Ashgabat International Airport
Ashgabat International Airport Aşgabat halkara howa menzili | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Turkmenistan | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Turkmenhowayollary Agency | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Ashgabat, Arkadag, Änew | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Bagtyýarlyk, Ashgabat | ||||||||||||||
| Hub for | Turkmenistan Airlines | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | TMT (UTC+05:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 692 ft / 211 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°59′13″N 58°21′39″E / 37.98694°N 58.36083°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | ashgabatairport | ||||||||||||||
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Source: AIP Turkmenistan | |||||||||||||||
Ashgabat International Airport (Turkmen: Aşgabat halkara howa menzili) (IATA: ASB, ICAO: UTAA), formerly known as Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy International Airport, is one of five international airports in Turkmenistan. It is located within the city limits of Ashgabat (Ashkhabad). The old airport, with its air traffic control tower and a 3,700-metre-long (12,000 ft) precision approach runway (12L-30R), opened in 1994 and was named after the country's first president, Saparmyrat Niyazov. The new airport terminal opened in September 2016, after being completely redesigned and rebuilt and after the south runway was moved and lengthened to parallel the north runway.
Citizens of all countries have the right to visa-free transit through the international transit area of Ashgabat International Airport.