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Almaty International Airport
Халықаралық Алматы Әуежайы
Международный Аэропорт Алматы |
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IATA: ALA – ICAO: UAAA |
Summary |
Airport type |
Civil |
Owner |
JSC Almaty International Airport |
Serves |
Almaty, Kazakhstan |
Elevation AMSL |
681 m / 2234 ft |
Coordinates |
43°21′07″N 077°02′26″E / 43.35194°N 77.04056°E / 43.35194; 77.04056 |
Website |
www.alaport.com |
Runways |
Direction |
Length |
Surface |
m |
ft |
05R/23L |
4,397 |
14,427 |
Asphalt |
05L/23R |
4,500 |
14,764 |
Concrete |
Statistics (2008) |
Passengers |
2,713,926 |
Almaty International Airport (Kazakh: Халықаралық Алматы Әуежайы, Russian: Международный Аэропорт Алматы) (IATA: ALA, ICAO: UAAA) is the largest international airport in Kazakhstan. It is located about 18 kilometers (11 miles) from the centre of Almaty, the country's largest city and commercial capital. Almaty airport accounts for half of passenger traffic and 68% of cargo traffic to Kazakhstan. In 2008, the airport handled 2.5 million passengers (23% growth to 2005). History
The airport was built in 1935. Up to 1990 it was the part of Kazakh Department of Civil Aviation, and then reorganized into "Alma-Ata Airport" in 1991. Since 1993 it has run as an independent business unit. In 1994 it was reorganized into OJSC "Almaty Airport" and later renamed to JSC Almaty International Airport.
The supersonic transport (SST) Tupolev Tu-144 went into service on 26 December 1975, flying mail and freight between Moscow and Alma-Ata in preparation for passenger services, which commenced in November 1977. The Aeroflot flight on 1 June 1978 was the Tu-144's 55th and last scheduled passenger service.
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The old Soviet-era terminal |
Following a runway reconstruction in 1998, Almaty airport was awarded II category and status of an International Airport.
On 9 July 1999 a fire started in the kitchen of the airport restaurant. The whole terminal building burned down in just a few hours, fortunately without major injuries. Construction of a new terminal was completed in 2004.
Almaty Airport is a hub for the national carrier Air Astana. It is also a major Central Asian cargo hub.
On September 30, 2008 a second runway was opened with a first departure of a BMI flight bound for London Heathrow. The new runway has also been given an ICAO certificate for CAT III landings which will significantly reduce the number of planes diverting to nearby airfields due to low visibility, especially during the winter months. This runway is the longest in central Asia. The new runway can accept all types of aircraft without limitation of take-off weight and operations frequency.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines |
Destinations |
Air Arabia |
Sharjah |
Air Astana |
Aktau, Aktobe, Amsterdam, Antalya, Astana, Atyrau, Baku, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Beijing-Capital, Bishkek-Manas, Delhi, Dubai, Frankfurt, Istanbul-Atatürk, Karaganda, Kostanay, Kuala Lumpur, Kyzylorda, London-Heathrow, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Oral, Oskemen, Pavlodar, Seoul-Incheon, Shymkent, Urumqi |
airBaltic |
Riga |
Asia Wings |
Kokshetau, Petropavlovsk |
Asiana Airlines |
Seoul-Incheon |
Atlasjet |
Antalya |
Avia Traffic Company |
Bishkek |
bmi |
London-Heathrow |
Bulgaria Air |
Burgas |
China Southern Airlines |
Urumqi |
Czech Airlines |
Prague |
Donbassaero |
Kiev-Boryspil |
EgyptAir |
Cairo [ends 2 November] |
Etihad Airways |
Abu Dhabi |
Euroline |
Tbilisi |
Hainan Airlines |
Beijing-Capital |
Irtysh Air |
Karaganda, Kostanay, Kyzylorda, Pavlodar, Oskemen |
Kam Air |
Kabul |
KLM |
Amsterdam |
Lufthansa |
Frankfurt |
Mahan Air |
Tehran-Imam Khomieni |
Rossiya |
St Petersburg |
S7 Airlines |
Novosibirsk |
SCAT |
Aktau, Antalya, Astana, Bodrum, Dushanbe, Kokshetau, Kostanay, Petropavl, St Petersburg, Semey, Sharm el-Sheikh, Shymkent, Taraz, Tashkent |
Semeyavia |
Semey |
Sky Airlines |
Antalya |
Tajik Air |
Dushanbe |
Transaero Airlines |
Moscow-Domodedovo |
Turkish Airlines |
Istanbul-Atatürk |
Turkmenistan Airlines |
Ashgabat |
Ukraine International Airlines |
Kiev-Boryspil |
Uzbekistan Airways |
Tashkent |
Cargo
Airlines |
Destinations |
Cargolux |
Luxembourg |
DETA Air |
Hong Kong |
El Al Cargo |
Tel Aviv |
KLM Cargo |
Amsterdam |
Lufthansa Cargo |
Krasnoyarsk |
Future
It is planned to build a new passenger terminal for international flights with six loading bridges and capacity up to 2500 passengers per hour in the nearest future. Developed infrastructure complex consisting of: a Marriott Hotel, conference halls, business center, shopping center, cinemas will be located within the territory of this terminal. The new terminal will be located along Kuldja road that will help to reduce traffic on the way to the airport.
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General Info
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Country |
Kazakhstan
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ICAO ID |
UAAA
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Time |
UTC+6
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Latitude |
43.352072 43° 21' 07.46" N
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Longitude |
77.040508 077° 02' 25.83" E
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Elevation |
2234 feet 681 meters
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Type |
Civil
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Magnetic Variation |
004° E (01/06)
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Operating Agency |
CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
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Alternate Name |
ALMA ATA
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Operating Hours |
24 HOUR OPERATIONS
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International Clearance Status |
Airport of Entry
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Daylight Saving Time |
Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October
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Communications
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TWR |
119.4
124.0
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GND |
121.7
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RADAR |
120.8
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ATIS |
129.8
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APP |
131.6
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Communications Remarks |
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GCA |
Call Krug
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Runways
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ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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05/23 |
14427 x 147 feet 4397 x 45 meters |
ASPHALT |
054RBXT |
YES
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Navaids
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Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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VOR-DME |
ALM |
ALMATY |
070X |
112.3 |
2.4 NM |
231.9
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NDB |
LM |
ALMATY |
- |
415 |
3.4 NM |
050.8
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Supplies/Equipment
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Fuel |
Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.
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Oil |
O-117+, 1100, O-117 plus cyclohexanone (MIL L 6082)
O-128, 1100,(Dispersant)Reciprocating Engine Oil(MIL L 22851 Type II)
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Other Fluids |
OX, Indicates oxygen servicing when type of servicing is unknown
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Remarks
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CAUTION |
Obst lctd .25 NM S of ARP 47' high. Rwy 05 ALS shortened to 720m (2362').
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FLUID |
OX
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FUEL |
(NC-A1)
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OIL |
O-MK8 O-MK22
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RSTD |
Acft with wingspan of 190' or more proh fr using Twy 3.
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