Semey Airport
Airport in Kazakhstan
PLX/UASS
Location in Kazakhstan
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
|---|---|---|---|
| m | ft | ||
| 08/26 | 3,096 | 10,157 | Concrete |
| Passengers | 49,900 |
|---|
Source: AIP Kazakhstan[1]
Semey International Airport (Kazakh: Semei Halyqaralyq Äuejaiy) (IATA: PLX, ICAO: UASS), formerly New Semey (Kazakh: Jañasemei) and named after Abai Qunanbaiuly, is an airport in Semey, Kazakhstan, located 10 km (6.2 mi) south-west[1] of the city. It services large airliners. The airfield contains two groups of alert fighter pads. A 400 m (1,300 ft) overrun exists at each end of runway 08/26.
Established in 1929, it is Kazakhstan's oldest international airport.
Declassified CIA documents indicate that in the late 1960s, during the height of the Sino-Soviet split, the Soviet Union used this airfield as a bomber staging base for Chinese targets, and at times the Tupolev Tu-22 Blinder was identified here.[citation needed]
The Tupolev Tu-128 and MiG-31 were also based here at various times.[2]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| FlyArystan | Almaty,[3] Astana[4] |
See also
- Transport in Kazakhstan
- List of the busiest airports in the former USSR
References
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Airports in Kazakhstan
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- Balkhash (Balkhash – BXH)
- Taldykorgan (Taldykorgan – TDK)
- Usharal (Usharal – USJ)
- Zaysan (Zaysan – SZI)
- Zhezkazgan (Zhezkazgan – DZN)
- Baikonur
- Krayniy – BXY
- Yubileyniy
- Sary Shagan (Kambala)
- List of airports in Kazakhstan
- Busiest airports
- Semey (Chagan)
- Dolon (Dolon Southwest)
Smaller airports handle domestic, charter or private services only
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