Kulob Airport Tajik: Фурудгоҳи байналмилалии Кӯлоб | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kulob, Tajikistan | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,293 ft / 699 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°59′18″N069°48′18″E / 37.98833°N 69.80500°E | ||||||||||
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Kulob Airport or Kulyab Airport( IATA : TJU, ICAO : UTDK) is an airport serving Kulob, a city in the Khatlon province in Tajikistan.
The airport resides at an elevation of 2,293 feet (699 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 01/19 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,000 by 42 metres (9,843 ft × 138 ft).
As of May 2019 [update] , the airport currently offers no domestic flights, as all of its flights are international flights to Russia.
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Somon Air | Moscow–Domodedovo |
| Ural Airlines | Moscow–Domodedovo Seasonal: Moscow–Zhukovsky [2] |
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