- Sary-Arka Airport
Infobox Airport
name = Sary-Arka Airport
nativename =
nativename-a = Сарыарқа Әуежайы
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IATA = KGF
ICAO = UAKK
type = Civil
owner =
operator = JSC Sary-Arka Airport
city-served =
location = Karaganda
elevation-f = 1765
elevation-m = 538
coordinates = Coord|49|40|15|N|73|20|04|E|type:airport|display=inline,title
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metric-elev =
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r1-number = 05/23
r1-length-f = 10831
r1-length-m = 3301
r1-surface = Concrete
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footnotes =Sary-Arka Airport (Kazakh: Сарыарқа Әуежайы, Russian: Аэропорт Сары-Арка) airport codes|KGF|UAKK is the airport in
Karaganda ,Kazakhstan . It is located 20 kilometers south of the city.History
The airport was built in
1934 , and moved to its current location after 10 years. In1980 it underwent major reconstruction, including construction of the new terminal building and modernization of the runway. This made landing of heavier aircraft possible and opened the door to many new destinations of theSoviet Union .In
1992 the airport was granted an international status. It has become an independentjoint stock company after separation from JSC "Karagandaavia" in1997 .Airlines and destinations
Domestic destinations:
*
Air Astana (Almaty, Kyzylorda)
*Tulpar Air Service (Kyzylorda, Oskemen)Internarional destinations:
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Air Astana (Frankfurt, Hanover)
*Atlasjet (Antalya)
*Domodedovo Airlines (Moscow-Domodedovo)
*Pegasus Airlines (Antalya)
*Rossiya (St. Petersburg)
*Sky Airlines (Antalya)
*Transaero (Moscow-Domodedovo)
*Turkish Airlines (Antalya)See also
*
Karaganda
*Kazakhstan External links
* [http://www.karaganda-airport.com Sary-Arka Airport (in English)]
* [http://www.worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=KZ00004&sch=UAKK World Aero Data (UAKK)]
* [http://www.farecompare.com/flights/Karaganda-KGF/city.html Destinations from Karaganda]
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