Nukus Airport (Karakalpak: Nókis xalıqaralıq aeroportı / Нөкис халықаралық аэропорты; Uzbek: Nukus xalqaro aeroporti / Нукус халқаро аэропорти) (IATA: NCU, ICAO: UTNN) is an airport serving Nukus,[2] the capital city of Karakalpakstan, an autonomous republic within Uzbekistan. The airport services more than twenty passenger flights to other cities in Uzbekistan and CIS weekly.
Nukus Airport Nókis xalıqaralıq aeroportı (Karakalpak) Nukus xalqaro aeroporti (Uzbek) | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Uzbekistan | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Uzbekistan Airways | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Nukus, Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 76 m / 249 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°29′18″N 59°37′24″E / 42.48833°N 59.62333°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | https://www.uzairways.com/en/flights/international-airport-nukus | ||||||||||||||
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  UTNN Location of airport in Uzbekistan | |||||||||||||||
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During the Soviet period, it was home to a separate aviation test squadron supporting chemical weapons development, which flew flights to Zhaslyk airfield adjoining the Zhaslyk chemical weapons site.
Facilities
editThe airport resides at an elevation of 76 metres (249 ft) above mean sea level. It has two runways, 15/33 measuring 3,000 by 48 metres (9,843 ft × 157 ft) and 07/25 measuring 600 by 25 metres (1,969 ft × 82 ft).[1]
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| FlyArystan | Almaty[3] |
| HumoAir | Tashkent (suspended)[4] |
| SCAT Airlines | Aqtau |
| Silk Avia | Tashkent[5] |
| Uzbekistan Airways | Almaty,[6] Aqtau, Istanbul,[7] Moscow–Vnukovo,[8] Muynak,[9] Tashkent |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Airport diagram for UTNN
- ^ a b Airport information for Nukus, Uzbekistan (UTNN / NCU) at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "FlyArystan Adds Nukus Service From June 2024". AeroRoutes. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "HumoAir Suspends Domestic Uzbekistan Service From mid-March 2024". AeroRoutes. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Отечественный лоукостер Silk Avia запускает новые «авиамаршрутки» из Ташкента и Ферганы".
- ^ "Uzbekistan Airways Adds Nukus – Almaty From June 2024". AeroRoutes. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Uzbekistan Airways Adds Nukus – Istanbul From June 2024". AeroRoutes. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Uzbekistan Airways Moscow Service Changes From Oct 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Qoqand and Muynak airports will begin accepting flights from April 1". uzdaily. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
