Issyk-Kul International Airport

Airport in Tamchy, Kyrgyzstan
IKU is located in Kyrgyzstan
IKU
IKU
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 3,800 12,467 Asphalt

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

AirlinesDestinations
Aero Nomad Airlines Osh[3]
TezJet Osh
Avia Traffic Company Seasonal: Bishkek, Jalal-Abad, Osh
Qazaq Air Seasonal charter: Almaty
S7 Airlines Seasonal: Novosibirsk
SCAT Seasonal: Almaty[4]
Ural Airlines Seasonal: Moscow-Domodedovo, Yekaterinburg
Uzbekistan Airways Seasonal: Tashkent

References

  1. ^ "Информация об аэропорте "Иссык-Куль"". airport.kg. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Коды городов всех стран". G-Avia.ru. Archived from the original on 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
  3. ^ "Aero Nomad Adds Tamchy Service From late-July 2023". AeroRoutes. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  4. ^ "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

External links

  • Official website
  • Issyk-Kul International Airport on OurAirports.com
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