Semei International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Semey, Abai Region (Kazakhstan)

IATA: PLX ICAO: UASS

Longest Active Runway

10,159 ft

3,096 meters

Field Elevation

761 ft

232 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

50.3513°, 80.2344°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#529 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#858 of 7558

Top 11.3% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Kazakhstan)

#7 of 8 in KZ

#7 of 24 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+1.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 PLX in numbers: 10,159 ft longest runway · #529 of 650 published · #858 of 7,558 worldwide (top 11.3%) · #7 in Kazakhstan.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

PLX lies at 232 m (761 ft), #227 of 650 published airports by elevation and 60.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 95 ft below the Kazakhstan median (856 ft, 8 airports); ALA is highest at 2,234 ft, 1,473 ft higher than PLX.

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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 PLX. Nearest published airport: Sary-Arka Airport (KGF), 269 NM, 10,831 ft (672 ft longer than PLX); none other within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,159 ft (3,096 m)

PLX runways: 08/26 10,159 × 145 ft concrete (con); 02/20 3,270 × 253 ft concrete (con). National standing: #7 of 8 in Kazakhstan; ALA leads by 4,605 ft (14,764 ft). +1.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
08/26	10,159 ft (3096 m / 3.096 km)	145 ft (44m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
02/20	3,270 ft (997 m / 0.997 km)	253 ft (77m)	`Concrete (CON)`	❌ Unlighted	✅ Active

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