Civil Aviation Day of Kyrgyzstan
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Manas International Airport
Established by the Decree of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic of October 3, 1994 No. 738, attaching special importance to civil aviation, taking into account its invaluable contribution to the development of the economy, culture, sectors of the national economy of the republic.
The first plane in Kyrgyzstan landed Finn Theodor Suopio in 1927. He flew on the Yu-13, which he planted directly on the ground, where today is one of the city hospitals.
The history of civil aviation of the Kyrgyz Republic began with the Resolution of the Council of People's Commissars of the Kyrgyz ASSR in 1933. The first airport was a virgin area in the suburban village of Papenovka, whose head was appointed graduate of the Leningrad Institute of Civil Aviation N.K. Batov, who arrived in Frunze in 1933 in the direction after the institute. The aircraft fleet consisted of three U-2 special agricultural aircraft.
In October 1933, a small U-2 aircraft manned by Nikolai Ieske with an aircraft technician on board Yevgeny Balaksha took off from the Frunze airfield. They made the first flight through the Kungei and Kirghiz mountain ranges at an altitude of 3500 m, thereby determining the possibility of passing through the passes and opening a new route Frunze - Rybachye - Przhevalsk, the Pishpek - Tashkent - Almaty line began its work.
The newspapers of October 7, 1933, wrote on this subject under the title "The First Flight". The last victory of our aviation is the Kungei Ala-Tau ridge, which rose above sea level 4575 meters, formidable air pits, fierce winds "Ulan", "San-Tash"... The most difficult air route Frunze - Rybachye - Przhevalsk was taken by courage, enthusiasm and accurate calculations of our brave pilots who conducted the aircraft through Tokmak, Fisherman, Sazanovka.
The rapid development of civil aviation of Kyrgyzstan was in the 60s. The Il-18 and An-24 transport aircraft begin to be operated. There is a rapid growth of technical equipment. In the following years, numerous facilities of airport services in Frunze, Osh, residential buildings were built, air terminals in all domestic airports were expanded.
Manas International Airport is one of the largest and most modern airports in Central Asia, with a capacity of 1,700 people per hour. The airport provides international and domestic transportation, is capable of receiving all types of aircraft and has the longest artificial runway in the region. Manas Airport is located in the center of the Chui Valley and is located 23 km north-west of the capital of the Kyrgyz Republic Bishkek.
The main air carrier is JSC National Airline "Kyrgyzstan".