Boraldai airport

Infobox Airport
name = Boraldai Airport
IATA = BXJ
ICAO = UAAR
operator = Altair Air
location = 5 km from Almaty, Kazakhstan
r1-length-f = 4790
r1-length-m = 1460
r1-surface = Asphalt

Airport Boraldai (former name Burundai) is situated within 5 km from Almaty city - a former capital of Kazakhstan. Airport codes: ICAO: UAAR IATA: BXJ. It is suitable for helicopters of all types, such as Mi-2, Mi-6, Mi-8, Mi-10, Ka-32 and light aircraft, such as An-24, An-26, An-30, An-72 and An-74. The territory of the airport area is 705,000 square metres.

The complex includes: air terminal with the area of 1,501 square metres; runway 1460 m x 35 m; two taxiways 14 m and 8 m; technical maintenance base with the area of 1,981 square metres; apron and parking stands; railway stub station and the hotel.

The owner of the airport is LLP “Altair Air”. The airport is a main base for Kazakhstan airline Burundaiavia. The annual airshow of Kazakhstan takes place at the airport.

External links

[http://www.burundaiavia.kz/ Burundaiavia official website]

[http://www.seimarfund.kz/2008/02/05/25.05.2007_iii_annual_airshow_of_kazakhstan_from_the_screw2007..html Annual Air-show of Kazakhstan.]