Hazrat Sultan International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Turkıstan, Turkistan Region (Kazakhstan)

IATA: HSA ICAO: UAIT

Longest Active Runway

10,827 ft

3,300 meters

Field Elevation

951 ft

290 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

43.3111°, 68.5504°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #401 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#647 of 7558

Top 8.7% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Kazakhstan)

#4 of 8 in KZ

#4 of 24 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+8.3%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 HSA in numbers: 10,827 ft longest runway · tied #401 of 650 published · #647 of 7,558 worldwide (top 8.7%) · #4 in Kazakhstan.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

HSA lies at 290 m (951 ft), #200 of 650 published airports by elevation and 65.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 95 ft above the Kazakhstan median (856 ft, 8 airports); ALA is highest at 2,234 ft, 1,283 ft higher than HSA.

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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 HSA. Nearest published airport: Tashkent International Airport (TAS), 127 NM, 13,123 ft (2,296 ft longer than HSA); 5 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,827 ft (3,300 m)

HSA runway: 05/23 10,827 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #4 of 8 in Kazakhstan; ALA leads by 3,937 ft (14,764 ft). +8.3% 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	10,827 ft (3300 m / 3.300 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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