Almaty Airport (ALA)

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Country Kazakhstan | Continent Asia | IATA: ALA | ICAO: UAAA | Elevation 2234 ft · 681 m | Local time —

Destinations
77
Flights / day
146
Busiest route
Astana
Top airline
Air Astana

Almaty Airport averages 146 flights per day to 77 destinations, with 16 domestic routes and 60 international routes. A total of 52 airlines operate at ALA, led by Air Astana. This airport provides direct service to 32 countries across three continents, with China representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Almaty connects to London, with a typical flight time of 8 hr 0 mins. Updated: February 16, 2026

Route Network

Almaty Airport connects 76 destinations worldwide, with Astana standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to London, and the shortest flight is to Bishkek.

Astana (NQZ) – Kazakhstan
6 airlines
2 hr 25 mins
591 mi · 951 km
32
per day
Shymkent (CIT) – Kazakhstan
4 airlines
2 hr 5 mins
389 mi · 626 km
8
per day
Dubai (DXB) – United Arab Emirates
3 airlines
4 hr 45 mins
1,749 mi · 2,814 km
7
per day
Istanbul (IST) – Türkiye
2 airlines
6 hr 5 mins
2,437 mi · 3,921 km
5
per day
Aktau (SCO) – Kazakhstan
4 airlines
—
ALA → SCO
4
per day
Tashkent (TAS) – Uzbekistan
4 airlines
2 hr 10 mins
422 mi · 679 km
4
per day
Ust Kamenogorsk (UKK) – Kazakhstan
5 airlines
—
ALA → UKK
4
per day
Aktyuinsk (AKX) – Kazakhstan
3 airlines
—
ALA → AKX
4
per day
Atyrau (GUW) – Kazakhstan
4 airlines
—
ALA → GUW
4
per day
Moscow (SVO) – Russian Federation
1 airline
5 hr 5 mins
1,940 mi · 3,122 km
4
per day
Ürümqi (URC) – China
2 airlines
1 hr 55 mins
523 mi · 841 km
3
per day
Duong Dong (PQC) – Viet Nam
2 airlines
6 hr 20 mins
2,801 mi · 4,508 km
3
per day
Qaraghandy (KGF) – Kazakhstan
3 airlines
—
ALA → KGF
3
per day
Phuket (HKT) – Thailand
2 airlines
6 hr 20 mins
2,754 mi · 4,431 km
3
per day
Doha (DOH) – Qatar
6 airlines
5 hr 5 mins
1,901 mi · 3,059 km
3
per day
Uralsk (URA) – Kazakhstan
4 airlines
—
ALA → URA
2
per day
Kostanay (KSN) – Kazakhstan
4 airlines
—
ALA → KSN
2
per day
Kzyl-Orda (KZO) – Kazakhstan
3 airlines
—
ALA → KZO
2
per day
Seoul (ICN) – South Korea
3 airlines
5 hr 55 mins
2,593 mi · 4,172 km
2
per day
Bangkok (BKK) – Thailand
3 airlines
5 hr 45 mins
2,486 mi · 4,000 km
2
per day
New Delhi (DEL) – India
3 airlines
3 hr 10 mins
1,022 mi · 1,644 km
2
per day
Moscow (VKO) – Russian Federation
1 airline
5 hr 10 mins
1,941 mi · 3,124 km
2
per day
Sharjah (SHJ) – United Arab Emirates
1 airline
4 hr 45 mins
1,739 mi · 2,798 km
2
per day
Baku (GYD) – Azerbaijan
2 airlines
4 hr 10 mins
1,396 mi · 2,247 km
2
per day
Semey (DLX) – Kazakhstan
2 airlines
—
ALA → DLX
2
per day
Beijing (PEK) – China
2 airlines
4 hr 50 mins
2,033 mi · 3,271 km
2
per day
Guangzhou (CAN) – China
3 airlines
5 hr 40 mins
2,476 mi · 3,985 km
2
per day
Hangzhou (HGH) – China
1 airline
5 hr 45 mins
2,533 mi · 4,077 km
1
per day
Dushanbe (DYU) – Tajikistan
2 airlines
2 hr 25 mins
542 mi · 872 km
1
per day
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) – Malaysia
1 airline
7 hr 5 mins
3,188 mi · 5,130 km
1
per day
Novosibirsk (OVB) – Russian Federation
1 airline
2 hr 45 mins
844 mi · 1,358 km
1
per day
Beijing (PKX) – China
1 airline
4 hr 50 mins
2,038 mi · 3,279 km
1
per day
Bishkek (BSZ) – Kyrgyzstan
1 airline
1 hr 30 mins
