Karakol International Airport

Karakol International Airport (Kyrgyz: Каракол эл аралык аэропорту, Russian: Международный аэропорт "Каракол") (IATA: none (КПЖ), ICAO: UCFP) is an international airport serving Karakol, the capital of Issyk-Kul Province (oblast) of Kyrgyzstan. The Russian IATA code for Karakol International Airport is КПЖ.[2]

Karakol International Airport

Каракол эл аралык аэропорту
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment
ServesKarakol
LocationKarakol, Kyrgyzstan
Hub forSCAT
Elevation AMSL5,590 ft / 1,704 m
Coordinates42°30′29″N 078°24′28″E
Map
UAFP
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,000 6,562 Asphalt

Formerly known as Przhevalsk Airport until 1992, Karakol International Airport started its operations in 1940s. The current runway and terminal were built in 1978. On 30 November 2011, the Kyrgyz Government signed a decree and awarded an international status to the airport. Thus, it became Karakol International Airport.[3]

On 2 December 2011, the first international flight landed at Karakol International Airport. SCAT's Antonov AN-24 from Almaty, Kazakhstan, was also the first scheduled flight since 1991 when the airport suffered a decline in passenger numbers.[4] Until 1991, Karakol had regular links with Bishkek, Jalal-Abad, Osh and other towns in Kyrgyzstan.

It is a class 3C airport, meaning that it has no instrument landing facilities and operates only during daylight hours.

Karakol International Airport has customs and border control checks and serves both domestic and international flights. There are plans to starts flights to Bishkek, Jalal-Abad, Osh in Kyrgyzstan as well as Omsk and Novosibirsk in Russia.[4]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Avia Traffic CompanyBishkek[5]
SCATSeasonal: Almaty

References
  2. "Справка по расписанию и тарифам на линиях СНГ - Украинский Авиационный Портал". Aviation.com.ua. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
  3. "Аэропорту "Каракол" придан статус международного". Vb.kg. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
  4. "Каракол принял первый регулярный авиарейс за 20 лет". Kloop.Kg. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
  5. "Расписание рейсов". Aero.kg. Retrieved 2012-10-29.


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