# Almaty International Airport (ALA / UAAA)

**Almaty International Airport** (IATA: ALA, ICAO: UAAA) is a large airport in Almaty, Almaty City, Kazakhstan. It opened in 1935. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,500 m (14,764 ft). It is operated by TAV Airports Holding. In 2024 it handled 11.4 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/uaaa

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ALA / UAAA
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: TAV Airports Holding
- Owner: Groupe ADP
- Serves: Almaty, Almaty City, Kazakhstan
- Opened: 1935
- Elevation: 681 m / 2,234 ft
- Coordinates: 43.3543, 77.0428
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,500 m / 14,764 ft
- Passengers: 11,426,650 (2024)
- Time zone: UTC+5 · Asia/Almaty
- Website: http://www.alaport.com/en/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almaty_International_Airport (42 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q858844
- Weather station: UAAA · WMO 36872
- Ident: UAAA

## Timeline

- 1935: Almaty International Airport opens.
- 4 Jan 1965: Aeroflot Flight 20/101. 64 killed.
- 22 Nov 1966: Il-18 Accident. 3 killed.
- 24 Mar 1969: Q16488132. 4 killed.
- 13 Jan 1977: Aeroflot Flight 3843. 90 killed.
- 8 Jul 1980: Aeroflot Flight 4225. 166 killed.
- 30 Aug 1983: Aeroflot Flight 5463. 90 killed.
- 29 Jan 2013: SCAT Airlines Flight 760. 21 killed.
- 27 Dec 2019: Bek Air Flight 2100. 12 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05L/23R | 4,500 m / 14,764 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt |  | yes |
| 05R/23L | 4,400 m / 14,436 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 056° / 236° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | 4,323,224 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 4,588,885 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 4,905,307 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 4,878,450 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 5,641,000 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 5,687,000 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 6,422,721 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 3,669,668 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 6,099,212 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 7,230,156 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 9,547,136 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 11,426,650 | Wikidata |

## Routes

93 destinations in 35 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (78)

