AirportsAtyrau International Airport is a large airport serving Atyrau, in Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GUW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GUW
- ICAO code
- UATG
- City
- Atyrau
- State or region
- Atyrau Region
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 47.1213° N, 51.8203° E
- Elevation
- -22 m (-72 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,842 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GUW means Atyrau International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UATG. 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 47.1213° N, 51.8203° E. It stands 22 metres (72 feet) below sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Atyrau, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Atyrau International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,842 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 23 airports of Kazakhstan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 10.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 3,000 m 9,842 ft | 44 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Astrakhan Narimanovo Boris M. Kustodiev International AirportAstrakhan, Russia | ASF | 305 km |
| Aktau International AirportAktau | SCO | 367 km |
| Manshuk Mametova International AirportUralsk | URA | 449 km |
| Aktobe International AirportAktobe | AKX | 526 km |
| Elista AirportElista, Russia | ESL | 576 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,006 km | 4 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,656 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,452 km | 3 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,740 km | 5 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,876 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,948 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,144 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,064 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,351 km | 16 h 35 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
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