Kyzyl Airport
Airport in Tuva, Russia
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Kyzyl Airport (Tuvan: Кызылдың Делегей Чергелиг Аэропорту, romanized: Kızıldıñ Delegey çergelig Aeroportu, Russian: Аэропорт Кызыл) (IATA: KYZ, ICAO: UNKY) serves Kyzyl, in Tuva, Russia. The airport is located 6 km southwest of the city center.
Kyzyl International Airport Кызылдың Делегей Чергелиг Аэропорту | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | FSUE "Tuva Airlines" | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Kyzyl | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Kyzyl, Russia | ||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 51°40′33.86″N 94°24′18.54″E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | tuvaairport.ru | ||||||||||||||
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  KYZ Location of airport in Tuva Republic | |||||||||||||||
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The base is the home of the 32nd Independent Composite Transport Aviation Regiment, Composite Aviation Squadron which is part of the 14th Air and Air Defence Forces Army.[1]
History
The government of Russia plans to renovate the airport, either by itself or in partnership with another agency. A runway extension is planned, so the airport may accept larger aircraft flying to and from Moscow and Saint Petersburg; or for technical stops for flights from China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan and other Asian countries operating to the western part of Russia or elsewhere in Europe.[2] The runway reconstruction officially ended on 13 February 2018, with an ATR 42-500 of NordStar arriving from Krasnoyarsk-Yemelyanovo. Currently, the airport plans to become international in 2018, to commence various flights to PRC (Beijing and Ürümqi) and Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar).[3]
On 5 September 2019, Kyzyl Airport received permission to operate international flights.[4]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| IrAero | Moscow–Domodedovo[5] |
| KrasAvia | Krasnoyarsk–Yemelyanovo, Ulan-Ude Seasonal: Ulaanbaatar[6] |
| S7 Airlines | Moscow-Domodedovo,[7] Novosibirsk |
Statistics
Annual Traffic
Annual Passenger Traffic[8]
| Year | Passengers | % Change |
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| 2014 | 24,099 | |
| 2015 | 29,367  |
+17,9 |
| 2016 | 33,651 |
+12,7 |
| 2017 | 24,786  |
-35,8 |
Ground transportation
Bus routes #1 and #1A go to the city.