- [IKU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ucfl.md) Issyk-Kul International Airport · Kyrgyzstan · 90 km / 56 mi · Asman Airlines
- [BSZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uafm.md) Manas International Airport · Kyrgyzstan · 210 km / 130 mi · Air Astana
- [YIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwyn.md) Ili Yining International Airport · China · 351 km / 218 mi · FlyArystan
- [OSS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uafo.md) Osh International Airport · Kyrgyzstan · 465 km / 289 mi · Air Astana
- [DMB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uadd.md) Taraz International Airport · Kazakhstan · 469 km / 291 mi · SCAT Airlines
- [CIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uaii.md) Shymkent International Airport · Kazakhstan · 626 km / 389 mi · Air Astana, FlyArystan, SCAT Airlines
- [TAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uttt.md) Tashkent International Airport · Uzbekistan · 679 km / 422 mi · Centrum Air, Qanot Sharq, Air Astana, Uzbekistan Airways
- [HSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uait.md) Hazrat Sultan International Airport · Kazakhstan · 687 km / 427 mi · FlyArystan, SCAT Airlines
- [KGF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uakk.md) Sary-Arka Airport · Kazakhstan · 757 km / 470 mi · FlyArystan, SCAT Airlines
- [PLX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uass.md) Semei International Airport · Kazakhstan · 815 km / 506 mi · FlyArystan, SCAT Airlines
- [URC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwww.md) Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport · China · 842 km / 523 mi · Air Astana
- [UKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uask.md) Oskemen International Airport · Kazakhstan · 851 km / 529 mi · Air Astana, FlyArystan, SCAT Airlines
- [DZN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uakd.md) Zhezkazgan National Airport · Kazakhstan · 871 km / 541 mi · SCAT Airlines
- [DYU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/utdd.md) Dushanbe International Airport · Tajikistan · 873 km / 542 mi · Somon Air, Air Astana
- [KZO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uaoo.md) Korkyt Ata International Airport · Kazakhstan · 927 km / 576 mi · Air Astana
- [SKD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/utss.md) Samarkand International Airport · Uzbekistan · 930 km / 578 mi · FlyArystan
- [NQZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uacc.md) Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport · Kazakhstan · 951 km / 591 mi · Air Astana, FlyArystan, SCAT Airlines
- [PWQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uasp.md) Pavlodar International Airport · Kazakhstan · 983 km / 611 mi · FlyArystan
- [KOV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uack.md) Kokshetau International Airport · Kazakhstan · 1,237 km / 769 mi · SCAT Airlines
- [UGC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/utnu.md) Urgench International Airport · Uzbekistan · 1,357 km / 843 mi · FlyArystan
- [OVB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/unnt.md) Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport · Russia · 1,358 km / 844 mi · S7 Airlines
- [PPK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uacp.md) Petropavl International Airport · Kazakhstan · 1,391 km / 864 mi · SCAT Airlines
- [NCU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/utnn.md) Nukus International Airport · Uzbekistan · 1,419 km / 882 mi · Centrum Air, Uzbekistan Airways
- [KSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uauu.md) Kostanay International Airport · Kazakhstan · 1,477 km / 918 mi · FlyArystan, SCAT Airlines
- [DEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vidp.md) Indira Gandhi International Airport · India · 1,646 km / 1,023 mi · Air Astana
- [AKX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uatt.md) Aktobe International Airport · Kazakhstan · 1,686 km / 1,048 mi · FlyArystan, SCAT Airlines
- [REN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uwoo.md) Orenburg Central Airport · Russia · 1,861 km / 1,156 mi · UVT Aero
- [SVX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/usss.md) Koltsovo Airport · Russia · 1,877 km / 1,166 mi · Red Wings Airlines
- [GUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uatg.md) Atyrau International Airport · Kazakhstan · 2,010 km / 1,249 mi · Air Astana, FlyArystan, SCAT Airlines
- [SCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uate.md) Aktau International Airport · Kazakhstan · 2,082 km / 1,294 mi · Air Astana, FlyArystan, SCAT Airlines
- [URA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uarr.md) Manshuk Mametova International Airport · Kazakhstan · 2,097 km / 1,303 mi · Air Astana, FlyArystan, SCAT Airlines
- [GYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ubbb.md) Heydar Aliyev International Airport · Azerbaijan · 2,246 km / 1,396 mi · Air Astana
- [UBN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zmck.md) Ulaanbaatar Chinggis Khaan International Airport · Mongolia · 2,354 km / 1,463 mi · Hunnu Air
- [IKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oiie.md) Imam Khomeini International Airport · Iran · 2,382 km / 1,480 mi · Qeshm Air
- [KZN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uwkd.md) Kazan International Airport · Russia · 2,399 km / 1,491 mi · Red Wings Airlines
- [TBS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugtb.md) Tbilisi International Airport · Georgia · 2,621 km / 1,629 mi · Air Astana
- [EVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/udyz.md) Zvartnots International Airport · Armenia · 2,714 km / 1,686 mi · FlyOne
- [BOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vabb.md) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport · India · 2,726 km / 1,694 mi · IndiGo, Air Astana
- [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,798 km / 1,739 mi · Air Arabia
- [KUT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugko.md) David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport · Georgia · 2,804 km / 1,742 mi · FlyArystan
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,814 km / 1,749 mi · flydubai, Air Astana
- [XIY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlxy.md) Xi'an Xianyang International Airport · China · 2,897 km / 1,800 mi · FlyArystan
- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,930 km / 1,821 mi · Air Arabia, Air Astana
- [AER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/urss.md) Sochi International Airport · Russia · 2,971 km / 1,846 mi · Azimuth
- [KWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/okkk.md) Kuwait International Airport · Kuwait · 3,019 km / 1,876 mi · Jazeera Airways
- [CKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuck.md) Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport · China · 3,026 km / 1,880 mi · FlyArystan
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 3,060 km / 1,901 mi · Qatar Airways
- [SVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuee.md) Sheremetyevo International Airport · Russia · 3,123 km / 1,941 mi · Aeroflot
- [PEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbaa.md) Beijing Capital International Airport · China · 3,272 km / 2,033 mi · Air Astana, Air China
- [LED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ulli.md) Pulkovo Airport · Russia · 3,609 km / 2,243 mi · Rossiya
- [HAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvnb.md) Noi Bai International Airport · Vietnam · 3,622 km / 2,251 mi · VietJet Air
- [ESB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltac.md) Esenboğa International Airport · Türkiye · 3,630 km / 2,256 mi · AJet
- [SLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oosa.md) Salalah International Airport · Oman · 3,638 km / 2,261 mi · Air Astana
- [MSQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/umms.md) Minsk National Airport · Belarus · 3,704 km / 2,302 mi · SCAT Airlines, Belavia
- [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 3,892 km / 2,418 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 3,923 km / 2,438 mi · Air Astana, Turkish Airlines
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 3,945 km / 2,451 mi · Air Astana
- [DMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbd.md) Don Mueang International Airport · Thailand · 3,971 km / 2,467 mi · Thai AirAsia X
- [MED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oema.md) Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport · Saudi Arabia · 3,980 km / 2,473 mi · Air Astana, SCAT Airlines
- [CAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zggg.md) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · China · 3,985 km / 2,476 mi · Air Astana
- [BKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbs.md) Suvarnabhumi Airport · Thailand · 4,000 km / 2,485 mi · Air Astana
- [HGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zshc.md) Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport · China · 4,076 km / 2,533 mi · Loong Air
- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 4,113 km / 2,556 mi · Cathay Pacific
- [SYX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zjsy.md) Sanya Phoenix International Airport · China · 4,114 km / 2,556 mi · SCAT Airlines
- [PVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zspd.md) Shanghai Pudong International Airport · China · 4,132 km / 2,568 mi · Air Astana
- [ADB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbj.md) Adnan Menderes International Airport · Türkiye · 4,172 km / 2,592 mi · SunExpress
- [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 4,172 km / 2,592 mi · Asiana Airlines, Air Astana, Eastar Jet
- [WAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epwa.md) Warsaw Chopin Airport · Poland · 4,193 km / 2,605 mi · LOT Polish Airlines
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 4,237 km / 2,633 mi · Flynas, Air Astana, SCAT Airlines
- [MLE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vrmm.md) Velana International Airport · Maldives · 4,368 km / 2,714 mi · Air Astana
- [HKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtsp.md) Phuket International Airport · Thailand · 4,432 km / 2,754 mi · Air Astana
- [PQC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvpq.md) Phú Quốc International Airport · Vietnam · 4,515 km / 2,805 mi · Air Astana
- [CXR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvcr.md) Cam Ranh International Airport / Cam Ranh Air Base · Vietnam · 4,655 km / 2,892 mi · Air Astana
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 4,700 km / 2,920 mi · VietJet Air
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 5,090 km / 3,163 mi · Air Astana, Lufthansa
- [KUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk.md) Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Malaysia · 5,131 km / 3,188 mi · AirAsia X
- [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 5,255 km / 3,265 mi · Neos
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · United Kingdom · 5,624 km / 3,495 mi · Air Astana

