Issyk-Kul International Airport

Issyk-Kul International Airport
Ысык-Көл эл аралык аэропорту
Issyk-Kul International Airport Ысык-Көл эл аралык аэропорту
	IATA: IKU (ИКУ); ICAO: UCFL;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government
Serves	Tamchy
Location	Tamchy, Kyrgyzstan
Hub for	Kyrgyzstan Air Company
Elevation AMSL	5,426 ft / 1,653 m
Coordinates	42°35′8″N 76°42′25″E / 42.58556°N 76.70694°E
Map
	IKU
Runways

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.^[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.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aeroflot	Moscow–Sheremetyevo
Asman Airlines	Almaty,^[3] Osh
Centrum Air	Seasonal: Tashkent^[4]
FlyArystan	Seasonal: Almaty^[5]
S7 Airlines	Seasonal: Novosibirsk^[6]
Silk Avia	Seasonal: Tashkent^[7]
Sky FRU	Osh
TezJet	Seasonal: Osh^{[citation needed]}