Kyrgyzstan’s largest airport and the main gateway to the country is situated 29 km north of the capital, Bishkek. The airport is named ‘Manas’ after a legendary Kyrgyz hero.

The Kyrgyz airline Avia Traffic Company has its main base here, although it mainly operates flights to Russia.

Bishkek is, however, served by many international airlines. You are most likely to use the following routes:

• Air Arabia – Sharjah
• Air Astana – Almaty
• AJet – Ankara, Istanbul
• Azerbaijan Airlines – Baku
• China Southern Airlines – Beijing, Urumqi
• flydubai – Dubai
• Pegasus Airlines – Istanbul
• Turkish Airlines – Istanbul

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