# Sary-Arka Airport (KGF / UAKK) **Sary-Arka Airport** (IATA: KGF, ICAO: UAKK) is a large airport in Karaganda, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. It opened in 1934. It has one runway, 3,301 m (10,831 ft) long, concrete. In 2018 it handled 271 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/uakk ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: KGF / UAKK - Type: Large airport - Serves: Karaganda, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan - Opened: 1934 - Elevation: 538 m / 1,765 ft - Coordinates: 49.6708, 73.3344 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 3,301 m / 10,831 ft - Passengers: 271,411 (2018) - Time zone: UTC+5 · Asia/Almaty - Website: http://www.karagandy.aero - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sary-Arka_Airport (18 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117807 - Weather station: UAKK · WMO 35394 - Ident: UAKK ## Timeline - 1934: Sary-Arka Airport opens. - 30 Jul 1950: 1950 Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-12 crash. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 05/23 | 3,301 m / 10,831 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Concrete | 058° / 238° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2012 | 171,646 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 196,201 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 267,009 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 281,931 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 222,445 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 254,838 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 271,411 | Wikidata | ## Routes 13 destinations in 7 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (8) - [DZN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uakd.md) Zhezkazgan National Airport · Kazakhstan · 465 km / 289 mi · SCAT Airlines - [PLX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uass.md) Semei International Airport · Kazakhstan · 499 km / 310 mi · SCAT Airlines - [UKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uask.md) Oskemen International Airport · Kazakhstan · 658 km / 409 mi · SCAT Airlines - [ALA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uaaa.md) Almaty International Airport · Kazakhstan · 757 km / 470 mi · FlyArystan - [OVB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/unnt.md) Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport · Russia · 866 km / 538 mi · S7 Airlines - [URA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uarr.md) Manshuk Mametova International Airport · Kazakhstan · 1,547 km / 961 mi · SCAT Airlines - [SCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uate.md) Aktau International Airport · Kazakhstan · 1,805 km / 1,122 mi · SCAT Airlines - [SVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuee.md) Sheremetyevo International Airport · Russia · 2,483 km / 1,543 mi · Aeroflot ### Seasonal charter (1) - [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 3,665 km / 2,277 mi · SCAT Airlines ### Cargo (4) - [TAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uttt.md) Tashkent International Airport · Uzbekistan · 987 km / 613 mi · My Freighter Airlines - [YNT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsyt.md) Yantai Penglai International Airport · China · 3,982 km / 2,474 mi · SF Airlines - [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 4,661 km / 2,896 mi · MSC Air Cargo - [LGG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eblg.md) Liège Airport · Belgium · 4,663 km / 2,897 mi · SF Airlines, MSC Air Cargo ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from KGF, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (4) - DV [SCAT Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scat-airlines) · 6 - SU [Aeroflot](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeroflot) · 1 - FS [FlyArystan](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyarystan) · 1 - S7 [S7 Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/s7-airlines) · 1 ### Cargo (3) - [MSC Air Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/msc-air-cargo) · 2 - O3 [SF Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sf-airlines) · 2 - C6 [My Freighter Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/my-freighter-airlines) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 271K (2018) | #1,394 of 3,974 | #454 in Asia | #9 in KZ | | Longest runway | 3,301 m / 10,831 ft | =709 of 29,858 | #212 in Asia | #4 in KZ | | Elevation | 538 m / 1,765 ft | =10,145 of 43,403 | #777 in Asia | #28 in KZ | | Age | Opened 1934 | =552 of 15,079 | =64 in Asia | #4 in KZ | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =5 in KZ | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | APP | 122.000 | | TWR | TWR | 118.300 | ## Nearby airports - [KZ-0112](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kz-0112.md) Balapan Airfield · 7.0 km / 4.3 mi - [KZ-0036](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kz-0036.md) Karaganda Southwest Airport · 25 km / 16 mi - [KZ-7471](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kz-7471.md) Novaya Uzenka Airfield · 32 km / 20 mi - [KZ-0064](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kz-0064.md) Volskoye Airport · 82 km / 51 mi ## 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: “Sary-Arka Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sary-Arka_Airport&oldid=1368837545), revision of 11 Aug 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/uakk/data