131 mi · 210 km
1
per day
Hong Kong (HKG) – Hong Kong
2 airlines
5 hr 50 mins
2,556 mi · 4,113 km
1
per day
Tbilisi (TBS) – Georgia
2 airlines
4 hr 35 mins
1,628 mi · 2,620 km
1
per day
Antalya (AYT) – Türkiye
2 airlines
6 hr 10 mins
2,451 mi · 3,945 km
6
per week
Frankfurt-am-Main (FRA) – Germany
2 airlines
7 hr 25 mins
3,164 mi · 5,091 km
6
per week
Istanbul (SAW) – Türkiye
1 airline
6 hr 5 mins
2,418 mi · 3,892 km
6
per week
Sharm el Sheikh (SSH) – Egypt
4 airlines
6 hr 25 mins
2,584 mi · 4,159 km
6
per week
Taraz (DMB) – Kazakhstan
1 airline
—
ALA → DMB
6
per week
Turkestan (HSA) – Kazakhstan
3 airlines
2 hr 10 mins
427 mi · 687 km
6
per week
Yining (YIN) – China
2 airlines
—
ALA → YIN
6
per week
Bangkok (DMK) – Thailand
1 airline
5 hr 45 mins
2,467 mi · 3,970 km
5
per week
Kuwait City (KWI) – Kuwait
1 airline
5 hr 5 mins
1,876 mi · 3,019 km
5
per week
Minsk (MSQ) – Belarus
2 airlines
5 hr 50 mins
2,302 mi · 3,704 km
5
per week
Nha Trang (CXR) – Viet Nam
1 airline
6 hr 30 mins
2,893 mi · 4,655 km
5
per week
Petropavlosk (PPK) – Kazakhstan
1 airline
—
ALA → PPK
5
per week
Saint-Petersburg (LED) – Russian Federation
1 airline
5 hr 40 mins
2,243 mi · 3,609 km
5
per week
Ulaan Baatar (UBN) – Mongolia
1 airline
3 hr 50 mins
1,463 mi · 2,354 km
5
per week
Abu Dhabi (AUH) – United Arab Emirates
1 airline
4 hr 55 mins
1,821 mi · 2,930 km
4
per week
Jeddah (JED) – Saudi Arabia
2 airlines
6 hr 25 mins
2,633 mi · 4,237 km
4
per week
Krasnoyarsk (KJA) – Russian Federation
1 airline
3 hr 15 mins
1,117 mi · 1,798 km
4
per week
Liège (LGG) – Belgium
1 airline
7 hr 35 mins
3,278 mi · 5,275 km
4
per week
Malé (MLE) – Maldives
1 airline
6 hr 25 mins
2,714 mi · 4,368 km
4
per week
Mumbai (BOM) – India
2 airlines
4 hr 30 mins
1,694 mi · 2,726 km
4
per week
Shanghai (PVG) – China
1 airline
5 hr 50 mins
2,568 mi · 4,132 km
4
per week
Vienna (VIE) – Austria
2 airlines
6 hr 50 mins
2,859 mi · 4,601 km
4
per week
Dzhezkazgan (DZN) – Kazakhstan
1 airline
—
ALA → DZN
3
per week
Ekaterinburg (SVX) – Russian Federation
1 airline
3 hr 35 mins
1,166 mi · 1,877 km
3
per week
London (LHR) – United Kingdom
1 airline
8 hr 0 mins
3,495 mi · 5,624 km
3
per week
Medina (MED) – Saudi Arabia
1 airline
6 hr 10 mins
2,473 mi · 3,980 km
3
per week
Sanya (SYX) – China
2 airlines
5 hr 50 mins
2,556 mi · 4,114 km
3
per week
Sochi (AER) – Russian Federation
1 airline
5 hr 0 mins
1,846 mi · 2,971 km
3
per week
Xianyang (XIY) – China
1 airline
4 hr 25 mins
1,800 mi · 2,896 km
3
per week
Budapest (BUD) – Hungary
2 airlines
6 hr 40 mins
2,753 mi · 4,430 km
2
per week
Chengdu (TFU) – China
1 airline
4 hr 20 mins
1,751 mi · 2,818 km
2
per week
Colombo (CMB) – Sri Lanka
1 airline
—
ALA → CMB
2
per week
Kokshetau (KOV) – Kazakhstan
1 airline
—
ALA → KOV
2
per week
Mineralnyye Vody (MRV) – Russian Federation
2 airlines
4 hr 40 mins
1,683 mi · 2,708 km
2
per week
Mopa (GOX) – India
1 airline
4 hr 55 mins
1,917 mi · 3,085 km
2
per week
Nukus (NCU) – Uzbekistan
1 airline
—
ALA → NCU
2
per week
Vasco da Gama (GOI) – India
1 airline
—
ALA → GOI
2
per week
Warsaw (WAW) – Poland
1 airline
6 hr 25 mins
2,606 mi · 4,193 km
2
per week
Amsterdam (AMS) – Netherlands
1 airline
7 hr 35 mins
3,266 mi · 5,256 km
1
per week
Ankara (ESB) – Türkiye
1 airline
5 hr 45 mins
2,255 mi · 3,629 km
1
per week
Tehran (IKA) – Iran
1 airline
—
ALA → IKA
1
per week

