Ashgabat Airport

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Ashgabat Airport
IATA: ASB – ICAO: UTAA
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator N/A
Location Ashgabat
Elevation AMSL 692 ft / 211 m
Coordinates 37°59′13″N 058°21′39″E / 37.98694, 58.36083
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12L/30R 12,467 3,800 Concrete
12R/30L 9,806 2,989 Concrete
11/29 5,907 1,800 Asphalt

Ashgabat Airport (IATA: ASB, ICAO: UTAA), also known as Ashkhabad Airport, is the only international airport in Turkmenistan. It is located approximately 10 km (6 mi) northwest of the capital Ashgabat (Ashkhabad). The airport, with its air traffic control tower and a 12,000 foot-long precision-approach runway (12L-30R), opened in 1994 and was named after the country's first president, Saparmyrat Niyazov.

The facility consists of a single arrivals/departures hall and is the only airport in Turkmenistan with direct international flights.

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