Private Jet Charter at Suprunovka (UKHP/PLV)

Poltava Suprunovka (PLV) — Civil Airfield Suspended Under Ukrainian Wartime Airspace Closure

Poltava Airport (PLV / UKHP), located at Suprunovka near the city of Poltava in central Ukraine, has been non-operational for civil and private aviation since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine commenced in February 2022. Ukrainian airspace — including all civil aerodromes — was placed under a NOTAM-based closure enforced by Eurocontrol and ICAO member states. As of the current date, this closure remains in effect. No private charter, positioning, or tech-stop operations are authorised or insurable through standard aviation underwriters for this airfield.

Operational Profile

Prior to the 2022 closure, PLV operated as a regional airfield serving central Ukraine with a paved runway measuring approximately 2,200 metres, sufficient in normal conditions for light-to-midsize jets including the Phenom 300, Citation CJ4, and Learjet 75 family. Field elevation sits at 505 ft above sea level — density altitude is not an operational factor at this elevation under standard ISA conditions. The airfield has no confirmed FBO presence in the Western operator sense; ground handling was provided through Ukrainian state-affiliated handlers. Any pre-war customs and H24 data should be treated as unverifiable pending post-conflict resumption of civil operations.

Transfers & Connections

Poltava city centre lies approximately 8 kilometres northwest of the airfield, accessible via the M03 highway corridor. In peacetime, the city functioned as a regional administrative and light-industrial hub with limited international business traffic. For Ukraine-bound private charters when airspace reopens, operators historically routed via Warsaw Chopin (WAW) or Budapest (BUD) as final western staging points. Kyiv's Boryspil and Kyiv International (Gostomel) served as primary Ukrainian entry fields before the conflict; their status equally remains suspended.

Handling & Customs

All technical data on file for PLV — including customs availability, FBO presence, and H24 operations — reflects pre-February 2022 conditions and cannot be operationally relied upon. Ukrainian NOTAM closures supersede all historical airport data. Flight dispatchers and EA teams should monitor EASA safety assessments, Lloyd's of London aviation war-risk coverage zones, and ICAO conflict-zone advisories before considering any routing into Ukrainian territory. Alternative routing for clients requiring access to central Ukraine post-conflict should be assessed at the time of airspace reopening, with PLV re-evaluated alongside Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Zaporizhzhia fields depending on reconstruction timelines.