AirportsAktau International Airport is a large airport serving Aktau, in Mangystau Region, Kazakhstan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SCO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SCO
- ICAO code
- UATE
- City
- Aktau
- State or region
- Mangystau Region
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 43.8601° N, 51.0909° E
- Elevation
- 22 m (73 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,052 m (10,013 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SCO means Aktau International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UATE. 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 43.8601° N, 51.0909° E. It stands 22 metres (73 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Aqtau, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Aktau International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,052 metres (10,013 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 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 3,052 m 10,013 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Makhachkala Uytash International AirportMakhachkala, Russia | MCX | 301 km |
| Astrakhan Narimanovo Boris M. Kustodiev International AirportAstrakhan, Russia | ASF | 362 km |
| Atyrau International AirportAtyrau | GUW | 367 km |
| Heydar Aliyev International AirportBaku, Azerbaijan | GYD | 386 km |
| Akhmat Kadyrov Grozny International AirportGrozny, Russia | GRV | 437 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,867 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,420 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,105 km | 3 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,868 km | 5 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,122 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,299 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,026 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,273 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,282 km | 16 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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