Quick facts
- Airports
- 7
- Scheduled routes
- 40
- Top airlines
- 6
- Outbound countries
- 8+
- Most-competitive route
- ASB → IST · 2 carriers
Top airports in Turkmenistan
| # | Airport | IATA | Routes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashgabat | ASB | 21 | Departures → |
| 2 | Balkanabat | BKN | 5 | Departures → |
| 3 | Dashoguz | TAZ | 4 | Departures → |
| 4 | Chardzhev | CRZ | 3 | Departures → |
| 5 | Mary | MYP | 3 | Departures → |
| 6 | Kerki | KEA | 2 | Departures → |
| 7 | Turkmanbashi | KRW | 2 | Departures → |
Top airlines based in Turkmenistan
| # | Airline | IATA | Routes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkmenistan Airlines | T5 | 35 | Network → |
| 2 | Belavia | B2 | 1 | Network → |
| 3 | China Southern Airlines | CZ | 1 | Network → |
| 4 | flydubai | FZ | 1 | Network → |
| 5 | S7 Airlines | S7 | 1 | Network → |
| 6 | Turkish Airlines | TK | 1 | Network → |
Most-competitive routes from Turkmenistan
Most-served international destinations
- Istanbul (IST) · Turkiye — 2 carriers
- Bangkok (BKK) · Thailand — 1 carrier
- Delhi (DEL) · India — 1 carrier
- Moscow (DME) · Russia — 1 carrier
- Dubai (DXB) · United Arab Emirates — 1 carrier
- Frankfurt (FRA) · Germany — 1 carrier
- Seoul (ICN) · Republic of Korea — 1 carrier
- Kuala Lumpur (KUL) · Malaysia — 1 carrier
Aviation accidents in Turkmenistan
- 1993-11-11 — Ан-2 (а/к Хазар)
- 1992-05-13 — Yakovlev Yak-40 (Turkmenistan Airlines)
- 1988-04-12 — Ан-2Р (Туркменского УГА)
- 1988-01-18 — Ту-154Б-1 (Ашхабадского ОАО) — 11 fatal
- 1979-09-24 — Ан-2 (Туркменского УГА) — 1 fatal
- 1979-03-20 — Як-40 (Туркменского УГА)
- 1978-10-13 — Ан-2 (Туркменского УГА)
- 1978-05-06 — Ilyushin Il-18 (Aeroflot) — 1 fatal
- 1976-03-24 — Ил-14ЛИК-1 (Казахского УГА) — 6 fatal
- 1975-08-15 — Як-40 (Азербайджанского УГА) — 23 fatal
- 1975-03-19 — Ан-2 (Туркменского УГА) — 2 fatal
- 1973-10-10 — Ли-2 (Туркменского УГА) — 5 fatal
- 1973-09-15 — Ан-2 (Приволжского УГА) — 1 fatal
- 1971-04-11 — Ан-2 (Туркменского УГА)
- 1968-10-06 — Antonov AN-24 (Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines)
- 1965-01-02 — Lisunov LI-2 (Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines) — 24 fatal
- 1963-03-05 — Ил-18В (Туркменского управления ГВФ) — 12 fatal
- 1962-06-03 — Ан-2 (Туркменского ТУ ГВФ) — 1 fatal
- 1953-03-04 — Lisunov Li-2 (Aeroflot / Turkmenistan)
- 1946-10-31 — Ли-2 (Туркменского управления ГВФ)
Where Turkmenistan flies to
Frequently asked questions
How many airports are in Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan has 7 airports in our dataset.
How many non-stop routes originate in Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan has 40 routes departing from its airports in our weekly dataset.
Which airlines operate most routes from Turkmenistan?
Top operators by route count: Turkmenistan Airlines, Belavia, China Southern Airlines, flydubai, S7 Airlines.
Which is the busiest airport in Turkmenistan?
By scheduled-route count, Ashgabat (ASB) is the busiest airport in Turkmenistan with 21 routes departing.
What is the most-connected international destination from Turkmenistan?
Istanbul (IST), Turkiye sees the most competition with 2 carriers serving it from Turkmenistan.
Which countries do Turkmenistan-based airlines fly to most?
Top outbound countries: China (2 routes), Russia (2 routes), Turkiye (2 routes), Belarus (1 route), Germany (1 route).