Ukrainian civil airspace has remained closed to commercial flights since February 2022 due to active conflict, keeping Kyiv Boryspil Airport operations suspended despite intact infrastructure and ongoing maintenance. As of mid-October 2026, Ukraine’s State Aviation Service confirmed that Boryspil and Lviv airports retain technical readiness and staff qualifications for rapid reactivation once airspace reopens, following a March 2026 working group on phased resumption. Reopening hinges on security assessments and regulatory decisions rather than fixed timelines, with international carriers expressing conditional interest. Recent presentations by airport leadership on resilience preparations underscore sustained readiness efforts, but any near-term aircraft movements depend on verifiable improvements in the security environment.