Issyk-Kul International Airport
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]
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 3C airport, has no instrument landing facilities and operates only during daylight hours.
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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Avia Traffic Company | Seasonal: Bishkek, Jalal-Abad, Osh |
Qazaq Air | Seasonal charter: Almaty |
SCAT | Seasonal: Almaty[3] |
Uzbekistan Airways | Seasonal: Tashkent |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Antonov_An-2_Tamchi.jpg/220px-Antonov_An-2_Tamchi.jpg)
References
- ^ "Международный аэропорт "Иссык-Куль"". CivilAviation.kg. 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-10-28.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Коды городов всех стран". G-Avia.ru. Archived from the original on 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
- ^ "QAZAQ AIR осуществляет рейсы на побережье Иссык-Куля". www.flyqazaq.com. Qazaq Air. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
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