Batken Airport

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Batken Airport
Баткен аэропорту
UAFB
IATA: none (БАТ)ICAO: UAFB
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Government
Serves Batken
Location Batken, Kyrgyzstan
Elevation AMSL 3,517 ft / 1,072 m
Coordinates 40°02′33″N 070°50′17″E / 40.04250°N 70.83806°E / 40.04250; 70.83806
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 1,800 5,905 Asphalt
Source: [1]

Batken Airport (Kyrgyz: Баткен аэропорту, Russian: Баткенский аэропорт) (IATA: none (БАТ), ICAO: UAFB) is an airport serving Batken, a town in the Batken Province (oblast) of Kyrgyzstan. The Russian IATA code for Batken Airport is БАТ. [2]

Batken Airport started its operations in 1940s as a landing strip. The current runway and terminal were built in 1984. It is a regional class 3C airport. The runway has a weight limit of 22 tonnes, and has no instrument landing facilities and operates only during daylight hours.

Batken Airport has no customs and border control checks and serves only flights within Kyrgyzstan. There are occasional flights to Osh, Jalal-Abad and even to nearby Isfana.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Avia Traffic CompanyBishkek
Sky Bishkek Bishkek [3]

References

  1. "Аэропорт "Баткен"". CivilAviation.kg. 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-10-28. 
  2. "Коды городов всех стран мира". G-avia.ru. 2009-08-08. Retrieved 2012-10-13. 
  3. "Sky Bishkek's inaugural flight departs on December 1, 2012". Manas International Airport. 2012-11-29. Retrieved 2012-11-30. 

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