Kyzyl Airport

Kyzyl Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Кызыл) (IATA: KYZ, ICAO: UNKY) serves Kyzyl, the capital of the Republic of Tuva (Tyva) in the Russian Federation. The airport is located 6 km southwest of the city center.

Future

The government of Russia plans to renovate the airport, either by itself or in partnership with another agency. A runway extension is planned, so the airport may accept larger aircraft flying to and from Moscow and Saint Petersburg; or for technical stops for flights from China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan and other Asian countries operating to the western part of Russia or elsewhere in Europe. The runway reconstruction is planned to be completed on 20 December 2017

Airlines and destinations

Ground transportation

Bus routes #1 and #1A go to the city.

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Kyzyl

Kyzyl (Russian: Кызыл; IPA: [kɨˈzɨl]; Tuvan: Кызыл) is the capital city of the Tuva Republic, Russia. The name of the city means "red" in Tuvan (as well as in many other Turkic languages). Population: 109,918 (2010 Census); 104,105 (2002 Census); 84,641 (1989 Census).

History

It was founded in 1914 as Belotsarsk (Белоца́рск, lit. White Tsar's (town)). In 1918, it was renamed Khem-Beldir (Хем-Белдир), and in 1926 it was given its present name. In September 2004, Kyzyl celebrated its 90th anniversary as a city.

Geography

Kyzyl claims to be located exactly in the geographical center of Asia. Whether these coordinates are in fact the center of Asia is disputed (e.g., Ürümqi in China makes a similar claim). However, there is a monument labelled "Center of Asia" in English, Russian, and Tuvan which asserts this claim. Tos-Bulak is the area of open fields and mineral springs which lies immediately south of Kyzyl.

Kyzyl is located where the Yenisei River meets the Maly Yenisey River to form the Verkhny Yenisey. Most development is south of the river and follows the curves of the river, with the highest development centered where the two headstreams of the Yenisei, the Bii-Khem (Russian: Большой Енисей), and the Kaa-Khem (Russian: Малый Енисей), meet. A monument was built in 1964 on the river bank to mark this.

Kyzyl (disambiguation)

Kyzyl is the capital city of the Tuva Republic, Russia.

Kyzyl may also refer to: