Baikonur Krayniy International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Baikonur, Baikonur City (Kazakhstan)

IATA: BXY ICAO: UAOL

Longest Active Runway

10,500 ft

3,200 meters

Field Elevation

317 ft

97 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

45.6220°, 63.2108°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #449 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#723 of 7558

Top 9.6% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Kazakhstan)

#6 of 8 in KZ

#6 of 24 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+5%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 BXY in numbers: 10,500 ft longest runway · tied #449 of 650 published · #723 of 7,558 worldwide (top 9.6%) · #6 in Kazakhstan.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

BXY lies at 97 m (317 ft), #328 of 650 published airports by elevation and 44 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 539 ft below the Kazakhstan median (856 ft, 8 airports); ALA is highest at 2,234 ft, 1,917 ft higher than BXY.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of BXY. Nearest published airport: Nukus International Airport (NCU), 244 NM, 9,865 ft (635 ft shorter than BXY); 1 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,500 ft (3,200 m)

BXY runway: 05/23 10,500 × 197 ft asphalt. National standing: #6 of 8 in Kazakhstan; ALA leads by 4,264 ft (14,764 ft). +5% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
05/23	10,500 ft (3200 m / 3.200 km)	197 ft (60m)	`asphalt`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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