Issyk-Kul International Airport

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.

Issyk-Kul International Airport
Ысык-Көл эл аралык аэропорту
  • IATA: IKU (ИКУ)
  • ICAO: UCFL
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment
ServesTamchy
LocationTamchy, Kyrgyzstan
Hub forKyrgyzstan Air Company
Elevation AMSL5,426 ft / 1,653 m
Coordinates42°35′8″N 76°42′25″E / 42.58556°N 76.70694°E / 42.58556; 76.70694
Map
IKU
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 3,800 12,467 Asphalt

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
Aeroflot Moscow–Sheremetyevo
Asman Airlines Almaty, Osh
Centrum Air Seasonal: Tashkent
FlyArystan Seasonal: Almaty
S7 Airlines Seasonal: Novosibirsk
Silk Avia Seasonal: Tashkent
Sky FRU Osh
TezJet Seasonal: Osh[citation needed]

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