Kanysh-Kiya Airport
| Kanysh-Kiya Airport Каныш-Кыя аэропорту   КШЯ | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none (КШЯ) – ICAO: none | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Government | ||
| Serves | Kanysh-Kiya | ||
| Location | Chatkal District, Jalal-Abad Province | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 6,102 ft / 1,860 m | ||
| Coordinates | 41°45′19″N 071°03′02″E / 41.75528°N 71.05056°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 1,500 | 4,921 | Asphalt | |
Kanysh-Kiya Airport (Kyrgyz: Каныш-Кыя аэропорту, Russian: Каныш-Кийский аэропорт (IATA: none (КШЯ)) is an airport outside of Kanysh-Kiya, a village in Chatkal District of Jalal-Abad Province (oblast) of Kyrgyzstan. The Russian IATA code for Kanysh-Kiya Airport is КШЯ. [1]
Kanysh-Kiya Airport started its operations in 1970s to serve the transportation needs of the miners in Kanysh-Kiya as well as the nearby Terek-Say and Sumsar. The current runway was built in 1970s. The airport has no terminal as such, and has no instrument landing facilities and operates only during daylight hours.
Kanysh-Kiya Airport is currently not in use. However, there are plans to renovate it. The Kyrgyz Prime Minister Jantörö Satybaldiyev in October 2012 said: “We should resume operations of the airport so that small planes would be able to fly here.” [2]
References
- ↑ "Справка по расписанию и тарифам на линиях СНГ - Украинский Авиационный Портал". Aviation.com.ua. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ↑ "One should resume operations of Chatkal Airport in Dzhalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyz Prime Minister". CAAN.asia. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
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