Shymkent International Airport
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| Shymkent International Airport Халықаралық Шымкент Әуежайы |
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IATA: CIT – ICAO: UAII
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| Airport type | Civil | ||
| Operator | JSC Shymkent Airport | ||
| Serves | Shymkent | ||
| Location | Shymkent | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,385 ft / 422 m | ||
| Coordinates | 42°21′51″N 69°28′44″E / 42.36417°N 69.47889°ECoordinates: 42°21′51″N 69°28′44″E / 42.36417°N 69.47889°E | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 10/28 | 9,186 | 2,800 | Concrete |
Shymkent International Airport (Kazakh: Халықаралық Шымкент Әуежайы, Russian: Международный Аэропорт Шымкент) (IATA: CIT, ICAO: UAII) is an airport serving Shymkent in Kazakhstan .
In 2004, the airport handled 97,000 passengers.
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[edit] History
The basis for the airport was an agricultural airbase built in 1932. Since 1933 it started handling passengers and cargo traffic. In 1963 Shymkent airport was relocated to its current place.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Astana | Almaty, Atyrau |
| Rossiya | St Petersburg-Pulkovo |
| SCAT | Aktau, Almaty, Astana, Atyrau, Istambul, Moscow-Domodedovo, Urumqi, Ust-Kamenogorsk |
| Transaero Airlines | Moscow-Domodedovo |
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