AirportsSary-Arka Airport is a large airport serving Karaganda, in Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KGF.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KGF
- ICAO code
- UAKK
- City
- Karaganda
- State or region
- Karaganda Region
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 49.6708° N, 73.3344° E
- Elevation
- 538 m (1,765 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,301 m (10,831 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KGF means Sary-Arka Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UAKK. 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 49.6708° N, 73.3344° E. It stands 538 metres (1,765 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
Sary-Arka Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,301 metres (10,831 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 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 3,301 m 10,831 ft | 60 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nursultan Nazarbayev International AirportAstana | NQZ | 201 km |
| Balkhash AirportBalkhash | BXH | 333 km |
| Pavlodar International AirportPavlodar | PWQ | 384 km |
| Zhezkazgan National AirportZhezkazgan | DZN | 465 km |
| Kokshetau International AirportKokshetau | KOV | 482 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,369 km | 3 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,401 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,126 km | 4 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,988 km | 6 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,471 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,646 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,108 km | 7 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,469 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,033 km | 15 h 00 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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