AirportsAlmaty International Airport is a large airport serving Almaty, in Almaty City, Kazakhstan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ALA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ALA
- ICAO code
- UAAA
- City
- Almaty
- State or region
- Almaty City
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 43.3543° N, 77.0428° E
- Elevation
- 681 m (2,234 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 4,500 m (14,764 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ALA means Almaty International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UAAA. ICAO codes that begin with U belong to Russia and neighbouring states. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 43.3543° N, 77.0428° E. It stands 681 metres (2,234 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Almaty, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Almaty International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 4,500 metres (14,764 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 23 airports of Kazakhstan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05L/23R | 4,500 m 14,764 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 05R/23L | 4,400 m 14,436 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Issyk-Kul International AirportTamchy, Kyrgyzstan | IKU | 90 km |
| Karakol International AirportKarakol, Kyrgyzstan | IKG | 146 km |
| Manas International AirportBishkek, Kyrgyzstan | BSZ | 210 km |
| Taldykorgan AirportTaldykorgan | TDK | 226 km |
| Zhaosu Tianma AirportZhaosu, China | ZFL | 340 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,646 km | 2 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,726 km | 3 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,814 km | 3 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,624 km | 7 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,228 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,278 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,380 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,329 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,411 km | 14 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.