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Balkhash Airport (Kazakh: Балқаш Әуежайы / Balqaş Äuejaiy) (IATA: BXH, ICAO: UAAH) is an airport 6 km (3.7 mi) northeast of Balkhash, Kazakhstan.[1]
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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | JSC "National Airport Balkhash" | ||||||||||
| Serves | Balkhash | ||||||||||
| Location | 6 km (3.7 mi) NE of Balkhash, Kazakhstan | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 440 m / 1,444 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°53′38″N 075°00′19″E / 46.89389°N 75.00528°E | ||||||||||
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Overview
editBalkhash Airport is classified as a national aerodrome in the latest AIP.[1] It is capable of accepting Ilyushin Il-76, Tupolev Tu-134, Tupolev Tu-154, Antonov An-8, Antonov An-12, Antonov An-24, Ilyushin Il-14, Ilyushin Il-18, Yakovlev Yak-40, Yakovlev Yak-42, and Antonov An-2 aircraft. It can also accept light aircraft and helicopters of all types.
The length of the runway is 2,502 m × 40 m (8,209 ft × 131 ft). A dirt runway was also used in the past, but it is now closed.
Military aircraft are also based there. In the last few years, civil aircraft rarely use this airport and the airport is mainly used by the sky diving club of the city of Balkhash and the military.
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| SCAT Airlines | Almaty,[2] Astana[2] |
References
edit- ^ a b c "AIP Kazakhstan". Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
- ^ a b Liu, Jim. "SCAT aircompany plans various domestic sector resumptions in W19". Routesonline. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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