Manas International Airport
Manas International Airport Манас эл аралык аэропорту | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Joint (Civil and Military) | ||||||||||
Serves | Bishkek | ||||||||||
Location | Sokuluk District, Kyrgyzstan | ||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 637 m / 2,090 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°03′41″N 74°28′39″E / 43.06139°N 74.47750°E | ||||||||||
Website | fru.port.kg | ||||||||||
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Manas International Airport (Kyrgyz: Манас эл аралык аэропорту, romanized: Manas El Aralyk Aeroportu ; Russian: Международный аэропорт «Манас») (IATA: FRU, ICAO: UCFM) is the main international airport in Kyrgyzstan, located 25 kilometres (16 mi) north-northwest of the capital, Bishkek.
History
The airport was constructed as a replacement for the former Bishkek airport that was located to the south of the city, and named after Kyrgyz epic hero,
When Kyrgyzstan gained independence from the
After the
In 2004, a new parking ramp was added in front of the passenger terminal to make room for larger refueling and transport aircraft such as the
Around the same time, the Kyrgyz government performed a major expansion and renovation of the passenger terminal, funded in part by the sizable landing fees paid by coalition forces. Several restaurants, gift shops, and barber shops sprang up in the terminal, catering to the deployed troops.
The airport terminal underwent renovation and redesign in 2007.[2] The contemporary IATA codename FRU originates from the Soviet name of the city of Bishkek, then called Frunze. In 2012, the airport handled 1,056,000 passengers.
Facilities
The airport operates 24 hours a day and its
During its existence, Kyrgyzstan Airlines had its head office on the airport property. On 2 January 2002, the airline moved its head office to the Kyrgyzstan Airlines Sales Agency building of Manas International Airport.[3] Previously the head office was also on the grounds of the airport.[4]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Airlines | Destinations |
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Aeroflot | Moscow–Sheremetyevo |
Air Arabia | Sharjah[6] |
Air Astana | Almaty |
AJet | Ankara[7] |
Yekaterinburg
| |
Azerbaijan Airlines | Baku[9] |
China Southern Airlines | Beijing–Daxing,[10] Ürümqi[11] |
flydubai | Dubai–International |
Flynas | Jeddah[13] |
Jazeera Airways | Kuwait City[14] |
Loong Air | Chengdu–Tianfu,[15] Xi'an[16] |
Nordwind Airlines | Kazan |
Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
| |
Qazaq Air | Almaty[17] |
Red Sea Airlines | Seasonal charter: Sharm El Sheikh |
Rossiya Airlines | Krasnoyarsk |
S7 Airlines | Irkutsk, Novosibirsk |
Sunday Airlines | Seasonal charter: Phuket[18] |
Isfana, Jalal-Abad, Osh
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Turkish Airlines | Istanbul[19] |
T'way Air | Seoul–Incheon[20] |
Yekaterinburg
| |
Uzbekistan Airways | Tashkent |
Abu Dhabi[22]
|
Cargo
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Airlines | Destinations |
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RUS Aviation[23] | Sharjah |
Silk Way Airlines | Baku, Ürümqi |
Turkish Cargo[24] | Almaty, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Guangzhou, Islamabad, Istanbul, Shanghai–Pudong |
Turkmenabat
| |
Navoiy
| |
YTO Cargo Airlines[26] | Shijiazhuang |
Statistics
Annual traffic
Year | Passengers | % Change |
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2012 | 1,056,000 | |
2013 | N/A | N/A |
2014 | N/A | N/A |
2015 | N/A | N/A |
2016 | 3,082,931 | N/A |
2017 | 3,586,337 | 16.3% |
Accidents and incidents
- On 23 October 2002, an Manas Air Base. The wreckage was bulldozed by Kyrgyz personnel and left at the site. Airport operations resumed before the crash site had finished smoldering.[28]
- On 26 September 2006, a KC-135 tanker that had just landed. The Tupolev, with 52 passengers and nine crew on board, lost part of its wing but was able to take off and return to make a safe landing with a 2.5 m section of its wing missing. The KC-135, with three crew members and a cargo of jet fuel, caught fire and was destroyed. There were no injuries on either aircraft.[29]
- On 24 August 2008, Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895 (a Boeing 737 operated by Itek Air) heading to Tehran with 90 people aboard crashed 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the airport, killing 68. Twenty-two people, including two crew members, survived the crash. According to an airport official, the crew had reported a technical problem on board and were returning to the airport when the plane went down.[30]
- On 28 December 2011, a Kyrgyzstan Airlines
- On 16 January 2017,
See also
- List of the busiest airports in the former USSR
- Transportation in Kyrgyzstan
References
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- ^ "Kyrgyzstan airlines head office changes its address." Kyrgyzstan Airlines. 3 October 2002. Retrieved on 28 December 2011. "Now it's located in the building of the former Frunze Airport or Kyrgyzstan Airlines Sales Agency. Its new address is – Mir prospect 95."
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- ^ "Azerbaijan Airlines Begins Bishkek Service From late-July 2023". AeroRoutes. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ Janob, Abdullo (26 January 2024). "Kyrgyzstan's international airport welcomes first flight from Beijing". Trend.Az. Trend News Agency. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
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- ^ "StackPath". 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Loong Air Adds Chengdu – Bishkek From Dec 2023". AeroRoutes. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "3月26日起,长龙航空2023夏航季换季航线全新上线". Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "QAZAQ AIR opens direct flights to Bishkek". www.flyqazaq.com. QAZAQ AIR. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Flights Availability". pegasys.pegast.ru. 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Istanbul New Airport Transition Delayed Until April 5, 2019 (At The Earliest)". 9 April 2019.
- ^ Seo Ji-Eun (18 April 2023). "T'way to begin regular flights to Kyrgyzstan". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ^ "Аэропорт Сочи расширяет международную программу". НИА-Кубань. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Wizz Air Abu Dhabi Growth Continues with the Addition of a New Aircraft, Expanding its Ever Growing Network". Airline Suppliers. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ rusaviation.com - Route map & Schedules retrieved 10 April 2023
- ^ "Turkish Airlines Cargo Winter Schedule" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2013.
- ^ "Авиакомпания "Туркменистан" запустила регулярные грузовые рейсы в Бишкек | Общество". 4 May 2023.
- ^ "YTO Express adds Kyrgyzstan freighter flights". 20 January 2020.
- ^ Manas Airport. "press-centre". Airport.kg.
- ^ "Accident Database: Accident Synopsis 10232002". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
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- ^ . The crash is the worst ever aviation accident in Kyrgyzstan.68 die, 22 survive airliner crash in Kyrgyzstan
- ^ "All passengers survive after plane flips over in crash-landing". Yahoo News UK. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Belarus' First Deputy Foreign Minister signs Book of Condolences at Kyrgyzstan's embassy". Belarusin Telegraph Agency. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ Hradecky, Simon (16 January 2017). "Crash: MyCargo B744 at Bishkek on Jan 16th 2017, impacted terrain on go around". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 747-412F TC-MCL Bishkek-Manas International Airport (FRU)". Aviation Safety Network. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
External links
Media related to Manas International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Manas International Airport Official Website (in English, Kyrgyz, and Russian)
- Manas International Airport (globalsecurity.org)
- Accident history for FRU at Aviation Safety Network
- Airport information for UAFM at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for UAFM at NOAA/NWS