Kazakhstan flag Astana Airport (NQZ)

Country Kazakhstan | Asia | Regional Hub | IATA: NQZ | ICAO: UACC | Elevation 1165 ft · 355 m | Local time —

Destinations
63
Flights / day
129
Busiest route
Almaty
Top airline
Air Astana

Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev Airport averages 129 flights per day to 63 destinations, with 16 domestic routes and 44 international routes. A total of 27 airlines operate at NQZ, led by Air Astana. This airport provides direct service to 23 countries across three continents, with Türkiye representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev connects to Nha Trang, with a typical flight time of 7 hr 30 mins. Updated: July 17, 2026

Route Network

Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev Airport connects 60 destinations worldwide, with Almaty standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Nha Trang, and the shortest flight is to Omsk.

Kazakhstan flag Almaty (ALA) – Kazakhstan 5 airlines
2 hr 10 mins
591 mi · 951 km
33
per day
Kazakhstan flag Shymkent (CIT) – Kazakhstan 3 airlines
2 hr 20 mins
606 mi · 974 km
11
per day
Kazakhstan flag Aktyuinsk (AKX) – Kazakhstan 4 airlines
—
NQZ → AKX
6
per day
Kazakhstan flag Aktau (SCO) – Kazakhstan 3 airlines
—
NQZ → SCO
5
per day
Kazakhstan flag Kzyl-Orda (KZO) – Kazakhstan 3 airlines
—
NQZ → KZO
5
per day
Türkiye flag Antalya (AYT) – Türkiye 4 airlines
5 hr 40 mins
2,209 mi · 3,555 km
5
per day
Kazakhstan flag Atyrau (GUW) – Kazakhstan 3 airlines
—
NQZ → GUW
4
per day
Kazakhstan flag Kostanay (KSN) – Kazakhstan 3 airlines
—
NQZ → KSN
4
per day
Türkiye flag Istanbul (IST) – Türkiye 2 airlines
5 hr 30 mins
2,119 mi · 3,410 km
4
per day
Kazakhstan flag Ust Kamenogorsk (UKK) – Kazakhstan 3 airlines
—
NQZ → UKK
4
per day
Uzbekistan flag Tashkent (TAS) – Uzbekistan 4 airlines
2 hr 30 mins
683 mi · 1,099 km
3
per day
Kazakhstan flag Uralsk (URA) – Kazakhstan 2 airlines
—
NQZ → URA
3
per day
Russian Federation flag Moscow (SVO) – Russian Federation 1 airline
4 hr 10 mins
1,425 mi · 2,293 km
3
per day
Viet Nam flag Nha Trang (CXR) – Viet Nam 3 airlines
7 hr 30 mins
3,427 mi · 5,516 km
2
per day
Russian Federation flag Novosibirsk (OVB) – Russian Federation 2 airlines
2 hr 0 mins
540 mi · 868 km
2
per day
United Arab Emirates flag Dubai (DXB) – United Arab Emirates 2 airlines
5 hr 10 mins
1,974 mi · 3,177 km
2
per day
Germany flag Frankfurt (FRA) – Germany 2 airlines
6 hr 30 mins
2,679 mi · 4,311 km
1
per day
Egypt flag Sharm el Sheikh (SSH) – Egypt 4 airlines
6 hr 10 mins
2,495 mi · 4,015 km
1
per day
Russian Federation flag Moscow (VKO) – Russian Federation 2 airlines
4 hr 10 mins
1,431 mi · 2,304 km
1
per day
Azerbaijan flag Baku (GYD) – Azerbaijan 1 airline
3 hr 50 mins
1,257 mi · 2,023 km
1
per day
Kazakhstan flag Dzhezkazgan (DZN) – Kazakhstan 2 airlines
—
NQZ → DZN
1
per day
Russian Federation flag Ekaterinburg (SVX) – Russian Federation 1 airline
2 hr 25 mins
586 mi · 943 km
1
per day
Kazakhstan flag Petropavlosk (PPK) – Kazakhstan 1 airline
—
NQZ → PPK
1
per day
Russian Federation flag Saint-Petersburg (LED) – Russian Federation 2 airlines
4 hr 40 mins
1,693 mi · 2,725 km
