Issyk-Kul International Airport Ысык-Көл эл аралык аэропорту | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Tamchy | ||||||||||
| Location | Tamchy, Kyrgyzstan | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Kyrgyzstan Air Company | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,426 ft / 1,653 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°35′17″N 076°42′47″E / 42.58806°N 76.71306°E | ||||||||||
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Issyk-Kul International Airport (Kyrgyz: Ысык-Көл эл аралык аэропорту, Isıq-Köl el aralıq aeroportu, ىسىق-كۅل ەل ارالىق اەروپورتۇ; Russian: Международный аэропорт «Иссык-Куль», Meždunarodnyj aeroport «Issyk-Kulj») (IATA: IKU (ИКУ), ICAO: UCFL) is an international airport near Tamchy, a village in Issyk Kul District of Issyk Kul Region (oblast) of Kyrgyzstan. The Russian IATA code for Issyk-Kul International Airport is ИКУ.[2]
Operations
Formerly known as Tamchy Airport, Issyk-Kul International Airport started its operations in 1975 as a reserve airport for the nearby Cholpon-Ata Airport. The current runway and terminal were built in 2003. In the same year, the Kyrgyz Government renamed Tamchy Airport to Issyk-Kul International Airport. It is a class 4D airport with CAT I instrument landing facilities and lighting on both the runway and stands for night operation.
Issyk-Kul International Airport has customs and border control checks and serves both domestic and international flights. There are plans to extend the runway by a further 500 m.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aero Nomad Airlines | Osh[3] |
| Avia Traffic Company | Seasonal: Bishkek, Jalal-Abad, Osh |
| Qazaq Air | Seasonal charter: Almaty |
| SCAT | Seasonal: Almaty[4] |
| Ural Airlines | Seasonal: Moscow-Domodedovo, Yekaterinburg |
| Uzbekistan Airways | Seasonal: Tashkent |
References
- ↑ "Информация об аэропорте «Иссык-Куль»". airport.kg. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
- ↑ "Коды городов всех стран". G-Avia.ru. Archived from the original on 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
- ↑ "Aero Nomad Adds Tamchy Service From late-July 2023". AeroRoutes. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ↑ "QAZAQ AIR осуществляет рейсы на побережье Иссык-Куля". www.flyqazaq.com. Qazaq Air. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
5 https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230801-kajul23iku Aero Nomad service
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