Astana Airport

Astana Airport

Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport, formerly called Astana International Airport, is one of the most important and largest airports in the Central Asian republic of Kazakhstan. It is currently one of the most modern airports on the Eurasian continent and is a hub of the national carrier Air Astana.
  • URL: Astana (NQZ)
  • Time zone: GMT 6
  • Service telephone: +7 712 777-352; +7 7172 777-238
  • Address: Nur-Sultan International Airport 14, 010014 Nursultan, Republic of Kazakhstan
  • Operating company: JSC "Astana International Airport"
  • Parking: Yes, paid short and long-term parking.
  • Directions by car: The airport is located about 19 km or 12 miles south of the capital.
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (15.83%), Tuesday (12.93%), Wednesday (14.97%), Thursday (13.53%), Friday (14.45%), Saturday (14.29%), Sunday (14.00%)
  • Alternative spelling: Asztana, Астана, Αστανά, أستانا, آستانه, 아스타나, אסטנה, ასტანა, अस्ताना, アスタナ, 阿斯塔納, Tselinograd, Zelinograd, Akmolinsk, Akmola, Aqmola, Աստանա, Остона (Қазоқистон), อัสตานา, Աստանայում, Nur-Sultan

Most popular destinations from Astana (Flights per week )

  1. Almaty (132, 25,10 %)
  2. Dubai (60, 11,41 %)
  3. Shymkent (56, 10,65 %)
  4. Moscow Sheremetyevo (24, 4,56 %)
  5. Istanbul (18, 3,42 %)
  6. Aktobe (17, 3,23 %)
  7. Aktau (17, 3,23 %)
  8. Atyrau (17, 3,23 %)
  9. Minsk-International (16, 3,04 %)
  10. Frankfurt-Main (16, 3,04 %)
  11. other (29.09 %)

Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)

  1. Air Astana (514, 47,81 %)
  2. SCAT (246, 22,88 %)
  3. Aeroflot Russian Airlines (64, 5,95 %)
  4. flydubai (60, 5,58 %)
  5. Qazaq Air (48, 4,47 %)
  6. Belavia - Belarusian Airlines (32, 2,98 %)
  7. Turkish Airlines (23, 2,14 %)
  8. Red Wings Airlines (19, 1,77 %)
  9. Azimuth (15, 1,40 %)
  10. Wizz Air Abu Dhabi (12, 1,12 %)
  11. other (3.9 %)

Location
Opened in the 1931, the airport is about 19 km or 12 miles south of the city centre. It is easy to reach on the motorway to Rozhdestvenka (Рождественка).