1
per day
Kazakhstan flag Taldy Kurgan (TDK) – Kazakhstan 1 airline
—
NQZ → TDK
1
per day
Kazakhstan flag Taraz (DMB) – Kazakhstan 1 airline
—
NQZ → DMB
1
per day
Kazakhstan flag Balkhash (BXH) – Kazakhstan 1 airline
—
NQZ → BXH
1
per day
Georgia flag Batumi (BUS) – Georgia 2 airlines
—
NQZ → BUS
1
per day
Viet Nam flag Da Nang (DAD) – Viet Nam 3 airlines
—
NQZ → DAD
1
per day
Türkiye flag Istanbul (SAW) – Türkiye 1 airline
5 hr 30 mins
2,109 mi · 3,394 km
1
per day
Kazakhstan flag Turkestan (HSA) – Kazakhstan 1 airline
2 hr 15 mins
550 mi · 885 km
1
per day
China flag Ürümqi (URC) – China 2 airlines
2 hr 40 mins
892 mi · 1,435 km
1
per day
Poland flag Warsaw (WAW) – Poland 1 airline
5 hr 30 mins
2,125 mi · 3,419 km
1
per day
China flag Beijing (PEK) – China 1 airline
5 hr 20 mins
2,269 mi · 3,652 km
6
per week
China flag Sanya (SYX) – China 2 airlines
6 hr 50 mins
3,064 mi · 4,932 km
5
per week
South Korea flag Seoul (ICN) – South Korea 1 airline
6 hr 15 mins
2,805 mi · 4,513 km
5
per week
Georgia flag Tbilisi (TBS) – Georgia 1 airline
—
NQZ → TBS
5
per week
Kyrgyzstan flag Bishkek (BSZ) – Kyrgyzstan 1 airline
2 hr 10 mins
568 mi · 914 km
4
per week
Belarus flag Minsk (MSQ) – Belarus 1 airline
4 hr 55 mins
1,811 mi · 2,914 km
4
per week
Russian Federation flag Omsk (OMS) – Russian Federation 2 airlines
1 hr 35 mins
283 mi · 456 km
4
per week
Uzbekistan flag Samarkand (SKD) – Uzbekistan 1 airline
2 hr 50 mins
812 mi · 1,306 km
4
per week
Russian Federation flag Kazan (KZN) – Russian Federation 1 airline
3 hr 15 mins
964 mi · 1,552 km
3
per week
Georgia flag Kutaisi (KUT) – Georgia 1 airline
4 hr 20 mins
1,493 mi · 2,403 km
3
per week
Montenegro flag Podgorica (TGD) – Montenegro 1 airline
—
NQZ → TGD
3
per week
Czechia flag Prague (PRG) – Czechia 1 airline
6 hr 5 mins
2,447 mi · 3,939 km
3
per week
China flag Xianyang (XIY) – China 1 airline
5 hr 10 mins
2,178 mi · 3,505 km
3
per week
Türkiye flag Ankara (ESB) – Türkiye 1 airline
5 hr 15 mins
1,979 mi · 3,186 km
2
per week
Serbia flag Belgrade (BEG) – Serbia 1 airline
6 hr 0 mins
2,358 mi · 3,795 km
2
per week
Türkiye flag Bodrum (BJV) – Türkiye 1 airline
—
NQZ → BJV
2
per week
Türkiye flag Dalaman (DLM) – Türkiye 1 airline
—
NQZ → DLM
2
per week
Tajikistan flag Dushanbe (DYU) – Tajikistan 1 airline
2 hr 55 mins
872 mi · 1,403 km
2
per week
Türkiye flag Gazipaşa (GZP) – Türkiye 1 airline
—
NQZ → GZP
2
per week
China flag Guangzhou (CAN) – China 1 airline
—
NQZ → CAN
2
per week
Cyprus flag Larnarca (LCA) – Cyprus 1 airline
—
NQZ → LCA
2
per week
Maldives flag Malé (MLE) – Maldives 1 airline
7 hr 20 mins
3,238 mi · 5,211 km
2
per week
Russian Federation flag Mineralnyye Vody (MRV) – Russian Federation 1 airline
4 hr 10 mins
1,392 mi · 2,241 km
2
per week
Kazakhstan flag Semey (DLX) – Kazakhstan 1 airline
—
NQZ → DLX
2
per week
Mongolia flag Ulaan Baatar (UBN) – Mongolia 1 airline
—
NQZ → UBN
2
per week
Russian Federation flag Sochi (AER) – Russian Federation 1 airline
4 hr 25 mins
1,554 mi · 2,501 km
1
per week
Armenia flag Yerevan (EVN) – Armenia 1 airline
—
NQZ → EVN
1
per week

Route and destination data updated July 17, 2026.

Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev Airport is served by 27 airlines, with Air Astana in the lead at 25% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 59% of routes. 17 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 26 airlines operate international routes, compared with six airlines serving domestic routes. Air Astana is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Nha Trang with a flight time of 7 hrs 30 mins.

Air Astana (27 routes)
SCAT Airlines (19 routes)
Fly Arystan (17 routes)
Qazaq Air (14 routes)
Red Wings (3 routes)
Lufthansa (2 routes)
Pegasus (2 routes)
Turkish Airlines (2 routes)
VietJetAir (2 routes)
Rossiya Airlines (2 routes)
Centrum Air (1 routes)
Uzbekistan Airways (1 routes)
Aeroflot (1 routes)
S7 Airlines (1 routes)
flydubai (1 routes)
Air Cairo (1 routes)
Solar Cargo (1 routes)
AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines (1 routes)
ZhezAir (1 routes)
China Southern Airlines (1 routes)
LOT - Polish Airlines (1 routes)
Belavia (1 routes)
C6 (1 routes)
Air China (1 routes)
AJet (1 routes)
Somon Air (1 routes)
Shirak Avia (1 routes)

Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev Airport provides direct service to 23 countries across three continents. The route network is 27% domestic and 73% international. Türkiye is the primary international destination.

Kazakhstan - 83/day
Türkiye - 11/day
Russian Federation - 10/day
Uzbekistan - 4/day
Viet Nam - 3/day
China - 3/day
United Arab Emirates - 2/day
Georgia - 2/day
Germany - 1/day
Egypt - 1/day
Azerbaijan - 1/day
Poland - 1/day
South Korea - 1/day
Kyrgyzstan - 1/day
Belarus - 1/day
Montenegro - 0/day
Czechia - 0/day
Serbia - 0/day
Tajikistan - 0/day
Cyprus - 0/day
Maldives - 0/day
Mongolia - 0/day
Armenia - 0/day

Delays

Worst Delays · Most Punctual · Most Cancellations · Live Delays
Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
1 min early
2 min (-243.3%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
4 min early
1 min (+16%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
5 flights (24 hour total)

Jul 20

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
13 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
4 min early
Arrival
10 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
13 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
1

Jul 20

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
1

Jul 20

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
5 min early
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
1

Jul 20

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
6 min early
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
1

Jul 20

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
8 min early
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
8 min early
Arrival
18 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
21 min late
Arrival
9 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
10 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
4 min early
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
1
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
2 min late
1 min (+51.9%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
3 min early
2 min (+41.7%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
60 flights (7 day total)

Jul 19

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
8

Jul 18

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
4

Jul 17

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
9

Jul 16

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
6

Jul 15

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
8

Jul 14

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
12

Jul 13

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
13
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
1 min late
min (+14.5%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
4 min early
1 min (-22.3%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
198 flights (30 day total)

Jul 19

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
8

Jul 18

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
4

Jul 17

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
9

Jul 16

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
6

Jul 15

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
8

Jul 14

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
12

Jul 13

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
13

Jul 12

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
14

Jul 11

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
6

Jul 10

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
13

Jul 9

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
10

Jul 8

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
3

Jul 4

2026

Departure
6 min early
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 3

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
10

Jul 2

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
6

Jul 1

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
7

Jun 30

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
6

Jun 29

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
6

Jun 28

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
8

Jun 27

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
2

Jun 26

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
4

Jun 25

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
6

Jun 24

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
3

Jun 23

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
6

Jun 22

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
10

Jun 21

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
11

Jun 20

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
7

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#231 (129 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#339 (63 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
11,473 ft 3,497 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt
11,473 ft 3,497 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt

Runway Length

2 aircraft cannot operate at Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 11,473 ft (3,497 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft 3,500 m 10,827 ft 3,300 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev (IATA: NQZ) operates around 129 flights per day to 63 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 16 domestic and 44 international routes, with Air Astana as the leading carrier and Almaty currently the busiest connection. From NQZ, passengers can reach 23 countries across 3 continents, and the longest runway measures 3,497 m (11,473 ft).

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