Balkanabat Airport
Balkanabat Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Closed | ||||||||||
| Serves | Balkanabat, Turkmenistan | ||||||||||
| Location | Balkanabat, Turkmenistan | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2 m (6.6 ft) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°28′53″N 54°21′46″E / 39.48139°N 54.36278°E | ||||||||||
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  BKN Location of the airport in Turkmenistan | |||||||||||
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| Sources: WAD,[1] GCM,[2] STV[3] | |||||||||||
Balkanabat Airport (Turkmen: Balkanabat aeroporty), also known as Nebit Dag Airport, was a provincial airport located 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) southeast of Balkanabat in Turkmenistan. In May 2025, a new Balkanabat International Airport was opened and replaced the old airport.
History
The opening ceremony of the new Balkanabat Airport terminal was held on 7 November 2004. The terminal building is spread over 3,500 square metres and has a capacity of handling 200 passengers per hour. The runway can handle aircraft weighing up to 150 tonnes.[4]
In July 2021, 20 kilometers from the city of Balkanabat, construction began on the new Balkanabat International Airport,[5] which opened in May 2025.[6]
References
- ↑ "Airport information for BKN". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05. Data current as of October 2006.
- ↑ "Airport information for BKN" – via Great Circle Mapper.
- ↑ Airport information for Balkanabat Airport at Transport Search website.
- ↑ "Лента событий | Интернет-газета Turkmenistan.Ru".
- ↑ "Construction of an international airport in western Turkmenistan". Orient (in Russian). 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
- ↑ Balkanabat International Airport - a new milestone in the development of Turkmenistan's transport infrastructure - News - Turkmenistan Airlines