Airports / Turkmenistan / BKN
Balkanabat International Airport
UTAN / BKNBalkanabat, TurkmenistanELEV -26 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
60 nm
To the nearest alternate
Turkmenbaşy International Airport (KRW).
Overview
Balkanabat International Airport (UTAN / BKN) is a mid-sized airport serving Balkanabat, Turkmenistan. Field elevation is -26 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list BKN as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Turkmenbaşy International Airport (KRW, 60 nm), Gorgan Airport (GBT, 167 nm), and Sari Dasht-e Naz International Airport (SRY, 189 nm).
Trip costs from BKN are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Аэродром Джебел and Jebel Airport. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from BKN to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
UTAN
IATA
BKN
FAA / Local
UTAN
Elevation
-26 ft
Coordinates
39.6811° N · 54.2060° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Turkmenistan fields
state range -26–920 ft
At -26 ft, BKN sits lower than 88% of the 8 Turkmenistan fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 60nmKRWTurkmenbaşy International AirportTurkmenbaşy
- 167nmGBTGorgan AirportGorgan
- 189nmSRYSari Dasht-e Naz International AirportSari
- 189nmUB18Baku Kala Air BaseBaku
- 196nmBJBBojnord AirportBojnord
- 197nmGYDHeydar Aliyev International AirportBaku
Location
Open the full mapTM-0002 · Balkanabat International Airport · Balkanabat, Turkmenistan