Boraldai airport
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Boraldai Airport | |||
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IATA: BXJ – ICAO: UAAR | |||
Summary | |||
Operator | Altair Air | ||
Location | 5 km from Almaty, Kazakhstan | ||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
4790 | 1460 | Asphalt |
Airport Boraldai (former name Burundai) is situated within 5 km from Almaty city - a former capital of Kazakhstan. Airport codes: ICAO: UAAR IATA: BXJ. It is suitable for helicopters of all types, such as Mi-2, Mi-6, Mi-8, Mi-10, Ka-32 and light aircraft, such as An-24, An-26, An-30, An-72 and An-74. The territory of the airport area is 705,000 square metres.
The complex includes: air terminal with the area of 1,501 square metres; runway 1460 m x 35 m; two taxiways 14 m and 8 m; technical maintenance base with the area of 1,981 square metres; apron and parking stands; railway stub station and the hotel.
The owner of the airport is LLP “Altair Air”. The airport is a main base for Kazakhstan airline Burundaiavia. The annual airshow of Kazakhstan takes place at the airport.