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Almaty International Airport

Almaty, KazakhstanIATA: ALAICAO: UAAA
Current airport: ALA

Arrivals

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Live radar

Live radar around the airport

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The runways at this airport

What do the colors mean?

  • No traffic seen The runway is there, but we see nothing on it right now.
  • Arriving traffic Aircraft are descending toward this runway right now.
  • Departing traffic Aircraft are climbing out from this runway right now.
  • Direction unknown It says “in use now” without an arrow: we see traffic, but the aircraft does not report whether it is climbing or descending.

The white arrow on the runway points the way the traffic is going. Derived from the positions of aircraft flying low near the airport right now. Not an official runway plan; what we see.

Designation, direction and length of every runway. These rarely change; which one is in use right now shows up here whenever we observe traffic.

1 runway · Longest runway: 14,436 ft

  • 05R/23L14,436 ft · heading 56/236 degrees

We currently see no traffic on approach or just after takeoff. That happens at a quiet airport or in the middle of the night.

Runway data: OurAirports, public domain.

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Direct destinations

The destinations we know the most flight numbers for. That approximates how heavily a route is served; it is not a passenger count.

ICNSouth Korea

Seoul

Distance
2,592 mi
Estimated duration
5h 5m
Airlines
Air Astana · Asiana Airlines · +1Air Astana · Asiana Airlines · Eastar Jet
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HKGHong Kong SAR China

Hong Kong

Distance
2,556 mi
Estimated duration
5h 13m
Airlines
Emirates · Fly Khiva · +2Emirates · Fly Khiva · Qatar Airways · Turkish Airlines
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DXBUnited Arab Emirates

Dubai

Distance
1,749 mi
Estimated duration
4h 24m
Airlines
Air Astana · flydubai
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ISTTürkiye

Istanbul

Distance
2,438 mi
Estimated duration
5h 35m
Airlines
Air Astana · Turkish Airlines
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Airport facts

Practical information

Full name
Almaty International Airport
City and country
Almaty, Kazakhstan
IATA / ICAO
ALA / UAAA
Time zone
Asia/Almaty
Category
Major airport