# Aktau International Airport (SCO / UATE) **Aktau International Airport** (IATA: SCO, ICAO: UATE) is a large airport in Aktau, Mangystau Region, Kazakhstan. It opened in 1983. It has one runway, 3,052 m (10,013 ft) long, asphalt. In 2019 it handled 1.0 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/uate ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: SCO / UATE - Type: Large airport - Serves: Aktau, Mangystau Region, Kazakhstan - Opened: 1983 - Elevation: 22 m / 73 ft - Coordinates: 43.8601, 51.0909 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 3,052 m / 10,013 ft - Passengers: 1,029,685 (2019) - Time zone: UTC+5 · Asia/Aqtau - Website: https://aktau-airport.kz/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aktau_International_Airport (28 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1430826 - Weather station: UATE · WMO 38001 - Ident: UATE ## Timeline - 1983: Aktau International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 12/30 | 3,052 m / 10,013 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 123° / 303° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2008 | 474,000 | Wikidata | | 2009 | 450,000 | Wikidata | | 2010 | 585,000 | Wikidata | | 2011 | 623,000 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 708,327 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 777,522 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 813,964 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 846,000 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 865,809 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 1,068,000 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 1,023,826 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 1,029,685 | Wikidata | ## Routes 15 destinations in 8 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (14) - [GUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uatg.md) Atyrau International Airport · Kazakhstan · 367 km / 228 mi · FlyArystan - [GYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ubbb.md) Heydar Aliyev International Airport · Azerbaijan · 386 km / 240 mi · FlyArystan - [NCU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/utnn.md) Nukus International Airport · Uzbekistan · 708 km / 440 mi · Centrum Air - [KUT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugko.md) David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport · Georgia · 724 km / 450 mi · FlyArystan - [URA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uarr.md) Manshuk Mametova International Airport · Kazakhstan · 812 km / 505 mi · FlyArystan - [AKX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uatt.md) Aktobe International Airport · Kazakhstan · 847 km / 526 mi · FlyArystan - [CIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uaii.md) Shymkent International Airport · Kazakhstan · 1,498 km / 931 mi · FlyArystan - [SVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuee.md) Sheremetyevo International Airport · Russia · 1,660 km / 1,031 mi · Aeroflot - [NQZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uacc.md) Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport · Kazakhstan · 1,719 km / 1,068 mi · Air Astana, FlyArystan - [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 1,814 km / 1,127 mi · Pegasus Airlines - [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 1,848 km / 1,148 mi · FlyArystan - [ALA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uaaa.md) Almaty International Airport · Kazakhstan · 2,082 km / 1,294 mi · Air Astana, FlyArystan - [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,105 km / 1,308 mi · FlyArystan - [URC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwww.md) Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport · China · 2,892 km / 1,797 mi · FlyArystan ### Seasonal (1) - [BUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugsb.md) Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport · Georgia · 814 km / 506 mi · FlyArystan ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from SCO, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (5) - FS [FlyArystan](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyarystan) · 12 - KC [Air Astana](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-astana) · 2 - SU [Aeroflot](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeroflot) · 1 - C6 [Centrum Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/centrum-air) · 1 - PC [Pegasus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pegasus-airlines) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 1.0M (2019) | #813 of 3,974 | #253 in Asia | #3 in KZ | | Longest runway | 3,052 m / 10,013 ft | =992 of 29,858 | #300 in Asia | #9 in KZ | | Elevation | 22 m / 73 ft | =38,046 of 43,403 | =2,450 in Asia | #92 in KZ | | Age | Opened 1983 | =8,556 of 15,079 | =410 in Asia | #11 in KZ | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =5 in KZ | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/G | Aktau Transit (Ground handling service) | 131.900 | | FIS | Aktau Region | 124.200 | | TWR | Aktau Tower | 120.700 | ## Nearby airports - [KZ-0054](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kz-0054.md) Shelpe Southeast Airport · 98 km / 61 mi - [KZ-0005](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kz-0005.md) Buzachi Airport · 150 km / 93 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: “Aktau International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aktau_International_Airport&oldid=1375731862), revision of 19 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/uate/data