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The airport was constructed as a replacement for the former Frunze (now Bishkek) airport that was located to the south of the city, and named after Kyrgyz epic hero, Manas, suggested by writer and intellectual Chinghiz Aitmatov. The first plane landed at Manas in October 1974, with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin on board.
Transit Center at Manas (formerly Manas Air Base and unofficially Ganci Air Base) is a former U.S. military installation at Manas International Airport, near Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. It was primarily operated by the U.S. Air Force. The primary unit at the base was the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing.
Manaus–Eduardo Gomes International Airport (IATA: MAO, ICAO: SBEG) is an international airport serving Manaus, Brazil.On December 11, 1973, while still under construction, the name of the facility was changed from Supersonic Airport of Manaus (owing to its design enabling Concorde operations [5]) to Eduardo Gomes International Airport, celebrating the Brazilian politician and military figure ...
Karakol International Airport 42°30′29″N 078°24′28″E / 42.50806°N 78.40778°E / 42.50806; 78.40778 ( Karakol International Cholpon-Ata
At 07:17 local time (01:17 UTC) on 16 January 2017, the aircraft crashed nearly 1 km (3,300 ft) beyond the end of runway 26 at Manas International Airport, [7]: 11 at a residential area known as Dacha-SU (Kyrgyz: Дача-СУ). [8] [9] Immediately after the accident, Manas Airport issued an alert to all rescue personnel. The first airport fire ...
It was last stationed at the Transit Center at Manas International Airport, Kyrgyz Republic, supporting U.S. and ISAF operations in Afghanistan. During the Vietnam War, the 376th Strategic Wing was a Strategic Air Command unit activated to perpetuate the lineage of inactive World War II bombardment units with illustrious records. It performed ...
On 2 January 2002 the airline moved its head office to the Kyrgyzstan Airlines Sales Agency building of Manas International Airport. [2] Previously the head office was also on the grounds of the airport. [1] In 2005 the airline went bankrupt and was taken over by Altyn Air, which was rebranded as Kyrgyzstan Air Company in 2006. [citation needed]
University of Manas - the name of university in the city of Bishkek. The main international airport of Kyrgyzstan, Manas International Airport in Bishkek, was named after the epic. A minor planet, 3349 Manas was discovered by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh in 1979. [19] The highest award in Kyrgyzstan is the Order of Manas.