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'''Shymkent Airport''' is an airport in [[Shymkent]], [[Kazakhstan]] {{airport codes|CIT|UAII}}. |
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| name = Şymkent International Airport |
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| IATA = CIT |
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| ICAO = UAII |
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| type = Public/Military |
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| operator = JSC "Şymkent International Airport" |
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| city-served = [[Şymkent]] |
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| location = {{Convert|12.6|km|abbr=on}} NW of [[Şymkent]] Railway Station, Kazakhstan |
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| hub = * [[SCAT Airlines]] |
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| elevation-m = 422 |
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kazakhstan |
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| r1-number = 10/28 |
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| footnotes = Source: [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]] Kazakhstan<ref name="AIP">[http://goszakup.ans.kz/AIP/AIRAC_AMDT_01_13/AIP/html/UA-frameset-en-KZ.html AIP Kazakhstan] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130616030152/http://goszakup.ans.kz/AIP/AIRAC_AMDT_01_13/AIP/html/UA-frameset-en-KZ.html |date=16 June 2013 }}</ref> |
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'''Şymkent International Airport''' ({{langx|kk|Halyqaralyq Şymkent Äuejaiy}}) {{airport codes|CIT|UAII}} is an [[international airport]] serving [[Şymkent]], [[Kazakhstan]]. It has a single passenger terminal and one runway. It serves as the main hub for [[SCAT Airlines]], handling a large part of the airline's flights. |
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== History == |
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The airport was established on an agricultural airbase constructed in 1932. The airport started managing both passenger and freight traffic in 1933. The runway and passenger terminal of the airport were completed in 1967 after the airport was relocated to its current position in 1963. |
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Following the signing of an agreement in November 2012 by the governments of [[France]] and [[Kazakhstan]], Şymkent Airport was made available to French personnel retreating from [[Afghanistan]]. After arriving on French aircraft, military weaponry was carried from the airport by train to [[Europe]]. In order to guarantee the transshipment operations at Şymkent Airport, [[France]] must provide the funding for the construction of the infrastructure required for the temporary bond storage and the space needed for stricter customs checks. Additionally, it paid for the purchase or rental of loading vehicles. to accelerate wagon loading, construction of a 400 m (1,300 ft) of hard surface road, and the protection of freight in temporary storage and during transportation on [[Kazakhstan]]'s railroad. |
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The airport experienced a %20 increase in passenger traffic, rising from 440,000 passengers in 2014 to 520,000 passengers in 2017.<ref>{{cite news |date=30 December 2012 |title=French Forces Withdrawing from Afghanistan Authorized to Land in Kazakhstan |url=http://www.satrapia.com/news/article/french-forces-withdrawing-from-afghanistan-authorized-to-land-in-kazakhstan/ |newspaper=The Gazette of Central Asia |publisher=Satrapia}}</ref>{{clarify|m?|date=July 2016}} |
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==Airlines and destinations== |
==Airlines and destinations== |
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*[[Air Astana]] (Almaty, Atyrau, Kzyl-Orda) |
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===Passenger=== |
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*[[Scat Air]] (Almaty, Aqtau) |
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*[[Transaero]] (Moscow-Domodedovo) |
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| [[Aeroflot]] | [[Sheremetyevo International Airport|Moscow–Sheremetyevo]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Aeroflot to resume flights to Shymkent |url=https://www.aeroflot.ru/xx-en/news/62873?_preferredLanguage=en&_preferredLocale=xx |website=www.aeroflot.ru |publisher=Aeroflot |access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref> |
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|[[Air Astana]] | [[Almaty Airport|Almaty]], [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Air Astana Adds Shymkent – Jeddah Service From Sep 2024|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240817-kcsep24citjed|website=Aeroroutes|access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref> |
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| [[FlyArystan]] | [[Almaty International Airport|Almaty]], [[Aqtau Airport|Aqtau]], [[Aliya Moldagulova International Airport|Aqtöbe]], [[Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport|Astana]], [[Atyrau Airport|Atyrau]], [[Qostanai Airport|Qostanai]], [[David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport|Kutaisi]], [[Oral Ak Zhol Airport|Oral]], [[Öskemen Airport|Öskemen]], [[Semei Airport|Semei]]<br>'''Seasonal:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]] |
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|[[flydubai]] | [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.flydubai.com/flydubai-expands-its-network-in-kazakhstan-to-three-destinations-with-the-start-of-flights-to-shymkent | title=Flydubai expands its network in Kazakhstan to three destinations with the start of flights to Shymkent }}</ref> |
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|{{nowrap|[[Pegasus Airlines]]}} | [[Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport|Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen]] <br> '''Seasonal:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]]<ref>{{cite web|title=PEGASUS NS23 NETWORK ADDITIONS – 16APR23|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230418-pcns23|website=aeroroutes.com|date=18 April 2023}}</ref> |
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|[[Qazaq Air]] | [[Almaty International Airport|Almaty]], [[Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport|Astana]], [[Jezqazğan Airport|Jezqazğan]]<ref>{{cite web |title=» QAZAQ AIR: from October 11 from Shymkent to Zhezkazgan you can fly for 15,000 tenge |url=https://www.flyqazaq.com/en/qazaq-air-from-october-11-from-shymkent-to-zhezkazgan-you-can-fly-for-15000-tenge/ |website=www.flyqazaq.com |publisher=QAZAQ AIR |access-date=3 October 2023}}</ref> |
