# Ashgabat International Airport (ASB / UTAA)

**Ashgabat International Airport** (IATA: ASB, ICAO: UTAA) is a large airport in Ashgabat, Ashgabat (city), Turkmenistan. It opened in 1994. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,800 m (12,467 ft). It is operated by Turkmenistan Airlines. In 2018 it handled 2.5 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ASB / UTAA
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Turkmenistan Airlines
- Serves: Ashgabat, Ashgabat (city), Turkmenistan
- Opened: 1994
- Elevation: 211 m / 692 ft
- Coordinates: 37.9868, 58.3610
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,800 m / 12,467 ft
- Passengers: 2,450,000 (2018)
- Time zone: UTC+5 · Asia/Ashgabat
- Website: http://ashgabatairport.gov.tm/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashgabat_International_Airport (32 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1148527
- Weather station: UTAA · WMO 38880
- Ident: UTAA

## Timeline

- 5 Mar 1963: Aeroflot Flight 191. 12 killed.
- 1994: Ashgabat International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11R/29L | 3,800 m / 12,467 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Concrete | 119° / 299° | yes |
| 11L/29R | 3,800 m / 12,467 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 119° / 299° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1965 | 241,000 | Wikidata |
| 1970 | 473,000 | Wikidata |
| 1975 | 666,000 | Wikidata |
| 1980 | 825,000 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 1,500,000 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,500,000 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 1,500,000 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 2,450,000 | Wikidata |

## Routes

7 destinations in 7 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 1,444 km / 897 mi · flydubai
- [DME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uudd.md) Domodedovo International Airport · Russia · 2,468 km / 1,534 mi · S7 Airlines
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 2,551 km / 1,585 mi · Turkish Airlines

### Cargo (4)

- [BUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhbp.md) Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Hungary · 3,323 km / 2,065 mi · Cargolux
- [LUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ellx.md) Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · Luxembourg · 4,285 km / 2,663 mi · Cargolux
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 4,689 km / 2,914 mi · Cargolux
- [TPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rctp.md) Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taiwan · 6,016 km / 3,738 mi · Cargolux

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (1)

- T5 [Turkmenistan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkmenistan-airlines)

### Passenger (3)

- FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1
- S7 [S7 Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/s7-airlines) · 1
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1

### Cargo (1)

- CV [Cargolux](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cargolux) · 4

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2.5M (2018) | #519 of 3,974 | #157 in Asia |  |
| Longest runway | 3,800 m / 12,467 ft | =204 of 29,858 | =50 in Asia | =1 in TM |
| Elevation | 211 m / 692 ft | =23,564 of 43,403 | =1,331 in Asia | #8 in TM |
| Age | Opened 1994 | =10,385 of 15,079 | =486 in Asia | #3 in TM |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =1 in TM |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 123.500 |
| GCA | APP | 118.700 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [UT1G](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ut1g.md) Ashgabat Bezmein Air Base · 15 km / 9.2 mi
- [TM-0003](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tm-0003.md) Gyaurs (Gawers) Airfield · 40 km / 25 mi
- [TM-0019](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tm-0019.md) Gokdepe Airport · 43 km / 27 mi
- [TM-0020](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tm-0020.md) Yarajy Airport · 63 km / 39 mi
- [BJB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oimn.md) Bojnord Airport · 108 km / 67 mi
- [IR-0120](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ir-0120.md) Esfarayen Agricultural Airport · 129 km / 80 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: “Ashgabat International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ashgabat_International_Airport&oldid=1370676955), revision of 22 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/utaa/data