Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev (IATA: NQZ) operates around 109 flights per day to 55 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 17 domestic and 38 international routes, with Air Astana as the leading carrier and Almaty currently the busiest connection. From NQZ, passengers can reach 21 countries across 3 continents, and the longest runway measures 3,497 m (11,473 ft).
Route Network
Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev Airport connects 55 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.
Route and destination data updated October 18, 2026.
Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev Airport is served by 23 airlines, with Air Astana in the lead at 24% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 59% of routes. 12 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 23 airlines operate international routes, compared with five 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.
Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev Airport provides direct service to 21 countries across three continents. The route network is 31% domestic and 69% international. Russian Federation is the primary international destination.
Delays
- Departures
- 1 min early
- 2 min (-302%) vs last 24 hours
- 24h trend
- Arrivals
- on-time
- 1 min (+85.9%) vs last 24 hours
- 24h trend
- Cancelled Departures
- 10 flights (24 hour total)
Oct 20
2026
06:00 - 07:00
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Arrival
- 9 min early9 min early9 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 20
2026
05:00 - 06:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 20
2026
04:00 - 05:00
- Departure
- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Arrival
- 7 min early7 min early7 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 20
2026
03:00 - 04:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 1
Oct 20
2026
02:00 - 03:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Cancelled
- 1
Oct 20
2026
01:00 - 02:00
- Departure
- 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early
- Arrival
- 26 min late26 min late26 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 20
2026
00:00 - 01:00
- Departure
- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Arrival
- 1 hr 57 min late1 hour 57 min late1 hour 57 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
23:00 - 00:00
- Departure
- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Arrival
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
22:00 - 23:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
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- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
21:00 - 22:00
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- on-timeon-timeon-time
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- 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 1
Oct 19
2026
20:00 - 21:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
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- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 1
Oct 19
2026
19:00 - 20:00
- Departure
- 17 min early17 min early17 minutes early
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- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 1
Oct 19
2026
18:00 - 19:00
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- 12 min early12 min early12 minutes early
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- 11 min early11 min early11 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 1
Oct 19
2026
17:00 - 18:00
- Departure
- 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early
- Arrival
- 13 min early13 min early13 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
16:00 - 17:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 13 min early13 min early13 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
15:00 - 16:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 19 min early19 min early19 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
14:00 - 15:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 1
Oct 19
2026
13:00 - 14:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 1
Oct 19
2026
12:00 - 13:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
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- 7 min early7 min early7 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
11:00 - 12:00
- Departure
- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Arrival
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
10:00 - 11:00
- Departure
- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Arrival
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
09:00 - 10:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
08:00 - 09:00
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Arrival
- 11 min late11 min late11 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2
| Time | Departure | Arrival | Cancelled |
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06:00 - 07:00 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 9 min early9 min early9 minutes early | 0 |
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05:00 - 06:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 0 |
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04:00 - 05:00 |
2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 7 min early7 min early7 minutes early | 0 |
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03:00 - 04:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early | 1 |
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02:00 - 03:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | on-timeon-timeon-time | 1 |
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01:00 - 02:00 |
4 min early4 min early4 minutes early | 26 min late26 min late26 minutes late | 0 |
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00:00 - 01:00 |
2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 1 hr 57 min late1 hour 57 min late1 hour 57 minutes late | 0 |
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23:00 - 00:00 |
1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | on-timeon-timeon-time | 0 |
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22:00 - 23:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 0 |
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21:00 - 22:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late | 1 |
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20:00 - 21:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 1 |
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19:00 - 20:00 |
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18:00 - 19:00 |
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17:00 - 18:00 |
4 min early4 min early4 minutes early | 13 min early13 min early13 minutes early | 0 |
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16:00 - 17:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 13 min early13 min early13 minutes early | 0 |
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15:00 - 16:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 19 min early19 min early19 minutes early | 0 |
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14:00 - 15:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early | 1 |
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13:00 - 14:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early | 1 |
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12:00 - 13:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 7 min early7 min early7 minutes early | 0 |
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11:00 - 12:00 |
2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | on-timeon-timeon-time | 0 |
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10:00 - 11:00 |
1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 0 |
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09:00 - 10:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early | 0 |
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08:00 - 09:00 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 11 min late11 min late11 minutes late | 2 |
- Departures
- 2 min late
- 1 min (+968.4%) vs last week
- 7d trend
- Arrivals
- 2 min early
- 1 min (+37%) vs last week
- 7d trend
- Cancelled Departures
- 36 flights (7 day total)
Oct 19
2026
- Departure
- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Arrival
- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 14
Oct 18
2026
- Departure
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Arrival
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 4
Oct 17
2026
- Departure
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Arrival
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 16
2026
- Departure
- 5 min late5 min late5 minutes late
- Arrival
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 8
Oct 15
2026
- Departure
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Arrival
- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 6
Oct 14
2026
- Departure
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Arrival
- 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 2
Oct 13
2026
- Departure
- 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early
- Arrival
- 8 min early8 min early8 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 2
| Date | Departure | Arrival | Cancelled |
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Oct 19, 2026 |
1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 14 |
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Oct 18, 2026 |
2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 4 |
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Oct 17, 2026 |
