Jalal-Abad Airport
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Jalal-Abad Airport Жалал-Абад аэропорту |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | The City of Jalal-Abad | ||||||||||
| Operator | Manas International Airport JSC | ||||||||||
| Serves | Jalal-Abad | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 2,591 ft / 790 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 40°56′39″N 072°58′40″E / 40.94417°N 72.97778°E | ||||||||||
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Jalal-Abad Airport (Kyrgyz: Жалал-Абад аэропорту, Russian: Джалал-Абадский аэропорт) (IATA: none (ДЖБ), ICAO: UAFJ) is an airport serving Jalal-Abad, the capital of the Jalal-Abad Region (oblast) of Kyrgyzstan. Not to be confused with Jalalabad Airport in Afghanistan. Local travel agents use JBD as an unofficial three-letter airport code in Latin. The Russian IATA code for Jalal-Abad Airport is ДЖБ.
Jalal-Abad Airport started its operations in 1940s as a landing strip in the outskirts of the then small provincial town. The current runway and terminal were built in 1975. It is a regional class 3C airport. The runway 01/19 has a weight limit of 22 tonnes, and has no instrument landing facilities and operates only during daylight hours. The current runway will be significantly improved in 2013.
Jalal-Abad Airport has no customs and border control checks and serves only flights within Kyrgyzstan. Before the collapse of the Soviet Union, the airport linked Jalal-Abad with cities in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. Up until 2000, the airport had links with Kerben, Kanysh-Kyya, Toktogul, Naryn, Talas, Cholpon-Ata, Karakol and even with nearby Osh. Flights to Aksy District in northwestern Jalal-Abad Region resumed on March 1, 2013. Flights to Toguz-Toro District in eastern Jalal-Abad Region resumed on April 24, 2013.
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