Sary-Arka Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Karaganda, Karaganda Region (Kazakhstan)

IATA: KGF ICAO: UAKK

Longest Active Runway

10,831 ft

3,301 meters

Field Elevation

1,765 ft

538 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

49.6708°, 73.3344°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #398 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#635 of 7558

Top 8.4% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Kazakhstan)

#3 of 8 in KZ

#3 of 24 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+8.3%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 KGF in numbers: 10,831 ft longest runway · tied #398 of 650 published · #635 of 7,558 worldwide (top 8.4%) · #3 in Kazakhstan.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

KGF lies at 538 m (1,765 ft), #137 of 650 published airports by elevation and 78.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 909 ft above the Kazakhstan median (856 ft, 8 airports); ALA is highest at 2,234 ft, 469 ft higher than KGF.

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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 KGF. Nearest published airport: Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ), 108 NM, 11,484 ft (653 ft longer than KGF); 1 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,831 ft (3,301 m)

KGF runway: 05/23 10,831 × 197 ft concrete (con). National standing: #3 of 8 in Kazakhstan; ALA leads by 3,933 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	10,831 ft (3301 m / 3.301 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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