Osh Airport

Osh Airport
IATA: OSSICAO: UAFO
OSS
Location of airport in Kyrgyzstan
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Government
Serves Osh, Kyrgyzstan
Elevation AMSL 2,927 ft / 892 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 2,614 8,576 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Osh Airport (IATA: OSSICAO: UAFO) is an airport serving Osh, a city in the Osh province (oblast) of Kyrgyzstan.

International arrivals with questions concerning their entry into the country may call the border service's Southern Regional Administration at (0 3222) 7-25-25; 2-34-6 or border unit #2011 at (0 3222) 5-55-09; 3-89-38.

Contents

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Air Bishkek Novosibirsk
Avia Traffic Company Bishkek, Novosibirsk
China Southern Airlines Urumqi
Itek Air Moscow-Domodedovo, Novosibirsk
Kyrgyz Airways Saint Petersburg-Pulkovo
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Moscow-Domodedovo
Osh-Avia Bishkek
S7 Airlines Moscow-Domodedovo
VIM Airlines Moscow-Domodedovo

Ground transportation

Marshrutka route #107 serves the airport.

Accident

On December 28 2011, Kyrgyzstan Tupolev TU-134A, registration EX-020, operating flight QH3 from Bishkek to Osh, Kyrgyzstan, with 73 passengers and 6 crew suffered a hard landing on Osh's runway 12 resulting in the collapse of the right main gear, right wing separation and the aircraft rolling on its back in fog and low visibility. The aircraft came to a stop on soft ground about 10 meters off the right runway edge. A fuel leak from the left wing led to a fire erupting which was quickly extinguished by airport emergency services. One passenger received serious injuries and 24 people received minor injuries (concussions, bruises), of which 16 were taken to local hospitals.

References

  1. ^ Airport information for UAFO from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^ Airport information for OSS at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).

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