Balkhash Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Airport Balqash
nativename =
nativename-a =
nativename-r = Аэропорт Балхаш


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IATA = BXH
ICAO = UAAH
type = Public
owner-oper =
city-served = Balqash, Kazakhstan
location = In 5 km to the north from Balkhash city
elevation-f = 1446
elevation-m = 441
coordinates = Coord|46|53|34|N|75|00|20|E|type:airport_region:KZ
website =
metric-rwy = Yes
r1-number = 05R/23L
r1-length-f = 8200
r1-length-m = 2500
r1-surface = Concrete
footnotes = [WAD|UAAH]

Airport Balkhash or Airport Balqash Airport codes|BXH|UAAX is an airport near the city of Balqash in Kazakhstan.

Airport Balqash is of 2 (second) categories. 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 convert|2500|m|ft|abbr=on. A dirt runway was also used in the past, but it is now closed.

Military aircraft are also based on air station there. The last some years the civil aircraft practically does not use this airport and the airport is mainly used by the sky diving club of city Balqash and the military.

See also

* Balqash

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