### Seasonal (7)

- [IKU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ucfl.md) Issyk-Kul International Airport · Kyrgyzstan · 90 km / 56 mi · FlyArystan
- [MCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ooms.md) Muscat International Airport · Oman · 2,788 km / 1,732 mi · SalamAir
- [BUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugsb.md) Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport · Georgia · 2,891 km / 1,796 mi · FlyArystan
- [LCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lclk.md) Larnaca International Airport · Cyprus · 3,817 km / 2,372 mi · Air Astana
- [GZP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfg.md) Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport · Türkiye · 3,853 km / 2,394 mi · FlyArystan
- [DAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvdn.md) Da Nang International Airport · Vietnam · 4,228 km / 2,627 mi · Air Astana
- [PUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkpk.md) Gimhae International Airport · South Korea · 4,485 km / 2,787 mi · Eastar Jet

### Seasonal charter (10)

- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 3,060 km / 1,901 mi · Air Astana
- [GOX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/voga.md) Manohar International Airport · India · 3,085 km / 1,917 mi · FlyArystan
- [GOI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vogo.md) Goa Dabolim International Airport · India · 3,125 km / 1,942 mi · SCAT Airlines
- [UTP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbu.md) U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport · Thailand · 4,111 km / 2,554 mi · SCAT Airlines
- [SSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesh.md) Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · Egypt · 4,159 km / 2,584 mi · Air Cairo, Red Sea Airlines (charter airline)
- [DAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvdn.md) Da Nang International Airport · Vietnam · 4,228 km / 2,627 mi · VietJet Air
- [HKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtsp.md) Phuket International Airport · Thailand · 4,432 km / 2,754 mi · SCAT Airlines
- [DBB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heal.md) El Alamein International Airport · Egypt · 4,454 km / 2,768 mi · Air Cairo
- [PQC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvpq.md) Phú Quốc International Airport · Vietnam · 4,515 km / 2,805 mi · SCAT Airlines
- [CXR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvcr.md) Cam Ranh International Airport / Cam Ranh Air Base · Vietnam · 4,655 km / 2,892 mi · SCAT Airlines

### Cargo (10)

- [TAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uttt.md) Tashkent International Airport · Uzbekistan · 679 km / 422 mi · My Freighter Airlines
- [GYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ubbb.md) Heydar Aliyev International Airport · Azerbaijan · 2,246 km / 1,396 mi · Silk Way West Airlines
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,814 km / 1,749 mi · flydubai
- [CKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuck.md) Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport · China · 3,026 km / 1,880 mi · Atlas Air
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 3,060 km / 1,901 mi · Qatar Airways
- [CGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhcc.md) Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport · China · 3,301 km / 2,051 mi · Atlas Air
- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 4,113 km / 2,556 mi · Silk Way West Airlines, Qatar Airways
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 5,256 km / 3,266 mi · Atlas Air
- [LGG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eblg.md) Liège Airport · Belgium · 5,275 km / 3,278 mi · Atlas Air
- [ZAZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lezg.md) Zaragoza Airport · Spain · 6,155 km / 3,825 mi · Atlas Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ALA, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (6)

