AirportsKokshetau International Airport is a large airport serving Kokshetau, in Akmola Region, Kazakhstan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KOV.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KOV
- ICAO code
- UACK
- City
- Kokshetau
- State or region
- Akmola Region
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 53.3291° N, 69.5946° E
- Elevation
- 274 m (900 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,537 m (8,325 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KOV means Kokshetau International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UACK. 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 53.3291° N, 69.5946° E. It stands 274 metres (900 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
Kokshetau International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,537 metres (8,325 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 17.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 2,537 m 8,325 ft | 38 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Petropavl International AirportPetropavl | PPK | 163 km |
| Nursultan Nazarbayev International AirportAstana | NQZ | 286 km |
| Omsk Central AirportOmsk, Russia | OMS | 303 km |
| Kurgan AirportKurgan, Russia | KRO | 361 km |
| Kostanay International AirportKostanay | KSN | 402 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,822 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,818 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,340 km | 4 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,562 km | 6 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,992 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,280 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,586 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,657 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,459 km | 15 h 30 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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