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| Kant, Chüy Region in Kyrgyzstan | |||||||
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:NASA_FIRMS_2024-11-03_Kant.png) Satellite imagery of Kant air base | |||||||
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Kyrgyzstan_adm_location_map.svg)  Kant Shown within Kyrgyzstan &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Asia_laea_location_map.svg) Kant Kant (Asia) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 42°51′11″N 74°50′47″E / 42.85306°N 74.84639°E | ||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic | ||||||
| Operator | Russian Aerospace Forces | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1941 | ||||||
| In use | 1941-1992 2003-present | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: UAFW | ||||||
| Elevation | 777 metres (2,549 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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| Source: DAFIF[1] | |||||||
Kant Air Base (Russian: Авиабаза Кант Aviabaza Kant) (ICAO: UAFW) is a military air base in Ysyk-Ata District of Chüy Region in Kyrgyzstan. It is located just south of Kant, around 20 km east of Bishkek and is home to the Russian Aerospace Forces' 999th Air Base.[2]
- ^ Airport information for UAFW[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ "Kant (UAFW)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 25 November 2022.