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The current runway and terminal were built in 1978. On 30 November 2011, the Kyrgyz Government signed a decree and awarded an international status to the airport. Thus, it became Karakol International Airport. [5] On 2 December 2011, the first international flight landed at Karakol International Airport.
Karakol International Airport 42°30′29″N 078°24′28″E / 42.50806°N 78.40778°E / 42.50806; 78.40778 ( Karakol International Cholpon-Ata
Karakol (/ ˌ k æ r ə ˈ k oʊ l /; Kyrgyz: Каракол, IPA: [qɑrɑˈqɔɫ]), formerly Przhevalsk (Russian: Пржевальск, IPA: [pr̩ʐɨˈvalʲsk]), is the fourth-largest city in Kyrgyzstan, near the eastern tip of Lake Issyk-Kul, about 150 kilometres (93 mi) from the Kyrgyzstan–China border and 380 kilometres (240 mi) from the capital Bishkek.
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Its capital is Karakol. It is surrounded by Almaty Region, Kazakhstan to the north, Chüy Region to the west, Naryn Region to the southwest, and Xinjiang, China to the southeast. It takes its name from Lake Issyk-Kul, the world's second-largest high altitude lake. [1] Its total area is 43,735 km 2 (16,886 sq mi). [2]
In the same year, the Kyrgyz Government renamed Tamchy Airport to Issyk-Kul International Airport. It is a class 4D airport with CAT I instrument landing facilities and lighting on both the runway and stands for night operation. Issyk-Kul International Airport has customs and border control checks and serves both domestic and international flights.
K. Kadyrov Grozny International Airport; Kaluga (Grabtsevo) Airport; Kanysh-Kiya Airport; Karakol International Airport; Kärdla Airport; Kazachinskoye Airport
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, Batken and even with nearby Osh.