Airport type Public Serves Tamchy Hub for Kyrgyzstan Air Company Elevation 1,653 m | Operator Government Location Tamchy, Kyrgyzstan Elevation AMSL 5,423 ft / 1,653 m | |
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Issyk-Kul International Airport (Kyrgyz: Ысык-Көл эл аралык аэропорту, Russian: Международный аэропорт "Иссык-Куль") (IATA: IKU (ИКУ), ICAO: UCFL) is an international airport serving Tamchy, a village in Issyk Kul District of Issyk Kul Region (oblast) of Kyrgyzstan. The Russian IATA code for Issyk-Kul International Airport is ИКУ.
Formerly known as Tamchy Airport, Issyk-Kul International Airport started its operations in 1975 as a reserve airport for the nearby Cholpon-Ata Airport. The current runway and terminal were built in 2003. In the same year, the Kyrgyz Government renamed Tamchy Airport to Issyk-Kul International Airport. It is a class 3C airport, and has no instrument landing facilities and operates only during daylight hours.
Issyk-Kul International Airport has customs and border control checks and serves both domestic and international flights. There are plans to extend the runway by a further 500 m.