Issyk-Kul International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Tamchy, Issyk Kul Region (Kyrgyzstan)

IATA: IKU ICAO: UCFL

Longest Active Runway

12,467 ft

3,800 meters

Field Elevation

5,425 ft

1,654 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

42.5856°, 76.7012°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #112 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#192 of 7558

Top 2.8% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Kyrgyzstan)

#2 of 3 in KG

#2 of 4 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+24.7%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 IKU in numbers: 12,467 ft longest runway · tied #112 of 650 published · #192 of 7,558 worldwide (top 2.8%) · #2 in Kyrgyzstan.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

High-Altitude Aerodrome (≥5,000 ft)

IKU lies at 1,654 m (5,425 ft), #37 of 650 published airports by elevation and 93.9 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 2,498 ft above the Kyrgyzstan median (2,927 ft, 3 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Almaty International Airport (ALA), 48.5 NM, 14,764 ft. ALA has the radius's longest runway, 2,297 ft more than IKU.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,467 ft (3,800 m)

IKU runway: 07/25 12,467 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #2 of 3 in Kyrgyzstan; BSZ leads by 1,313 ft (13,780 ft). +24.7% 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	12,467 ft (3800 m / 3.800 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Almaty International Airport (Almaty)	`ALA`	48.5 NM (89.8 km)	14,764 ft	✅ Lighted

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