Aktobe International Airport
Airport in Kazakhstan
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Aliya Moldagulova International Airport (Kazakh: Əliya moldağûlova xalıqaralıq əvecayı) (IATA: AKX, ICAO: UATT) is an international airport in Kazakhstan located 1.5 km (0.93 mi) south-west of Aktobe.[1] It has a small terminal with five airliner parking spots. It has serviced the Ilyushin Il-86. In 2023, the airport served more than 900,000 passengers.[2] On 28 April 2021, the airport was officially renamed in order to commemorate Aliya Moldagulova - Kazakh woman, Hero of the Soviet Union and sniper of the Red Army famous for eliminating over 30 Nazi soldiers during World War II.[3]
Airport typePublic
Operator«Aliya Moldagulova International Airport» JSC
(the State Institution «Department of Finance of Aktobe region»)
(the State Institution «Department of Finance of Aktobe region»)
ServesAktobe
Location1.5 km (0.93 mi) SW of Aktobe
Aliya Moldagulova International Airport Əliya moldağûlova xalıqaralıq əvecayı | |||||||||||
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Aktobe Airport | |||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | «Aliya Moldagulova International Airport» JSC (the State Institution «Department of Finance of Aktobe region») | ||||||||||
| Serves | Aktobe | ||||||||||
| Location | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) SW of Aktobe | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 225 m / 738 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°14′45″N 57°12′24″E | ||||||||||
| Website | akx.kz | ||||||||||
| Maps | |||||||||||
![]() Interactive map of Aliya Moldagulova International Airport | |||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||
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| Source: AIP Kazakhstan[1] | |||||||||||
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Astana | Almaty, Astana |
| Air Cairo | Seasonal: Sharm El Sheikh[4] |
| FlyArystan | Aktau, Almaty, Astana |
| Pegasus Airlines | Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[5] |
| Qazaq Air | Astana |
| SCAT Airlines | Almaty,[6] Astana, Shymkent,[7] Turkistan[8] |
| Sunday Airlines | Seasonal charter: Antalya,[9] Sharm El Sheikh[9] |
