Aliya Moldagulova International Airport (Kazakh: Äliia Moldağūlova halyqaralyq äuejaiy) (IATA: AKX, ICAO: UATT) is an airport in Kazakhstan located 1.5 km (0.93 mi) south-west of Aqtobe.[1] It has a small terminal with five airliner parking spots. It has serviced the Ilyushin Il-86. In 2023 Airport served more than 900,000 passengers.[2] On 28 April 2021 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 the World War II.[3]
Aliya Moldagulova International Airport Äliia Moldağūlova halyqaralyq äuejaiy | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | «Aliya Moldagulova International Airport» JSC (the State Institution «Department of Finance of Aqtobe region») | ||||||||||
| Serves | Aqtobe | ||||||||||
| Location | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) SW of Aqtobe | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 225 m / 738 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°14′45″N 57°12′24″E / 50.24583°N 57.20667°E | ||||||||||
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Airlines and destinations
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edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Astana | Almaty, Astana |
| Air Cairo | Sharm El Sheikh[4] |
| FlyArystan | Aqtau,[5] Almaty, Antalya, Astana, Atyrau,[6] Doha,[7] Dubai–International,[8] Shymkent[9] |
| Qazaq Air | Astana, Atyrau, Türkıstan |
| SCAT Airlines | Almaty,[10] Astana, Istanbul[11] |
| Sunday Airlines | Seasonal charter: Antalya,[12] Sharm El Sheikh[12] |
Cargo
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| MNG Airlines | Hong Kong, Istanbul, Navoiy |
References
edit- ^ a b AIP Kazakhstan
- ^ "Аэропорт Актобе увеличил количество рейсов в Астану и Алматы". gurk.kz (in Russian). 15 January 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Вечная память: Международному аэропорту Актобе присвоено имя Алии Молдагуловой". almaty.tv (in Russian). 6 May 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Liu, Jim (10 July 2024). "Air Cairo Adds Sharm el Sheikh – Aqtobe Service From July 2024". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Liu, Jim. "FlyArystan adds Aqtau – Aqtobe service from mid-Oct 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ Liu, Jim. "FlyArystan expands domestic network in July/August 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "FlyArystan Preliminary NW23 Qatar Operations". AeroRoutes. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "FLYARYSTAN EXPANDS DUBAI NETWORK IN NW22". AeroRoutes. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ Liu, Jim. "FlyArystan March/April 2020 network expansion". Routesonline. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ Liu, Jim. "SCAT Aircompany resumes Almaty – Aktobe service in late-August 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Kazakhstan Launches Flights to Qatar, Increases Air Travel to Russia, Turkey, UAE". 10 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Timetable". www.tez-tour.com.
External links
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