Cholpon-Ata Airport

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Cholpon-Ata Airport
Чолпон-Ата аэропорту
UAFG
IATA: none (ЧЛА)ICAO: UAFG
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Government
Serves Cholpon-Ata
Location Issyk Kul District, Issyk Kul Province
Elevation AMSL 5,419 ft / 1,652 m
Coordinates 42°39′13″N 077°03′24″E / 42.65361°N 77.05667°E / 42.65361; 77.05667
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 1,740 5,708 Asphalt
Source: [1]

Cholpon-Ata Airport (Kyrgyz: Чолпон-Ата аэропорту, Russian: Чолпон-Атинский аэропорт) (IATA: none (ЧЛА), ICAO: UAFG) is an airport serving a resort town of Cholpon-Ata in the Issyk Kul Province (oblast) of Kyrgyzstan. The Russian IATA code for Cholpon-Ata Airport is ЧЛА.[2]

Cholpon-Ata Airport started its operations in 1930s as a landing strip on the northern shore of Issyk-Kul Lake. The current runway and terminal were built in 1970s. The runway has a weight limit of 22 tonnes, and has no instrument landing facilities and operates only during daylight hours.

Cholpon-Ata Airport is currently being replaced by Tamchy Airport. There are plans to reconstruct it as a VIP airport due to its proximity to the governmental resorts. Until 2003, Cholpon-Ata had regular links with Bishkek, Osh and Jalal-Abad.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Kyrgyzstan Air Company
operated by Avia Traffic Company
inspection flights

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