Sary-Arka Airport
| Sary-Arka Airport Сарыарқа әуежайы аэропорт Сары-Арка | |||||||||||
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 Sary-Arka Airport at night | |||||||||||
| IATA: KGF – ICAO: UAKK | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Sky Service LLP | ||||||||||
| Operator | JSC “Sary-Arka International Airport” | ||||||||||
| Serves | Karaganda | ||||||||||
| Location | 24 km (15 mi) SE of Karaganda, Kazakhstan | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 538 m / 1,765 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°40′17″N 073°20′11″E / 49.67139°N 73.33639°ECoordinates: 49°40′17″N 073°20′11″E / 49.67139°N 73.33639°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.kgf.aero | ||||||||||
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Sary-Arka Airport (Kazakh: Сарыарқа әуежайы, Russian: аэропорт Сары-Арка) (IATA: KGF, ICAO: UAKK) is the airport of Karagandy, Kazakhstan. It is located 24 km (15 mi) southeast[1] of the city.
History
The airport was built in 1934, and moved to its current location 10 years later. In 1980 it underwent major reconstruction, including construction of a new terminal building and modernization of the runway. This made landing of heavier aircraft possible and opened the door to many new destinations in the Soviet Union.
In 1992 the airport was granted an international status. It has become an independent joint stock company after separation from JSC "Karagandaavia" in 1997. It is not related to Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan on the World Heritage List.
Sary-Akra Airport is home to the 610th Air Base of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan, one of four fast jet bases in the country [2] with MiG-31s, Su-27s and Su-25s.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aeroflot | Moscow-Sheremetyevo |
| Aeroflot operated by Rossiya | Seasonal: St. Petersburg |
| Air Astana | Almaty |
| AtlasJet | Seasonal: Antalya |
| Belavia | Seasonal: Minsk-National |
| Pegasus Airlines | Seasonal: Antalya |
| SCAT | Almaty, Istanbul–Atatürk, Kyzylorda, Ust-Kamenogorsk Seasonal: Antalya |
| SkyBus | Seasonal charter: Batumi |
| Turkish Airlines | Seasonal: Antalya |
| Zhezair | Balkhash, Zhezkazgan |
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Lufthansa Cargo | Frankfurt, Hong Kong |
| MASkargo | Amsterdam, Shanghai–Pudong |
| Southern Air | Amsterdam, Hong Kong |
References
- 1 2 AIP Kazakhstan
- ↑ "World Air Forces 2015 pg. 21". Flightglobal Insight. 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sary-Arka Airport. |
- Sary-Arka Airport
- Accident history for KGF at Aviation Safety Network
- Airport information for UAKK at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for UAKK at NOAA/NWS
- Airport information for UAKK at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan at UNESCO website