Authorities have agreed on the location of a new Airport for government-controlled Donetsk and Luhansk regions

and construction could be completed within two years, Serhiy Gaidai, head of Luhansk regional state administration told Donbas Online TRK. He said he could not state the location for fear of triggering real estate speculation. The three major cities – Mariupol, Kramatorsk, and Severodonetsk – have airports. Although used by the military, they are considered too close to the front line for civilian commercial use. Mariupol is a 3-hour drive from Zaporizhia’s newly rebuilt airport. Kharkiv airport is a 3-hour drive from Kramatorsk and almost a 4-hour drive from Severodonetsk.