Boryspil Airport to step up security during celebration of 1,025th anniversary of Rus Christianization

11:23, 24.07.2013 1 min read

The aviation security service of Boryspil International Airport (Kyiv) together with law enforcement agencies will provide additional security measures on July 24-29 in connection with the arrival of guests to celebrate the 1,025th anniversary of the Christianization of Kyivan Rus.

All flights will be carried out according to a daily flight plan, the airport's press service told Interfax-Ukraine.

Boryspil International Airport is the main airport of the country and services 65% of the passenger air traffic in Ukraine. It is the only airport in Ukraine from which transcontinental flights are performed.

Boryspil airport occupies about 1,000 hectares. It has two runways: one 4,000 meters long and 60 meters wide, and another 3,500 meters long and 63 meters wide.