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|{{nowrap|[[SCAT Airlines]]}} | [[Almaty International Airport|Almaty]], [[Aqtau Airport|Aqtau]], [[Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport|Astana]], [[Istanbul Airport|Istanbul]], [[Kökşetau Airport|Kökşetau]],<ref>{{cite web |title=SCAT Aircompany 2Q23 Network Additions |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230510-dv2q23kz |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=10 May 2023}}</ref> [[Vnukovo International Airport|Moscow–Vnukovo]]<br>'''Seasonal:''' [[Petropavl Airport (Kazakhstan)|Petropavl]]<ref>{{cite web |title=SCAT Aircompany Adds Shymkent – Petropavlovsk From mid-June 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240628-dvns24citppk |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=28 June 2024}}</ref> |
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| [[Sunday Airlines]] | '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]], [[Phuket International Airport|Phuket]], [[Sharm El Sheikh International Airport|Sharm El Sheikh]] |
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== Accidents and incidents == |
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[[1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision]]: on November 12, 1996, Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907, an [[Ilyushin Il-76|IL-76TD]] which took off from Şymkent International Airport collided with Saudia Flight 763, a [[Boeing 747]] which took off from [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]], in the air over [[Charkhi Dadri]], Haryana, India. All 289 passengers and 23 crew on Flight 763 and all 27 passengers and 10 crew on Flight 1907 were killed. A total of 349 people died, making it the deadliest ever [[mid-air collision]] involving two aircraft. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Transport in Kazakhstan]] |
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*[[List of the busiest airports in the former USSR]] |
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==References== |
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*[http://www.farecompare.com/flights/Shimkent-CIT/city.html Shymkent Destinations] |
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== External links == |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070621203548/http://www.airserver.kz/eng/index.asp Şymkent International Airport] |
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Latest revision as of 14:44, 19 November 2024
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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | JSC "Şymkent International Airport" | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Şymkent | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 12.6 km (7.8 mi) NW of Şymkent Railway Station, Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 422 m / 1,385 ft | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°21′54″N 069°28′34″E / 42.36500°N 69.47611°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.airserver.kz | ||||||||||||||||||
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Şymkent International Airport (Kazakh: Halyqaralyq Şymkent Äuejaiy) (IATA: CIT, ICAO: UAII) is an international airport serving Şymkent, Kazakhstan. It has a single passenger terminal and one runway. It serves as the main hub for SCAT Airlines, handling a large part of the airline's flights.
History
[edit] | This section needs to be updated. The reason given is: the agreement with France is phrased in the present and future tenses, but it happened in 2012. (November 2021) |
The airport was established on an agricultural airbase constructed in 1932. The airport started managing both passenger and freight traffic in 1933. The runway and passenger terminal of the airport were completed in 1967 after the airport was relocated to its current position in 1963.
Following the signing of an agreement in November 2012 by the governments of France and Kazakhstan, Şymkent Airport was made available to French personnel retreating from Afghanistan. After arriving on French aircraft, military weaponry was carried from the airport by train to Europe. In order to guarantee the transshipment operations at Şymkent Airport, France must provide the funding for the construction of the infrastructure required for the temporary bond storage and the space needed for stricter customs checks. Additionally, it paid for the purchase or rental of loading vehicles. to accelerate wagon loading, construction of a 400 m (1,300 ft) of hard surface road, and the protection of freight in temporary storage and during transportation on Kazakhstan's railroad.
The airport experienced a %20 increase in passenger traffic, rising from 440,000 passengers in 2014 to 520,000 passengers in 2017.[2][clarification needed]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]Passenger
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aeroflot | Moscow–Sheremetyevo[3] |
| Air Astana | Almaty, Jeddah[4] |
| FlyArystan | Almaty, Aqtau, Aqtöbe, Astana, Atyrau, Qostanai, Kutaisi, Oral, Öskemen, Semei Seasonal: Antalya |
| flydubai | Dubai–International[5] |
| Pegasus Airlines | Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen Seasonal: Antalya[6] |
| Qazaq Air | Almaty, Astana, Jezqazğan[7] |
| SCAT Airlines | Almaty, Aqtau, Astana, Istanbul, Kökşetau,[8] Moscow–Vnukovo Seasonal: Petropavl[9] |
| Sunday Airlines | Seasonal charter: Antalya, Phuket, Sharm El Sheikh |
Accidents and incidents
[edit]1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision: on November 12, 1996, Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907, an IL-76TD which took off from Şymkent International Airport collided with Saudia Flight 763, a Boeing 747 which took off from Indira Gandhi International Airport, in the air over Charkhi Dadri, Haryana, India. All 289 passengers and 23 crew on Flight 763 and all 27 passengers and 10 crew on Flight 1907 were killed. A total of 349 people died, making it the deadliest ever mid-air collision involving two aircraft.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ AIP Kazakhstan Archived 16 June 2013 at archive.today
- ^ "French Forces Withdrawing from Afghanistan Authorized to Land in Kazakhstan". The Gazette of Central Asia. Satrapia. 30 December 2012.
- ^ "Aeroflot to resume flights to Shymkent". www.aeroflot.ru. Aeroflot. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Air Astana Adds Shymkent – Jeddah Service From Sep 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Flydubai expands its network in Kazakhstan to three destinations with the start of flights to Shymkent".
- ^ "PEGASUS NS23 NETWORK ADDITIONS – 16APR23". aeroroutes.com. 18 April 2023.
- ^ "» QAZAQ AIR: from October 11 from Shymkent to Zhezkazgan you can fly for 15,000 tenge". www.flyqazaq.com. QAZAQ AIR. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "SCAT Aircompany 2Q23 Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "SCAT Aircompany Adds Shymkent – Petropavlovsk From mid-June 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
External links
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