RunwayLongest Commercial Runways in Kazakhstan
Compiled by Bill Gao
National Commercial Aviation Runway Registry & Rankings (ISO: KZ)
8 Commercial Aerodromes
Longest National Runway
14,764 ft
4,500 meters
Indexed Commercial Hubs
8
Paved primary runways (≥3,000 ft)
Kazakhstan Runway Facts at a Glance
Top 5 longest runways: #1 Almaty International Airport (ALA) 14,764 ft; #2 Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) 11,484 ft; #3 Sary-Arka Airport (KGF) 10,831 ft; #4 Hazrat Sultan International Airport (HSA) 10,827 ft; #5 Aktobe International Airport (AKX) 10,505 ft. The gap from ALA to AKX is 4,259 ft.
Elevation: Highest: Almaty International Airport (ALA) at 2,234 ft (681 m); lowest: SCO at 73 ft, a spread of 2,161 ft.
Runway count: 8 published airports, 10 active runways in total; 6 with 1 active runway, 2 with 2 active runways.
National Runway Inventory & Ranking Table
Commercial aerodromes in Kazakhstan ordered by longest active runway dimension.
| National Rank | Aerodrome Name | IATA | Municipality | Longest Runway | Elevation | Published Global Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 in KZ | Almaty International Airport | ALA | Almaty | 14,764 ft (4500m) | 2,234 ft | tied #11 of 650 |
| #2 in KZ | Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport | NQZ | Astana | 11,484 ft (3500m) | 1,165 ft | tied #270 of 650 |
| #3 in KZ | Sary-Arka Airport | KGF | Karaganda | 10,831 ft (3301m) | 1,765 ft | tied #398 of 650 |
| #4 in KZ | Hazrat Sultan International Airport | HSA | Turkıstan | 10,827 ft (3300m) | 951 ft | tied #401 of 650 |
| #5 in KZ | Aktobe International Airport | AKX | Aktobe | 10,505 ft (3202m) | 738 ft | #446 of 650 |
| #6 in KZ | Baikonur Krayniy International Airport | BXY | Baikonur | 10,500 ft (3200m) | 317 ft | tied #449 of 650 |
| #7 in KZ | Semei International Airport | PLX | Semey | 10,159 ft (3096m) | 761 ft | #529 of 650 |
| #8 in KZ | Aktau International Airport | SCO | Aktau | 10,013 ft (3052m) | 73 ft | tied #540 of 650 |