Kazakhstan

About 35 international and regional airports are located on the territory of Kazakhstan. Since this country was part of the USSR, many airports in Kazakhstan have regular flights with Russian cities. From some airports, planes fly only inside Kazakhstan or to Moscow, a legacy of Soviet times

Almaty is considered the largest airport in Kazakhstan

Almaty is considered the largest airport in Kazakhstan. The airport's history dates back to 1935, and in 2012 it is recognized as the best in the CIS. This airport serves more than four million passengers a year.

The second place in terms of the number of domestic flights from Kazakhstan's airports is in Astana. To date, the airport has been modernized and is capable of receiving all types of aircraft. In 2012, Astana Airport served more than two million tourists, including from near and far abroad.

Not only large airports of Kazakhstan develop well, the state pays attention to smaller airports. So, thanks to the modernization in 2011, the best airport in the CIS was Aktau Airport, and in 2009 it was awarded the title of "Perspective Airport of CIS Countries". Atyrau airport is being reconstructed, the runway is planned to be expanded, and a new lighting system is to be installed.

Russia has its own airport in the territory of Kazakhstan, it is located near Baikonur and is called Krainy.

In the Far the most airplanes come but since 2011 the airline "Tulpar-AIR" carries out regular civil flights from Moscow's Domodedovo airport.

There are shops, cafes and restaurants, recreation areas, including VIP-halls in the airports of Kazakhstan. For passengers with children there are rooms for mother and child. All the international airports of the country can use ATMs and currency exchange offices

There are special prayer rooms for the believers in the airports of Astana and Almaty

A nice bonus for tourists waiting for a flight at the capital airport will be free Wi-Fi. Also, you can pass the time here by visiting the airport.

The largest airports in Kazakhstan:

Almaty
Astana

Airlines flying to Kazakhstan

Tourists from Russia are accepted by such international airports of Kazakhstan as Almaty airport Astana, Aktau, Aktobe, Atyrau, Sary-Arki, Kostanay, Zhanasemey in Semipalatinsk, airports in Uralsk, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Shymkent, Pavlodar.

Transaero Airlines has a very large number of flights from Moscow to Kazakhstan's airports.

With the Kazakhstan airline SCAT it is possible to fly (from Domodedovo, Rostov-on-Don, Sochi and Volgograd), Aktobe (from Domodedovo), Atyrau (from Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo), Uralsk (from Moscow), Shymkent (from Moscow, Krasnodar and Rostov-on-Don ). A fairly large number of flights from Moscow to Kazakhstan's airports are with the airline "Transaero". So, regular flights to Aktau, Almaty, Astana, Atyrau, Sary-Ark, Kostanay and Shymkent are carried out.

In addition to Aktobe you can fly from RusLine from Domodedovo, to Almaty - from Air Astana (from Sheremetyevo, Kazan, Samara, St. Petersburg) and "Ural Airlines" (from Yekaterinburg Koltsovo). The capital of Kazakhstan has flights from St. Petersburg to Russia, as well as from many major Russian airports by Air Astana.

Practical information

Aktau Airport: The flight schedule is available on the official website; Reference phone numbers: +7 (7292) 60 97 55, 60 97 56, 60 96 13.

Aktobe Airport: The flight schedule is available on the official website; Telephone numbers of the airport information: +7 (7132) 22 95 50, 22 95 55.

Almaty Airport: The flight schedule is available on the official website; Reference phone: +7 (727) 270 33 33.

Astana Airport: The flight schedule is available on the official website; Reference phone: +7 (7172) 70 29 99.

Atyrau Airport: The flight schedule is available on the official website; Reference phone number: +7 (7122) 20 92 92.

Sary-Arka Airport: The flight schedule is available on the official website; Reference phone number: +7 (7212) 42 85 09.

Airport Kostanay Narimanovka: The flight schedule is available on the official website; Reference phone number: +7 (7142) 28 08 00.

Pavlodar Airport: The flight schedule is available on the official website; Reference phone number: +7 (7182) 37 12 12.

Zhanasemey Airport: The flight schedule is available on the official website; Reference phone numbers of the airport: 34 02 44, 34 07 27.

Uralsk Airport: The flight schedule is available on the official website; Reference phone number: +7 (7112) 98 61 25.

Airport Ust-Kamenogorsk: The flight schedule is available on the official website; Reference phone: +7 (7232) 54 34 84.

Shymkent Airport: The flight schedule is available on the official website; phone numbers of the airport information: +7 (7252) 45 50 30, 45 50 33.