Issyk-Kul International Airport Explained

Nativename:Ысык-Көл эл аралык аэропорту
Location:Tamchy, Kyrgyzstan
Hub:Kyrgyzstan Air Company
Elevation-M:1,653
Coordinates:42.5856°N 76.7069°W
Pushpin Label:IKU
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Metric-Rwy:y
Issyk-Kul International Airport
Pushpin Map:Kyrgyzstan
Iata:IKU (ИКУ)
Icao:UCFL
Type:Public
Operator:Government
City-Served:Tamchy
Elevation-F:5,426
R1-Number:07/25
R1-Length-M:3,800
Footnotes:[1]

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») 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.

References

5 https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230801-kajul23iku Aero Nomad service

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Информация об аэропорте "Иссык-Куль". airport.kg. 2023-05-23.
  2. Web site: Коды городов всех стран. G-Avia.ru. 2012-10-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20181108062817/http://g-avia.ru/kody_gorodov_vseh_stran_. 2018-11-08. dead.