According to the airport administration, the plane was supposed to make a stopover at Manas, 25km north of capital Bishkek, on its way from Hong Kong to Istanbul on Monday, Al Jazeera reports.
It crashed when trying to land in poor visibility at 7:31 local time (01:31 GMT).
#TK6491 a MyCargo Airlines Boeing 747-400F TC-MCL, 1st delivered to Singapore Cargo in 2003. https://t.co/48HSEqywlhhttps://t.co/n1HpEnTxirpic.twitter.com/NLmEnYv1GE
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) January 16, 2017
The crash damaged 15 buildings in the village, said Mukhammed Svarov, head of crisis management center at the emergencies ministry, putting the toll at least 32 people after initially reporting 15 deaths.
Medical staff said that six children were among the victims. Four pilots also died, the health ministry said.
According to Flightradar24 the plane belonged to MyCargo Airlines, a Turkish cargo airline based in Istanbul.
Local media reported that the plane was operated by Turkish Airlines under flight number TK6491.
На месте крушения самолета в аэропорту "Манас" погибли 15 человек (фото) https://t.co/3sddMGiAQopic.twitter.com/MhDKTU52qB
— КТРК (@KTRK_kg) January 16, 2017