- KC [Air Astana](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-astana) · 37
- [Air Trust](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-trust)
- WZZ [Hungary Air Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hungary-air-cargo)
- ZS [Kazaviaspas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kazaviaspas)
- MGK [Mega Aircompany](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mega-aircompany)
- IQ [Qazaq Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qazaq-air)

### Passenger (41)

- DV [SCAT Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scat-airlines) · 24
- FS [FlyArystan](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyarystan) · 22
- VJ [VietJet Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vietjet-air) · 3
- G9 [Air Arabia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia) · 2
- SM [Air Cairo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cairo) · 2 · seasonal charter
- TK [AJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ajet) · 2
- C6 [Centrum Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/centrum-air) · 2
- ZE [Eastar Jet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eastar-jet) · 2
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 2
- WZ [Red Wings Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/red-wings-airlines) · 2
- HY [Uzbekistan Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/uzbekistan-airways) · 2
- SU [Aeroflot](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeroflot) · 1
- CA [Air China](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-china) · 1
- D7 [AirAsia X](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airasia-x) · 1
- OZ [Asiana Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asiana-airlines) · 1
- MN [Asman Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asman-airlines) · 1
- A4 [Azimuth](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azimuth) · 1
- B2 [Belavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/belavia) · 1
- CX [Cathay Pacific](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cathay-pacific) · 1
- FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1
- XY [Flynas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flynas) · 1
- 5F [FlyOne](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyone) · 1
- MR [Hunnu Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hunnu-air) · 1
- 6E [IndiGo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/indigo) · 1
- J9 [Jazeera Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jazeera-airways) · 1
- GJ [Loong Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/loong-air) · 1
- LO [LOT Polish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lot-polish-airlines) · 1
- LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 1
- NO [Neos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/neos) · 1
- PC [Pegasus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pegasus-airlines) · 1
- HH [Qanot Sharq](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qanot-sharq) · 1
- QB [Qeshm Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qeshm-air) · 1
- [Red Sea Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/red-sea-airlines) · 1 · seasonal charter
- FV [Rossiya](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/rossiya) · 1
- S7 [S7 Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/s7-airlines) · 1
- OV [SalamAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/salamair) · 1 · seasonal
- SZ [Somon Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/somon-air) · 1
- XQ [SunExpress](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunexpress) · 1
- XJ [Thai AirAsia X](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/thai-airasia-x) · 1
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1
- RT [UVT Aero](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/uvt-aero) · 1

### Cargo (3)

- 5Y [Atlas Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/atlas-air) · 5
- 7L [Silk Way West Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/silk-way-west-airlines) · 2
- C6 [My Freighter Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/my-freighter-airlines) · 1

Former hub of [Air Kazakhstan](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-kazakhstan), [Almaty Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/almaty-aviation), [Asia Continental Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asia-continental-airlines), [DETA Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/deta-air), [Irtysh Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/irtysh-air), [Sayakhat Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sayakhat-airlines).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 11.4M (2024) | #186 of 3,974 | #58 in Asia | #1 in KZ |
| Longest runway | 4,500 m / 14,764 ft | =27 of 29,858 | =6 in Asia | #2 in KZ |
| Elevation | 681 m / 2,234 ft | =7,858 of 43,403 | #632 in Asia | #13 in KZ |
| Age | Opened 1935 | =593 of 15,079 | =71 in Asia | #5 in KZ |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =1 in KZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 131.600 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 129.800 |
| GCA | RADAR | 120.800 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.400 |

## Nearby airports

- [KZ-0022](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kz-0022.md) Almaty North Airport · 5.5 km / 3.4 mi
- [KZ-0019](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kz-0019.md) Bayserke Airport · 10 km / 6.5 mi
- [BXJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uaar.md) Boralday Airport · 13 km / 8.0 mi
- [KZ-0101](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kz-0101.md) Arman Dala Airstrip · 40 km / 25 mi
- [KZ-0011](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kz-0011.md) Zhetygen Air Base · 43 km / 26 mi
- [KZ-0102](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kz-0102.md) Azem/Talis Aeroclub Airfield · 43 km / 27 mi

## In collections

- [Longest runways](https://dromopedia.com/collections/longest-runways) #27

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Almaty International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Almaty_International_Airport&oldid=1375345400), revision of 17 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/uaaa/data