Balkhash Airport

Balqash Airport Аэропорт Балхаш
IATA: BXH – ICAO: UAAH
Summary
Airport type	Public/Military
Owner/Operator	JSC "National Airport Balkhash"
Serves	BalqashKazakhstan
Location	6 km (3.7 mi) NE of Balkhash city
Elevation AMSL	440 m / 1,444 ft
Coordinates	46°53′38″N 075°00′19″E / 46.89389°N 75.00528°E / 46.89389; 75.00528Coordinates: 46°53′38″N 075°00′19″E / 46.89389°N 75.00528°E / 46.89389; 75.00528
Map
UAAH
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 2,502 8,209 Concrete
Source: AIP Kazakhstan[1]

Balkhash Airport or Balqash Airport (IATA: BXH, ICAO: UAAH) is an airport 6 km (3.7 mi) north-east the city of Balqash in Kazakhstan.^[1]

Overview

Balkhash Airport is classified as a national aerodrome in the latest AIP.^[1] It is capable of accepting Ilyushin Il-76, Tupolev Tu-134, Tupolev Tu-154, Antonov An-8, Antonov An-12, Antonov An-24, Ilyushin Il-14, Ilyushin Il-18, Yakovlev Yak-40, Yakovlev Yak-42, and Antonov An-2 aircraft. It can also accept light aircraft and helicopters of all types.

The length of runway is 2,502 m × 40 m (8,209 ft × 131 ft). A dirt runway was also used in the past, but it is now closed.

Military aircraft are also based there. In the last few years civil aircraft rarely use this airport and the airport is mainly used by the sky diving club of city Balqash and the military.

Airlines and destinations

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