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Muynak Airport

Muynak Airport
Moynaq aeroportı
Moʻynoq aeroporti
Summary
ServesMoʻynoq
LocationKarakalpakstan, Uzbekistan
Opened1947 (1947)
Elevation AMSL177 ft (54 m)
Coordinates43°45′18″N 59°1′51″E / 43.75500°N 59.03083°E / 43.75500; 59.03083
Map
UTNM is located in Uzbekistan
UTNM
UTNM
Location of airport in Uzbekistan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 1,513 4,964
Source:[1][2][3]

Muynak Airport (Karakalpak: Moynaq aeroportı; Uzbek: Moʻynoq aeroporti) (IATA: MOK, ICAO: UZNM) is an airport located in the city of Moynak, Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan. It is considered as small type airport in terms of its capacity to transport passengers.

History

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In 1947, Muynak Airport was built, and was classified as a 3rd class airport. It was capable of handling An-24, Yak-40 and additional light aircraft, as well as helicopters and so on. From the 1960s until the early 1990s, an An-2 aircraft link was based at the aerodrome; up to 19 passenger flights per day were made on local air lines (in particular, to Kungrad, Nukus, Urgench, Takhtakupyr, Kazakhdarya, Aspantay, Tuley) points. Since the 1990s, it has been used as a landing platform for aerial work (in particular, for agrochemical measures to combat locust foci in the southern Aral Sea region).[4]

Present

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In 2019, the reconstruction of Muynak Airport began under a government program aimed at improving the social-economic development of the region. The total cost of the project amounted to 300 billion soums, one third of which was allocated to the construction of a new 2.3 km long runway. In August 2020, the reconstruction was completed, with the first aircraft to land being an Airbus A320.[4]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Silk Avia Nukus[5]
Uzbekistan Airways Nukus[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Airport information for Moʻynoq, Uzbekistan (UTNM)" – via Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ↑ "Airport codes".
  3. ↑ "Muynak Airport".
  4. 1 2 "В Муйнаке завершилась реконструкция аэропорта". Kursiv Media Uzbekistan. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Silk Avia с 1 апреля запустит авиарейсы между Нукусом и Муйнаком". 27 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Qoqand and Muynak airports will begin accepting flights from April 1". uzdaily. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.