Manas International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Bishkek, Chuy Region (Kyrgyzstan)

IATA: BSZ ICAO: UCFM

Longest Active Runway

13,780 ft

4,200 meters

Field Elevation

2,058 ft

627 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

43.0613°, 74.4776°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #31 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#53 of 7558

Top 0.7% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Kyrgyzstan)

#1 of 3 in KG

#1 of 4 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+37.8%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 BSZ in numbers: 13,780 ft longest runway · tied #31 of 650 published · #53 of 7,558 worldwide (top 0.7%) · #1 in Kyrgyzstan.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Mid-Altitude Aerodrome (2,000–4,999 ft)

BSZ lies at 627 m (2,058 ft), #126 of 650 published airports by elevation and 80.7 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 869 ft below the Kyrgyzstan median (2,927 ft, 3 airports); IKU is highest at 5,425 ft, 3,367 ft higher than BSZ.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of BSZ. Nearest published airport: Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU), 102 NM, 12,467 ft (1,313 ft shorter than BSZ); 5 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 13,780 ft (4,200 m)

BSZ runway: 07/25 13,780 × 180 ft concrete (con). National standing: #1 of 3 in Kyrgyzstan; 1,313 ft ahead of IKU (12,467 ft). +37.8% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
07/25	13,780 ft (4200 m / 4.200 km)	180 ft (55m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →