Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Astana, Astana City (Kazakhstan)

IATA: NQZ ICAO: UACC

Longest Active Runway

11,484 ft

3,500 meters

Field Elevation

1,165 ft

355 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

51.0270°, 71.4671°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #270 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#440 of 7558

Top 5.8% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Kazakhstan)

#2 of 8 in KZ

#2 of 24 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+14.8%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 NQZ in numbers: 11,484 ft longest runway · tied #270 of 650 published · #440 of 7,558 worldwide (top 5.8%) · #2 in Kazakhstan.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

NQZ lies at 355 m (1,165 ft), #177 of 650 published airports by elevation and 70.1 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 309 ft above the Kazakhstan median (856 ft, 8 airports); ALA is highest at 2,234 ft, 1,069 ft higher than NQZ.

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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 NQZ. Nearest published airport: Sary-Arka Airport (KGF), 108 NM, 10,831 ft (653 ft shorter than NQZ); 1 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,484 ft (3,500 m)

NQZ runway: 04/22 11,484 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #2 of 8 in Kazakhstan; ALA leads by 3,280 ft (14,764 ft). +14.8% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
04/22	11,484 ft (3500 m / 3.500 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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