AirportsNursultan Nazarbayev International Airport is a large airport serving Astana, in Astana City, Kazakhstan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NQZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NQZ
- ICAO code
- UACC
- City
- Astana
- State or region
- Astana City
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 51.0270° N, 71.4671° E
- Elevation
- 355 m (1,165 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,500 m (11,484 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NQZ means Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UACC. 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 51.0270° N, 71.4671° E. It stands 355 metres (1,165 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
Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,500 metres (11,484 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 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 3,500 m 11,484 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sary-Arka AirportKaraganda | KGF | 201 km |
| Kokshetau International AirportKokshetau | KOV | 286 km |
| Pavlodar International AirportPavlodar | PWQ | 408 km |
| Petropavl International AirportPetropavl | PPK | 444 km |
| Omsk Central AirportOmsk, Russia | OMS | 455 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,543 km | 3 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,554 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,177 km | 4 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,797 km | 6 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,278 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,517 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,309 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,574 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,224 km | 15 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
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