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Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport

Astana, Kazakhstan · #218 world#2 of 2 in country

NQZIATA code
UACCICAO code
8.3Mpassengers in 2024
3,500 mlongest of 1 runway
355 melevation · 1,165 ft
1931opened
Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)
Photo: Юрий Данилевский · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ/UACC) is an airport in Kazakhstan serving Astana.

It handled 8,315,108 passengers in 2024, making it number 218 in our world ranking and number 2 of 2 ranked airports in Kazakhstan.

It has 1 runway, the longest 3,500 m, at an elevation of 355 m.

2 airlines use it as a hub, including Air Astana and Kaz Air Trans.

Passengers per year

2011–2024
2M2.3M2.6M3M3.4M3.5M4.3M4.5M5.1M3.1M4.8M6M7.5M8.3M
2011’112012’122013’132014’142015’152016’162017’172018’182019’192020’202021’212022’222023’232024’24
Identification
IATA
NQZ
ICAO
UACC
UN/LOCODE
KZAST
Wikidata
Q174233
Location
Country
Kazakhstan
City served
Astana
Located in
Astana
Coordinates
51.0222, 71.4669
Elevation
355 m (1,165 ft)
Organisation
Type
international airport, commercial traffic aerodrome
Opened
1931-01-01
Named after
Nursultan Nazarbayev
Runways
04/22
3,500 m · 11,483 ftrock asphalt

Hub for 2 airlines

KCAir AstanaKUYKaz Air Trans