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Aktau International Airport
Halyqaralyq Aqtau Äuejaiy
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IATA: SCO
ICAO: UATE
Summary
Airport type
Operator
Serves
Location
Opened
Focus city for
Time zone
Elevation AMSL
Coordinates
Website
Public
JSC "Aktau International Airport"
Aktau
Aktau, Kazakhstan
1983; 39 years ago
SCAT Airlines
AQTT (UTC+05:00)
22 m / 72 ft
43°51′36″N 051°05′31″ECoordinates:
www.aktau-airport.kz
Map
43°51′36″N 051°05′31″E
SCO/UATE
Location in Kazakhstan
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Runways
Direction
Length
m
ft
Surface
12/30
3,052
10,013
Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers 1,023,900
Source: AIP Kazakhstan[1]
Aktau International Airport (IATA: SCO, ICAO: UATE) (Kazakh: Halyqaralyq Aqtau
Äuejaiy), formerly Shevchenko-Central, is an international airport in Mangystau Region,
Kazakhstan. It is the primary international airport serving Aktau. The airport is the eighthbusiest international air passenger gateway into Central Asia, the 50th-busiest airport in the
Post-Soviet states, the fourth-busiest airport in Kazakhstan.
Aktau International Airport is located 21 km (13 mi) northwest of the city of Aktau. The
airport features one passenger terminal and one runway. It serves as a focus city for SCAT
Airlines. The airport is served year-round by Aeroflot, Air Astana, SCAT Airlines, Qazaq Air
and on a seasonal basis by Belavia and Sunday Airlines.
The facility opened in 1983; 39 years ago as Shevchenko-Central and was commonly known
as Shevchenko Airport (the airport's current IATA code, SCO, is derived from the city's
previous name of Shevchenko).
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1 Overview
o 1.1 Usage
2 Operations
3 Airlines and destinations
o 3.1 Passenger
o 3.2 Cargo
4 Statistics
o 4.1 Passenger figures
5 See also
6 References
Overview
In November 1996 the joint stock company Aktau International Airport was established.
The development of the oil industry in the Caspian region required an increase in freight
volumes and a rapid delivery of necessary equipment for the oil industry. This, in turn, led to
the need for reconstruction of the airfield and an increase in passenger capacity at the
terminal.
Usage
With 1 million passengers passing through in 2018, the airport was the third busiest in
Kazakhstan, after Almaty Airport and Astana Airport, and was the 50th-busiest airport in the
Post-Soviet states.
Operations
Aktau International Airport is used by 6 airlines flying to 14 destinations in 4 countries. The
airport is the primary hub of SCAT Airlines. It has one passenger terminal. In 2018, it served
1 023 900 passengers, making it the third-busiest airport in Kazakhstan. The busiest single
destination in passenger numbers is Atyrau. It has one runway designated 12/30 with an
asphalt/concrete surface measuring 3,050 m × 60 m (10,007 ft × 197 ft). The airport is able to
accommodate jets the size of the AN-124, Boeing 747, Il-76 and lighter, as well as
helicopters of all types. However, smaller jets like the Airbus A319, Boeing 737 and CRJ200 are more commonly seen there.
In 2007, the airport was given a concession period of 30 years to the ATM Group. The
contract includes construction of a new passenger terminal. The new terminal was completed
in 2009. The capacity was 450 passengers per hour and the total area of 13,400 m2
(144,000 sq ft), including the area occupied by the VIP and CIP halls.
The terminal is equipped with electronic and electromechanical systems. These include
passenger telescopic ladders, racks of electronic registration, HVAC (heating and cooling
system), FIDS (Alert System departures on the electronic scoreboard), X-ray scanners,
CCTV, lifts and escalators.
SCAT Airlines is based in Aktau and operates flights to Baku, Tbilisi, Moscow and various
other Russian cities. Air Astana operates daily flights to Atyrau, Almaty and Nur-Sultan.
There are also flights operated by Aeroflot to Moscow.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter services to and from Aktau:[2]
Airlines
Aeroflot
Air Astana
FlyArystan
Qazaq Air
Red Wings
Airlines
Rossiya
Airlines
SCAT
Airlines
Destinations
Moscow–Sheremetyevo
Almaty, Atyrau, London–Heathrow, Nur-Sultan
Aktobe, Almaty, Atyrau, Baku, Karagandy, Kutaisi, Nur-Sultan, Oral, Shymkent,
Yerevan, Istanbul
Seasonal: Antalya, Medina
Atyrau
Moscow–Zhukovsky, Yekaterinburg
Sochi
Aktobe, Almaty, Astrakhan, Atyrau, Baku, Istanbul, Kokshetau, Krasnodar,
Makhachkala, Mineralnye Vody, Moscow–Vnukovo, Nukus, Nur-Sultan, Oral,
Airlines
Sunday
Airlines
Turkish
Airlines
Uzbekistan
Airways
Destinations
Ras Al Khaimah, Saint Petersburg, Shymkent, Tbilisi, Turkistan, Urgench,
Yerevan
Seasonal: Batumi
Seasonal charter: Antalya, Sharm El Sheikh
Istanbul
Nukus, Urgench
Cargo
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Airlines
Destinations
Silk Way Airlines Atyrau, Baku
Statistics