Almaty International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Almaty, Almaty City (Kazakhstan)

IATA: ALA ICAO: UAAA

Longest Active Runway

14,764 ft

4,500 meters

Field Elevation

2,234 ft

681 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

43.3543°, 77.0428°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #11 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#26 of 7558

Top 0.3% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Kazakhstan)

#1 of 8 in KZ

#1 of 24 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+47.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 ALA in numbers: 14,764 ft longest runway · tied #11 of 650 published · #26 of 7,558 worldwide (top 0.3%) · #1 in Kazakhstan.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Mid-Altitude Aerodrome (2,000–4,999 ft)

ALA lies at 681 m (2,234 ft), #115 of 650 published airports by elevation and 82 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 1,378 ft above the Kazakhstan median (856 ft, 8 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU), 48.5 NM, 12,467 ft. ALA has the longest runway in this radius, 2,297 ft over IKU.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 14,764 ft (4,500 m)

ALA runways: 05L/23R 14,764 × 148 ft asphalt (asph); 05R/23L 14,436 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #1 of 8 in Kazakhstan; 3,280 ft ahead of NQZ (11,484 ft). +47.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
05L/23R	14,764 ft (4500 m / 4.500 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASPH)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
05R/23L	14,436 ft (4400 m / 4.400 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Issyk-Kul International Airport (Tamchy)	`IKU`	48.5 NM (89.8 km)	12,467 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →