Aktau International Airport

Aktau International Airport (IATA: SCO, ICAO: UATE) (Kazakh: Halyqaralyq Aqtau Äuejaiy), formerly Shevchenko-Central, is an international airport in Mangystau Region, Kazakhstan. It is the primary international airport serving Aqtau. The airport is the eighth-busiest international air passenger gateway into Central Asia, the 50th-busiest airport in the Post-Soviet states, and the fourth-busiest airport in Kazakhstan.

Aqtau International Airport

Halyqaralyq Aqtau Äuejaiy
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorJSC "Aqtau International Airport"
ServesAqtau
LocationAqtau, Kazakhstan
Opened1983 (1983)
Focus city forSCAT Airlines
Time zoneAQTT (UTC+05:00)
Elevation AMSL22 m / 72 ft
Coordinates43°51′36″N 051°05′31″E
Websitewww.aktau-airport.kz
Map
SCO/UATE is located in Kazakhstan
SCO/UATE
SCO/UATE
Location in Kazakhstan
SCO/UATE is located in West and Central Asia
SCO/UATE
SCO/UATE
SCO/UATE (West and Central Asia)
SCO/UATE is located in North Atlantic
SCO/UATE
SCO/UATE
SCO/UATE (North Atlantic)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 3,052 10,013 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers1,023,900
Source: AIP Kazakhstan[1]

Aktau International Airport is located 21 km (13 mi) northwest of the city of Aqtau. The airport features one passenger terminal and one runway. It serves as a focus city for SCAT Airlines. The airport is served year-round by Aeroflot, Air Astana, SCAT Airlines, Qazaq Air and on a seasonal basis by Belavia and Sunday Airlines.

The airport opened in 1983 as Shevchenko-Central and was commonly known as Shevchenko Airport (the airport's current IATA code, SCO, is derived from the city's previous name of Shevchenko).

Overview

In November 1996 the joint stock company Aktau International Airport was established. The development of the oil industry in the Caspian region required an increase in freight volumes and a rapid delivery of necessary equipment for the oil industry. This, in turn, led to the need for reconstruction of the airfield and an increase in passenger capacity at the terminal.

Usage

With 1 million passengers passing through in 2018, the airport was the third busiest in Kazakhstan, after Almaty Airport and Astana Airport, and was the 50th-busiest airport in the Post-Soviet states.

Operations

Aktau International Airport is used by 6 airlines flying to 14 destinations in 4 countries. The airport is the primary hub of SCAT Airlines. It has one passenger terminal. In 2018, it served 1 023 900 passengers, making it the third-busiest airport in Kazakhstan. The busiest single destination in passenger numbers is Atyrau. It has one runway designated 11/29 with an asphalt/concrete surface measuring 3,050 m × 60 m (10,007 ft × 197 ft). The airport is able to accommodate jets the size of the AN-124, Boeing 747, Il-76 and lighter, as well as helicopters of all types. However, smaller jets like the Airbus A319, Boeing 737 and CRJ-200 are more commonly seen there.

In 2007, the airport was given a concession period of 30 years to the ATM Group. The contract includes construction of a new passenger terminal. The new terminal was completed in 2009. The capacity was 450 passengers per hour and the total area of 13,400 m2 (144,000 sq ft), including the area occupied by the VIP and CIP halls.

The terminal is equipped with electronic and electromechanical systems. These include passenger telescopic ladders, racks of electronic registration, HVAC (heating and cooling system), FIDS (Alert System departures on the electronic scoreboard), X-ray scanners, CCTV, lifts and escalators.

SCAT Airlines is based in Aqtau and operates flights to Baku, Tbilisi, Moscow and various other Russian cities. Air Astana operates daily flights to Atyrau, Almaty and Nur-Sultan. There are also flights operated by Aeroflot to Moscow.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter services to and from Aqtau:[2]

AirlinesDestinations
Aeroflot Moscow–Sheremetyevo
Air Astana Almaty, Astana, London–Heathrow
Azerbaijan Airlines Baku (resumes 29 October 2023)[3]
Buta Airways Baku (ends 28 October 2023)[3]
FlyArystan Almaty, Aqtobe, Astana, Atyrau, Baku, Doha (begins 4 November 2023),[4] Istanbul, Qarağandy, Kutaisi, Oral, Şymkent, Yerevan
Seasonal: Antalya, Medina
Kish Air Gorgan
Qazaq Air Atyrau
Red Wings Airlines Moscow–Zhukovsky, Yekaterinburg
Rossiya Airlines Sochi
SCAT Airlines Almaty, Aqtobe, Astana, Astrakhan, Atyrau, Baku, Istanbul, Kökşetau, Makhachkala, Mineralnye Vody, Moscow–Vnukovo, Nukus, Oral, Ras Al Khaimah, Saint Petersburg, Şymkent, Tbilisi, Turkistan, Urgench, Yerevan
Seasonal: Batumi
Sunday Airlines Seasonal Charter: Antalya, Sharm El Sheikh
Turkish Airlines Istanbul
Uzbekistan Airways Nukus, Urgench

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Silk Way AirlinesAtyrau, Baku

Statistics

Passenger figures

Annual passenger traffic at SCO airport. See Wikidata query.
Year Passengers Change on previous year
2008 474,000[5] Increase024.9 %
2009 450,000[5] Decrease0 5,1 %
2010 585,000[5] Increase0 30%
2011 623,000[5] Increase0 6,5 %
2012 708,143[6] Increase0 13,7 %
2013 776,431[6] Increase0 9,6 %
2014 813,746[6] Increase0 4,8 %
2015 845,710[6] Increase0 3,9 %
2016 865,774[6] Increase0 2,4 %
2017 1,072,400[6] Increase0 23,9 %
2018 1,023,900[6] Decrease0 4,5 %
2019 996,291[7] Decrease0 2,7 %
2020 688,002[7] Decrease0 30,9 %
2021 1,303,560[7] Increase0 89,5 %

See also

References

  1. AIP Kazakhstan
  2. "Aqtau International Airport Flight Schedule". Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  3. "Buta Airways August – October 2023 Network – 30JUL23". AeroRoutes. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  4. "FlyArystan Preliminary NW23 Qatar Operations". AeroRoutes. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  5. http://www.kase.kz/files/emitters/ARAL/aralp_2016_rus.pdf Количество обслуженных пассажиров в аэропортах Республики Казахстан за 2015-2016 гг.стр 39
  6. http://www.kase.kz/files/emitters/ARAL/aralp_2016_rus.pdf Количество обслуженных пассажиров в аэропортах Республики Казахстан за 2015—2016 гг.стр 39
  7. https://aktau-airport.kz/uploads/%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82-%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BC%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D0%BE-%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BC-1-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F-2022-%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B0-.pdf Отчет об исполнении тарифных смет и инвестиционных програм перед потребителями и иными заинтересованными лицами по итогам 1 полугодия 2022 года.


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