Shymkent International Airport
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| Shymkent International Airport Халықаралық Шымкент Әуежайы Международный Аэропорт Шымкент |
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| IATA: CIT - ICAO: UAII | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Civil | ||
| Operator | JSC Shymkent Airport | ||
| Serves | Shymkent | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1385 ft (422 m) | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 10/28 | 9,186 | 2,800 | Concrete |
Shymkent International Airport (Kazakh: Халықаралық Шымкент Әуежайы, Russian: Международный Аэропорт Шымкент) (IATA: CIT, ICAO: UAII) is an airport in Shymkent, Kazakhstan .
In 2004, the airport handled 97 thousand passengers.
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[edit] History
The basis for the airport was an agricultural airbase built in 1932. Since 1933 it started handling passengers and cargo traffic. In 1963 Shymkent airport was relocated to its current place.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Air Astana (Almaty, Atyrau, Kyzyl-Orda)
- Scat Air (Almaty, Aktau)
- Transaero (Moscow-Domodedovo)
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[edit] See also
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