Bishkek/Manas Манас (Ганси) Alternate names Ganci Air Base (US), Manas Air Base (US) Location 22 km NW Bishkek Country KG ICAO UAFM Coordinates 43° 3.7' N 74° 28.7' E (43.0617,74.4783) Elevation 627 m (2057 ft) Runway 08/26 4200x55 m (13779x180 ft) 080-260°T (CONC) Usage CIV/MIL Military units Mixed use. Comments and history Airport with 22 parking spaces near terminal and services up to the largest types of airliners and also has extensive military logistical use. Only 11 km from border with Uzbekistan. U.S. Air Force uses this facility, informally naming it Peter J. Ganci AFB, after a firefighter killed in the 9/11 attacks. In 2005-2006 turmoil in the national government threatened the U.S. presence, but the U.S. remained. Bishkek took over the cargo overflow after the U.S. was expelled from Uzbekistan in 2006. CAICA 2000 gave elevation as 637 m.     Mapping links Google Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=43.0617,74.4783&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=43.0617,74.4783&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=43.0617,74.4783 Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=43.0617,74.4783&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=43.0617,74.4783 Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=43.0617&lon=74.4783&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended) Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=43.0617_N_74.4783_E_type:city Sources Computations and data compilation: Tim Vasquez Coordinate data: CAICA, Department of Defense / Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File (DAFIF) Elevation data: Department of Defense / Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File (DAFIF) Runway data: CAICA, Department of Defense / Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File (DAFIF) ICAO identifier assignment: CAICA, Department of Defense / Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File (DAFIF) Return to index Dataset introduction and description Please direct comments and corrections here ©2005,2009 Tim Vasquez All rights reserved