122 m) · airport coordinates 46.9277, 28.9317
2. OZH UKDE
Zaporizhzhia International Airport · Zaporizhia
386 km from ODS · Europe/Kyiv · +0h · elevation 373 ft (114 m) · airport coordinates 47.8670, 35.3147
3. OTP LROP
Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport · Otopeni
411 km from ODS · Europe/Bucharest · +0h · elevation 314 ft (96 m) · airport coordinates 44.5718, 26.1033
Route-time reference set
1. ODS-RMO
Chişinău · 144 km · 1h 1m
Europe/Chisinau · +0h from ODS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. ODS-OZH
Zaporizhia · 386 km · 1h 19m
Europe/Kyiv · +0h from ODS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. ODS-OTP
Otopeni · 411 km · 1h 21m
Europe/Bucharest · +0h from ODS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 9,186 ft / 2,800 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
grass, PEM
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for ODS.
Runway identifiers
07/25 · 16/34
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. OZH UKDE
Zaporizhzhia International Airport · Zaporizhia · 386 km from ODS
large airport · Europe/Kyiv · ukraine · 373 ft (114 m) · 47.8670, 35.3147
2. LWO UKLL
Lviv International Airport · Lviv · 624 km from ODS
large airport · Europe/Kyiv · ukraine · 1,071 ft (326 m) · 49.8125, 23.9561
Country and authority
ODS sits in Ukraine (Ukraine), whose capital is Kyiv. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Europe, Eastern Europe.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Ukrainian. Currency context: UAH (₴). ODS is not listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
ODS is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Odesa Central, Міжнародний аеропорт Одеса, Odessa Airport. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Ukrainian airport. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Odesa International Airport is an international airport of Odesa, the third largest city of Ukraine, located 7 km (4.3 mi) southwest from its city centre. Location cue: Odesa International Airport is an international airport of Odesa, the third largest city of Ukraine, located 7 km (4.3 mi) southwest from its city centre.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1432234 · Odesa International Airport. Administrative area: Odesa. Named after: Odesa. Entity official-site cross-check: odessa.aero
Field and clock profile
Odesa International Airport is a near sea-level field at 172 ft (52 m), positioned at 46.4272° N, 30.6726° E in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 9,186 ft / 2,800 m. The airport clock uses Europe/Kyiv (EEST, UTC+03:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Cheremushky is the closest retained city-time anchor at 3.0 km. RMO Chişinău is the closest retained airport alternative at 144 km.
Country airport peers
ODS is compared with OZH Zaporizhia at 386 km, LWO Lviv at 624 km inside the retained Ukraine airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
ODS-RMO Chişinău: 144 km, about 1h 1m, +0h. ODS-OZH Zaporizhia: 386 km, about 1h 19m, +0h. ODS-OTP Otopeni: 411 km, about 1h 21m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident UKOO backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. airport.od.ua is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 9,186 ft / 2,800 m
Runway identifiers
07/25, 16/34
OurAirports classifies ODS as a large airport; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Odesa.
ODS (UKOO) is a near sea-level field at 172 ft (52 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
ODS sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
ODS's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 9,186 ft / 2,800 m and source surfaces recorded as grass, PEM.
A specific operator or management record for ODS is not currently in our source set, so this page leans on regulator and country context rather than inventing one.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at airport.od.ua, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for ODS
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
ODS uses Europe/Kyiv (EEST, UTC+03:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Odesa International Airport is about 8.5 km from central Odesa; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
RMO Chişinău is the closest retained alternate at 144 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
airport.od.ua is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place ODS inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
ODS ranks #2 in the curated Ukraine airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 3 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
ODS shares Europe/Kyiv with LWO Lviv UA · OZH Zaporizhia UA. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
ODS is 172 ft (52 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include BDL 173 ft (53 m) (1 ft delta) · HBE 171 ft (52 m) (1 ft delta) · BRU 175 ft (53 m) (3 ft delta) · RIC 167 ft (51 m) (5 ft delta) · HEL 179 ft (55 m) (7 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
ODS's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are RMO 144 km +0h · OZH 386 km +0h · OTP 411 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chişinău | RMO | 144 km | 1h 1m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Zaporizhia | OZH | 386 km | 1h 19m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Otopeni | OTP | 411 km | 1h 21m | +0h | --:--:-- |
ODS to RMO
Chişinău
Distance 144 km; estimated travel window 1h 1m; destination zone Europe/Chisinau is +0h from ODS. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
ODS to OZH
Zaporizhia
Distance 386 km; estimated travel window 1h 19m; destination zone Europe/Kyiv is +0h from ODS. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
ODS to OTP
Otopeni
Distance 411 km; estimated travel window 1h 21m; destination zone Europe/Bucharest is +0h from ODS. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Odesa is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Odesa is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Odesa International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from ODS, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Cheremushky
cheremushky · 3.0 km · Europe/Kyiv
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Odesa
odesa · 8.5 km · Europe/Kyiv
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Chornomors’k
chornomors-k · 14 km · Europe/Kyiv
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi
bilhorod-dnistrovskyi · 36 km · Europe/Kyiv
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Pivdenne
pivdenne · 40 km · Europe/Kyiv
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Rozdilna
rozdilna · 66 km · Europe/Kyiv
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mykolayiv
mykolayiv · 118 km · Europe/Kyiv
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Voznesensk
voznesensk · 136 km · Europe/Kyiv
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kherson
kherson · 150 km · Europe/Kyiv
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kiliya
kiliya · 154 km · Europe/Kyiv
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Oleshky
oleshky · 158 km · Europe/Kyiv
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Pivdennoukrainsk
pivdennoukrainsk · 160 km · Europe/Kyiv
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Odesa International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Chişinău (RMO), Zaporizhia (OZH), Otopeni (OTP). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 9,186 ft / 2,800 m; identifiers 07/25, 16/34.
- Runway surfaces: grass, PEM; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1961.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from ODS. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Chişinău International AirportRMO
Chişinău · large airport
- Distance
- 144 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 399 ft (122 m)
Compare against RMO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Zaporizhzhia International AirportOZH
Zaporizhia · large airport
- Distance
- 386 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 373 ft (114 m)
Compare against OZH when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Bucharest Henri Coandă International AirportOTP
Otopeni · large airport
- Distance
- 411 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 314 ft (96 m)
Compare against OTP when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Odesa International Airport (ODS) in?▾
Odesa International Airport is in the Europe/Kyiv timezone (UTC+03:00, EEST).
What are the codes for Odesa International Airport?▾
Odesa International Airport uses IATA code ODS and ICAO code UKOO.
Where is Odesa International Airport located?▾
Odesa International Airport is located in Odesa, Ukraine at coordinates 46.4272° N, 30.6726° E, with an elevation of 172 ft (52 m) (near sea-level field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Odesa International Airport from central Odesa?▾
Odesa International Airport sits roughly 8.5 km from the nearest mapped city center for Odesa.
Which route reference is most useful from ODS?▾
Chişinău (RMO) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 1m, destination timezone Europe/Chisinau, and a +0h difference from ODS.
What other airports in Ukraine are close peers to ODS?▾
ODS's curated peers in Ukraine on this site include OZH Zaporizhia, LWO Lviv.
How many runways does Odesa International Airport have?▾
Odesa International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 9,186 ft / 2,800 m; identifiers include 07/25, 16/34.