Batken Airport

Batken International Airport
Баткен эл аралык аэропорту
IATA: none (БАТ)ICAO: UAFB
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Government
Serves Batken
Location Batken, Kyrgyzstan
Elevation AMSL 3,517 ft / 1,072 m
Coordinates Coordinates: 40°02′33″N 070°50′17″E / 40.04250°N 70.83806°E / 40.04250; 70.83806
Map
UAFB
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 1,800 5,905 Asphalt
Source:[1]

Batken International Airport (Kyrgyz: Баткен эл аралык аэропорту, Russian: Баткенский международный аэропорт) (IATA: none (БАТ), ICAO: UAFB) is an international airport serving Batken, the capital of Batken Province (oblast) of Kyrgyzstan. The Russian IATA code for Batken Airport is БАТ.[2]

Batken International Airport started its operations in 1958 as a landing strip. The current runway and terminal were built in 1984. It is a class 3C airport. The runway has a weight limit of 22 tonnes, and has no instrument landing facilities, operating only during daylight hours.

Batken Airport was given international status on April 19, 2014. Customs and border control checks will be installed and the current runway will be extended by 400 meters.[3] There are occasional flights to Osh, Jalal-Abad and even to nearby Isfana.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Tez JetBishkek
Sky Bishkek Bishkek [4]

References

  1. "Аэропорт "Баткен"". CivilAviation.kg. 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
  2. "Коды городов всех стран мира". G-avia.ru. 2009-08-08. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  3. "Баткен аэропортуна эл аралык макам берилди". Azattyk.org. 2014-04-20. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  4. "Sky Bishkek's inaugural flight departs on December 1, 2012". Manas International Airport. 2012-11-29. Retrieved 2012-11-30.

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