Balkhash Airport

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

Balkhash Airport (Kazakh: Балқаш Әуежайы / Balqaş Äuejaiy) (IATA: BXH, ICAO: UAAH) is an airport 6 km (3.7 mi) northeast of Balkhash, 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 the 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 the city of Balkhash and the military.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
SCAT Airlines	Almaty,[2] Astana[2]

References

1. "AIP Kazakhstan". Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
2. Liu, Jim. "SCAT aircompany plans various domestic sector resumptions in W19". Routesonline. Retrieved 8 January 2020.