Aktau International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Aktau, Mangystau Region (Kazakhstan)

IATA: SCO ICAO: UATE

Longest Active Runway

10,013 ft

3,052 meters

Field Elevation

73 ft

22 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

1 closed, Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

43.8601°, 51.0909°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #540 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#885 of 7558

Top 11.7% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Kazakhstan)

#8 of 8 in KZ

#8 of 24 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+0.1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 SCO in numbers: 10,013 ft longest runway · tied #540 of 650 published · #885 of 7,558 worldwide (top 11.7%) · #8 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)

SCO lies at 22 m (73 ft), #476 of 650 published airports by elevation and 23.7 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 783 ft below the Kazakhstan median (856 ft, 8 airports); ALA is highest at 2,234 ft, 2,161 ft higher than SCO.

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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 SCO. Nearest published airport: Astrakhan Narimanovo Boris M. Kustodiev International Airport (ASF), 195 NM, 10,499 ft (486 ft longer than SCO); 2 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,013 ft (3,052 m)

SCO runway: 12/30 10,013 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #8 of 8 in Kazakhstan; ALA leads by 4,751 ft (14,764 ft). +0.1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
12/30	10,013 ft (3052 m / 3.052 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
12L/30R	9,630 ft (2935 m / 2.935 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Gravel (GRE)`	❌ Unlighted	⛔ Closed

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