Route and destination data updated February 16, 2026.

Almaty Airport is served by 52 airlines, with Air Astana in the lead at 24% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 46% of routes. 34 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 49 airlines operate international routes, compared with six airlines serving domestic routes. Air Astana is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to London with a flight time of 8 hrs.

Air Astana (36 routes)
SCAT Airlines (19 routes)
FLY ARYSTAN (14 routes)
AYN (11 routes)
World Ticket Ltd (6 routes)
China Southern Airlines (4 routes)
Cathay Pacific (4 routes)
Turkish Airlines (2 routes)
Uzbekistan Airways (2 routes)
Qatar Airways (2 routes)
Air India (2 routes)
Air China (2 routes)
S7 Airlines (2 routes)
Atlas Air (2 routes)
Pegasus (2 routes)
Rossiya Airlines (2 routes)
Azimuth Airlines (2 routes)
Sichuan Airlines (2 routes)
Qazaq Air (1 routes)
Emirates (1 routes)
flydubai (1 routes)
CENTRUM AIR (1 routes)
MFX (1 routes)
Aeroflot (1 routes)
LATAM (1 routes)
RwandAir (1 routes)
Virgin Australia (1 routes)
Asiana Airlines (1 routes)
JAPAN AIRLINES (1 routes)
Air Arabia (1 routes)
AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines (1 routes)
Loong Air (1 routes)
Somon Air (1 routes)
AirAsia X (1 routes)
CMS (1 routes)
Lufthansa (1 routes)
Air Cairo (1 routes)
Solar Cargo (1 routes)
Thai AirAsia X (1 routes)
Jazeera Airways (1 routes)
Belavia (1 routes)
Hunnu Air (1 routes)
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi (1 routes)
ASL Airlines Belgium (1 routes)
China Eastern Airlines (1 routes)
Air Incheon (1 routes)
VCJ (1 routes)
Red Wings (1 routes)
HUA (1 routes)
AJet (1 routes)
Qeshm Air (1 routes)
Comair (1 routes)

Almaty Airport provides direct service to 32 countries across three continents. The route network is 21% domestic and 79% international. China is the primary international destination.

Kazakhstan - 72/day
China - 11/day
United Arab Emirates - 9/day
Russian Federation - 9/day
Türkiye - 7/day
Thailand - 6/day
Uzbekistan - 5/day
Viet Nam - 4/day
Qatar - 3/day
India - 3/day
South Korea - 2/day
Azerbaijan - 2/day
Tajikistan - 1/day
Malaysia - 1/day
Kyrgyzstan - 1/day
Hong Kong - 1/day
Georgia - 1/day
Germany - 1/day
Egypt - 1/day
Kuwait - 1/day
Belarus - 1/day
Mongolia - 1/day
Saudi Arabia - 1/day
Belgium - 1/day
Maldives - 1/day
Austria - 1/day
United Kingdom - 0/day
Hungary - 0/day
Sri Lanka - 0/day
Poland - 0/day
Netherlands - 0/day
Iran - 0/day

Global Rankings

Destinations

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Flights & Scheduling

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Distance & Reach

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Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
14,754 ft 4,497 m 148 ft 45 m Concrete
14,754 ft 4,497 m 148 ft 45 m Concrete
14,439 ft 4,401 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt
14,439 ft 4,401 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt
14,427 ft 4,397 m 147 ft 45 m Closed
14,427 ft 4,397 m 147 ft 45 m Closed

Runway Length

Runways at Almaty Airport are long enough for all aircraft with known takeoff and landing distances.

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