Airports / Kyrgyzstan / IKG
Karakol International Airport
UCFK / IKGKarakol, KyrgyzstanELEV 5,590 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
76 nm
To the nearest alternate
Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU).
Overview
Located in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan, Karakol International Airport (UCFK / IKG) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 5,590 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list IKG as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU, 76 nm), Almaty International Airport (ALA, 79 nm), and Aksu Hongqipo Airport (AKU, 113 nm).
Trip costs from IKG are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Przhevalsk Airport. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from IKG to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
UCFK
IATA
IKG
FAA / Local
UCFK
Elevation
5,590 ft
Coordinates
42.5081° N · 78.4078° 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 Kyrgyzstan fields
state range 2,058–5,590 ft
At 5,590 ft, IKG sits higher than 86% of the 7 Kyrgyzstan fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 76nmIKUIssyk-Kul International AirportTamchy
- 79nmALAAlmaty International AirportAlmaty
- 113nmAKUAksu Hongqipo AirportAksu (Onsu)
- 155nmYINIli Yining International AirportIli (Yining / Ghulja)
- 157nmTDKTaldykorgan AirportTaldykorgan
- 159nmUAFWKant Air BaseKant
Location
Open the full mapUAFP · Karakol International Airport · Karakol, Kyrgyzstan