2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | on-timeon-timeon-time | 0 |
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Oct 16, 2026 |
5 min late5 min late5 minutes late | 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 8 |
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Oct 15, 2026 |
2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 6 |
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Oct 14, 2026 |
2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early | 2 |
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Oct 13, 2026 |
4 min early4 min early4 minutes early | 8 min early8 min early8 minutes early | 2 |
- Departures
- on-time
- 1 min (+107.8%) vs last 30 days
- 30d trend
- Arrivals
- 4 min early
- 2 min (+34.8%) vs last 30 days
- 30d trend
- Cancelled Departures
- 141 flights (30 day total)
Oct 19
2026
- Departure
- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Arrival
- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 14
Oct 18
2026
- Departure
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Arrival
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 4
Oct 17
2026
- Departure
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Arrival
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 16
2026
- Departure
- 5 min late5 min late5 minutes late
- Arrival
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 8
Oct 15
2026
- Departure
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Arrival
- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 6
Oct 14
2026
- Departure
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Arrival
- 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 2
Oct 13
2026
- Departure
- 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early
- Arrival
- 8 min early8 min early8 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 2
Oct 12
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 9
Oct 11
2026
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Arrival
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Cancelled
- 4
Oct 10
2026
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Arrival
- 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 2
Oct 9
2026
- Departure
- 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early
- Arrival
- 6 min early6 min early6 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 8
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 12
Oct 7
2026
- Departure
- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Arrival
- 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 6
Oct 6
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
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- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 4
Oct 5
2026
- Departure
- 5 min late5 min late5 minutes late
- Arrival
- 6 min late6 min late6 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 6
Oct 4
2026
- Departure
- 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early
- Arrival
- 6 min early6 min early6 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 2
Oct 3
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 2
2026
- Departure
- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Arrival
- 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 8
Oct 1
2026
- Departure
- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Arrival
- 8 min early8 min early8 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 4
Sep 30
2026
- Departure
- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Arrival
- 9 min early9 min early9 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Sep 29
2026
- Departure
- 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early
- Arrival
- 8 min early8 min early8 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 4
Sep 28
2026
- Departure
- 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late
- Arrival
- 6 min early6 min early6 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 4
Sep 27
2026
- Departure
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Arrival
- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 2
Sep 26
2026
- Departure
- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Arrival
- 6 min early6 min early6 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 6
Sep 25
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 2
Sep 24
2026
- Departure
- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Arrival
- 6 min early6 min early6 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 7
Sep 23
2026
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Arrival
- 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 2
Sep 22
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 7 min early7 min early7 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 6
Sep 21
2026
- Departure
- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Arrival
- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 7
Sep 20
2026
- Departure
- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Arrival
- 10 min early10 min early10 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 8
| Date | Departure | Arrival | Cancelled |
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Oct 19, 2026 |
1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 14 |
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Oct 18, 2026 |
2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 4 |
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Oct 17, 2026 |
2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | on-timeon-timeon-time | 0 |
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Oct 16, 2026 |
5 min late5 min late5 minutes late | 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 8 |
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Oct 15, 2026 |
2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 6 |
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Oct 14, 2026 |
2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early | 2 |
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Oct 13, 2026 |
4 min early4 min early4 minutes early | 8 min early8 min early8 minutes early | 2 |
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Oct 12, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early | 9 |
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Oct 11, 2026 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | on-timeon-timeon-time | 4 |
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Oct 10, 2026 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early | 2 |
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Oct 9, 2026 |
4 min early4 min early4 minutes early | 6 min early6 min early6 minutes early | 0 |
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Oct 8, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early | 12 |
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Oct 7, 2026 |
1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early | 6 |
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Oct 6, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 4 |
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Oct 5, 2026 |
5 min late5 min late5 minutes late | 6 min late6 min late6 minutes late | 6 |
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Oct 4, 2026 |
3 min early3 min early3 minutes early | 6 min early6 min early6 minutes early | 2 |
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Oct 3, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early | 0 |
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Oct 2, 2026 |
1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early | 8 |
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Oct 1, 2026 |
2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 8 min early8 min early8 minutes early | 4 |
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Sep 30, 2026 |
2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 9 min early9 min early9 minutes early | 0 |
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Sep 29, 2026 |
4 min early4 min early4 minutes early | 8 min early8 min early8 minutes early | 4 |
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Sep 28, 2026 |
3 min late3 min late3 minutes late | 6 min early6 min early6 minutes early | 4 |
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Sep 27, 2026 |
2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 2 |
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Sep 26, 2026 |
2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 6 min early6 min early6 minutes early | 6 |
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Sep 25, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early | 2 |
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Sep 24, 2026 |
2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 6 min early6 min early6 minutes early | 7 |
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Sep 23, 2026 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early | 2 |
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Sep 22, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 7 min early7 min early7 minutes early | 6 |
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Sep 21, 2026 |
1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 7 |
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Sep 20, 2026 |
2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 10 min early10 min early10 minutes early | 8 |
Global Rankings
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11,473 ft 3,497 m 11,473 ft · 3,497 m | 148 ft 45 m 148 ft · 45 m | Asphalt | |
| 11,473 ft 3,497 m 11,473 ft · 3,497 m | 148 ft 45 m 148 ft · 45 m | Asphalt |
Runway Length
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 | 11,499 ft 3,505 m 11,499 ft · 3,505 m | 5,909 ft 1,801 m 5,909 ft · 1,801 m |