# Atyrau International Airport (GUW / UATG) **Atyrau International Airport** (IATA: GUW, ICAO: UATG) is a large airport in Atyrau, Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan. It has one runway, 3,000 m (9,842 ft) long, asphalt. In 2019 it handled 937 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/uatg ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: GUW / UATG - Type: Large airport - Serves: Atyrau, Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan - Elevation: -22 m / -72 ft - Coordinates: 47.1213, 51.8203 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,842 ft - Passengers: 937,032 (2019) - Time zone: UTC+5 · Asia/Atyrau - Website: http://www.atyrauairport.com - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atyrau_Airport (23 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1430894 - Weather station: UATG - Ident: UATG ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 14/32 | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | 44 m / 144 ft | Asphalt | 150° / 330° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2012 | 549,074 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 553,195 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 564,526 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 609,070 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 624,604 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 778,795 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 833,968 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 937,032 | Wikidata | ## Routes 18 destinations in 10 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (16) - [SCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uate.md) Aktau International Airport · Kazakhstan · 367 km / 228 mi · FlyArystan - [URA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uarr.md) Manshuk Mametova International Airport · Kazakhstan · 449 km / 279 mi · Qazaq Air - [AKX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uatt.md) Aktobe International Airport · Kazakhstan · 526 km / 327 mi · Qazaq Air - [GYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ubbb.md) Heydar Aliyev International Airport · Azerbaijan · 753 km / 468 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines, Air Astana - [NCU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/utnn.md) Nukus International Airport · Uzbekistan · 802 km / 498 mi · Centrum Air - [KUT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugko.md) David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport · Georgia · 920 km / 572 mi · FlyArystan - [AER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/urss.md) Sochi International Airport · Russia · 1,013 km / 629 mi · Azimuth - [SVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuee.md) Sheremetyevo International Airport · Russia · 1,397 km / 868 mi · Aeroflot - [CIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uaii.md) Shymkent International Airport · Kazakhstan · 1,487 km / 924 mi · FlyArystan - [NQZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uacc.md) Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport · Kazakhstan · 1,490 km / 926 mi · Air Astana, FlyArystan - [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 1,943 km / 1,207 mi · Air Astana - [ALA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uaaa.md) Almaty International Airport · Kazakhstan · 2,010 km / 1,249 mi · Air Astana, FlyArystan - [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,452 km / 1,524 mi · Air Astana - [SSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesh.md) Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · Egypt · 2,612 km / 1,623 mi · Air Cairo - [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 3,268 km / 2,031 mi · Neos - [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 3,370 km / 2,094 mi · Air Astana ### Seasonal (2) - [TBS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugtb.md) Tbilisi International Airport · Georgia · 815 km / 506 mi · Air Astana - [BUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugsb.md) Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport · Georgia · 1,016 km / 631 mi · FlyArystan ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from GUW, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (1) - 5B [Euro-Asia Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/euro-asia-air) ### Passenger (9) - KC [Air Astana](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-astana) · 7 - FS [FlyArystan](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyarystan) · 6 - IQ [Qazaq Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qazaq-air) · 2 - SU [Aeroflot](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeroflot) · 1 - SM [Air Cairo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cairo) · 1 - J2 [Azerbaijan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azerbaijan-airlines) · 1 - A4 [Azimuth](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azimuth) · 1 - C6 [Centrum Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/centrum-air) · 1 - NO [Neos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/neos) · 1 Former hub of [Atyrau Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/atyrau-airways), [Kazair West](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kazair-west). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 937K (2019) | #848 of 3,974 | #267 in Asia | #5 in KZ | | Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | =1,325 of 29,858 | =389 in Asia | #12 in KZ | | Elevation | -22 m / -72 ft | =43,385 of 43,403 | =3,244 in Asia | #97 in KZ | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =5 in KZ | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | APP | 123.700 | | TWR | TWR | 118.100 | ## Nearby airports - [KZ-0009](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kz-0009.md) Gurvey Northeast Airport · 17 km / 11 mi ## In collections - [Below sea level](https://dromopedia.com/collections/below-sea-level) #17 ## 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: “Atyrau Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Atyrau_Airport&oldid=1369983755), revision of 18 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/uatg/data