# Aktobe International Airport (AKX / UATT)

**Aktobe International Airport** (IATA: AKX, ICAO: UATT) is a large airport in Aktobe, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan. It opened in 1933. It has one runway, 3,202 m (10,505 ft) long, concrete. In 2018 it handled 411 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AKX / UATT
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Aktobe, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan
- Opened: 1933
- Elevation: 225 m / 738 ft
- Coordinates: 50.2481, 57.2041
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,202 m / 10,505 ft
- Passengers: 411,248 (2018)
- Time zone: UTC+5 · Asia/Aqtobe
- Website: http://www.airport-aktobe.kz
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aktobe_International_Airport (19 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1430836
- Weather station: UATT · WMO 35229
- Ident: UATT

## Timeline

- 1933: Aktobe International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 3,202 m / 10,505 ft | 46 m / 151 ft | Concrete | 135° / 315° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012 | 288,076 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 297,228 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 321,800 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 344,333 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 338,138 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 411,248 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 411,248 | Wikidata |

## Routes

9 destinations in 5 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (8)

- [SCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uate.md) Aktau International Airport · Kazakhstan · 847 km / 526 mi · FlyArystan
- [NQZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uacc.md) Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport · Kazakhstan · 1,008 km / 626 mi · Qazaq Air, Air Astana, FlyArystan, SCAT Airlines
- [HSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uait.md) Hazrat Sultan International Airport · Kazakhstan · 1,156 km / 718 mi · SCAT Airlines
- [GYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ubbb.md) Heydar Aliyev International Airport · Azerbaijan · 1,221 km / 759 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [CIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uaii.md) Shymkent International Airport · Kazakhstan · 1,284 km / 798 mi · SCAT Airlines
- [TAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uttt.md) Tashkent International Airport · Uzbekistan · 1,367 km / 849 mi · Centrum Air
- [ALA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uaaa.md) Almaty International Airport · Kazakhstan · 1,686 km / 1,048 mi · Air Astana, FlyArystan, SCAT Airlines
- [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 2,388 km / 1,484 mi · Pegasus Airlines

### Seasonal (1)

- [SSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesh.md) Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · Egypt · 3,137 km / 1,949 mi · Air Cairo

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (8)

- DV [SCAT Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scat-airlines) · 4
- FS [FlyArystan](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyarystan) · 3
- KC [Air Astana](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-astana) · 2
- SM [Air Cairo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cairo) · 1 · seasonal
- J2 [Azerbaijan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azerbaijan-airlines) · 1
- C6 [Centrum Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/centrum-air) · 1
- PC [Pegasus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pegasus-airlines) · 1
- IQ [Qazaq Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qazaq-air) · 1

Former hub of [Starline.kz](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/starline-kz).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 411K (2018) | #1,197 of 3,974 | #386 in Asia | #6 in KZ |
| Longest runway | 3,202 m / 10,505 ft | #800 of 29,858 | #238 in Asia | #6 in KZ |
| Elevation | 225 m / 738 ft | =22,631 of 43,403 | =1,291 in Asia | #69 in KZ |
| Age | Opened 1933 | =521 of 15,079 | =56 in Asia | =2 in KZ |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =5 in KZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 120.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [KZ-0051](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kz-0051.md) Rodnikovskiy Airport · 44 km / 27 mi
- [OSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uwor.md) Orsk Airport · 134 km / 83 mi
- [RU-0172](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0172.md) Gudron Airfield · 149 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: “Aktobe International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aktobe_International_Airport&oldid=1375376314), 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/uatt/data