Aktobe International Airport

Aliya Moldagulova International Airport
Äliia Moldağūlova halyqaralyq äuejaiy
Aktobe Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator«Aliya Moldagulova International Airport» JSC
(the State Institution «Department of Finance of Aktobe region»)
ServesAktobe
Location1.5 km (0.93 mi) SW of Aktobe
Elevation AMSL225 m / 738 ft
Coordinates50°14′45″N 57°12′24″E / 50.24583°N 57.20667°E / 50.24583; 57.20667
Maps
UATT is located in Kazakhstan
UATT
UATT
Location in Kazakhstan
Interactive map of Aliya Moldagulova International Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 3,203 10,509 Concrete
Source: AIP Kazakhstan[1]

Aliya Moldagulova International Airport (Kazakh: Äliia Moldağūlova halyqaralyq äuejaiy) (IATA: AKX, ICAO: UATT) is an international airport in Kazakhstan located 1.5 km (0.93 mi) south-west of Aktobe.[1] It has a small terminal with five airliner parking spots. It has serviced the Ilyushin Il-86. In 2023, the airport served more than 900,000 passengers.[2] On 28 April 2021, the airport was officially renamed in order to commemorate Aliya Moldagulova - Kazakh woman, Hero of the Soviet Union and sniper of the Red Army famous for eliminating over 30 Nazi soldiers during World War II.[3]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air AstanaAlmaty, Astana
Air CairoSeasonal: Sharm El Sheikh[4]
FlyArystanAktau, Almaty, Astana
Pegasus Airlines Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[5]
Qazaq AirAstana
SCAT Airlines Almaty,[6] Astana, Shymkent,[7] Turkistan[8]
Sunday AirlinesSeasonal charter: Antalya,[9] Sharm El Sheikh[9]

References

  1. ^ a b AIP Kazakhstan
  2. ^ "Аэропорт Актобе увеличил количество рейсов в Астану и Алматы". gurk.kz (in Russian). 15 January 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Вечная память: Международному аэропорту Актобе присвоено имя Алии Молдагуловой". almaty.tv (in Russian). 6 May 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  4. ^ Liu, Jim (10 July 2024). "Air Cairo Adds Sharm el Sheikh – Aqtobe Service From July 2024". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  5. ^ Loginov, Ruslan (15 August 2025). "Pegasus Airlines Launches Aqtobe–Istanbul Flights Starting September". en.orda.kz. ORDA. Limited Liability Partnership “OrdaMedia.kz “. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  6. ^ Liu, Jim. "SCAT Aircompany resumes Almaty – Aktobe service in late-August 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  7. ^ Liu, Jim (24 February 2025). "SCAT Airlines NS25 Shymkent Network Expansion". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  8. ^ Liu, Jim (14 January 2025). "SCAT Airlines Adds Aktobe – Turkistan Service in 1Q25". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Timetable". www.tez-tour.com.

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