Taldykorgan Airport Аэропорт Талдыкорган |
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Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||
Owner/Operator | JSC “Zhetysu Aircompany” | ||||||||||
Serves | Taldykorgan Kazakhstan | ||||||||||
Location | 12 km (7.5 mi) NE of Taldykorgan City | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 593 m / 1,946 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°07′21″N 078°26′34″E / 45.12250°N 78.44278°ECoordinates: 45°07′21″N 078°26′34″E / 45.12250°N 78.44278°E | ||||||||||
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Location in Kazakhstan | |||||||||||
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Source: AIP Kazakhstan
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Taldykorgan Airport is classified as a national aerodrome in the latest AIP. 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 runway is 3,001 m × 50 m (9,846 ft × 164 ft).
The Airport houses the 604th Air Base of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan, one of four fast jet facilities in the country operating mainly MiG-27s and Su-27s (previously the 129th Fighter-Bomber Regiment).