Tamga Airport Explained

Tamga Airport
Nativename:Тамга аэропорту
Pushpin Map:Kyrgyzstan
Pushpin Label:UAFA
Iata:none (ТМГ)
Icao:UAFA
Type:Public
Operator:Government
City-Served:Jeti-Ögüz District
Location:Jeti-Ögüz District, Issyk-Kul Region
Hub:Golden Rule Airlines
Elevation-F:5,655
Elevation-M:1,724
Coordinates:42.1531°N 77.5639°W
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:18/36
R1-Length-M:850
R1-Length-F:2,788
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:[1]

Tamga Airport (Kyrgyz: Тамга аэропорту, Russian: Тамгинский аэропорт) is a small airport serving Jeti-Ögüz District in Issyk-Kul Region (oblast) of Kyrgyzstan. The Russian IATA code for the airport is ТМГ.[2]

Tamga Airport started its operations in the 1930s as a reserve landing strip on the southern shore of Issyk-Kul Lake. The current runway and terminal were built in the 1960s. The runway can only accept AN-2 and AN-28 planes and their analogues, has no instrument landing facilities, and operates only during daylight hours.[3]

The airport is currently used for agricultural purposes, although there are plans to renovate it as the number of tourists to the southern shore of Issyk-Kul Lake is set to increase. Until 1990, Tamga had regular links with Bishkek, Osh, and Jalal-Abad.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tamga Airport. OurAirports.com. 2012-10-28.
  2. Web site: Коды городов. Aviation.com.ua. 2012-10-28.
  3. Web site: Аэропорт "Тамга". AviaPages.ru. 2012-10-28.