Äziret Sūltan International Airport
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Hazrat Sultan International Airport (HSIA) (Kazakh: Халықаралық Әзірет Сұлтан Әуежайы / Halyqaralyq Äzıret Sūltan Äuejaiy), commonly known as Türkistan International Airport (IATA: HSA, ICAO: UAIT),[2] is a new greenfield international airport that serves the city of Türkistan (as a replacement for the old Türkistan Airport). The airport is located near the village of Shaga, 16 km (9.9 mi)[1] NE of the centre of Türkistan, the capital of the Türkistan Region (formerly known as South Kazakhstan Region), in the southernmost part of Kazakhstan.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Türkistan, Kazakhstan | ||||||||||
Location | 16 km (9.9 mi) NE of Türkistan, Türkistan Region, Kazakhstan | ||||||||||
Opened | 28 September 2020 (3 years ago) (2020-09-28)[1] | ||||||||||
Built | 2019 — 2020 | ||||||||||
Time zone | ALMT (UTC+06:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 301 m / 989 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°18′40″N 068°33′01″E | ||||||||||
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The construction of the airport started in May 2019,[3] and was completed after one year in 2020 with a cost of around US$160 million.[1] The new airport was constructed within the framework of a PPP (Public-Private Partnership) model between Turkish YDA Holding and the Kazakh Government and is compliant with all international standards and implemented using the latest building technologies.[1]
It is the first greenfield airport to be developed in post-communist Kazakhstan, and the 19th commercial airport in the country. The opening ceremony of the new airport took place on the planned date of 28 September 2020.[1] However, the airport was put into operation and ready for deployment in January 2021. Hazrat Sultan International Airport construction can be considered as the fastest airport facility construction in the world.[4] The airport's IATA code, HSA, is derived from the airport's abbreviated name of "Hazrat Sultan Airport".[2]