Aktobe International Airport
Aliya Moldagulova International Airport Äliia Moldağūlova halyqaralyq äuejaiy | |||||||||||
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Aktobe Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | «Aliya Moldagulova International Airport» JSC (the State Institution «Department of Finance of Aktobe region») | ||||||||||
| Serves | Aktobe | ||||||||||
| Location | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) SW of Aktobe | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 225 m / 738 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°14′45″N 57°12′24″E / 50.24583°N 57.20667°E | ||||||||||
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Source: AIP Kazakhstan | |||||||||||
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Aliya Moldagulova International Airport (Kazakh: Äliia Moldağūlova halyqaralyq äuejaiy) (IATA: AKX, ICAO: UATT) is an international airport in Kazakhstan located 1.5 km (0.93 mi) south-west of Aktobe. It has a small terminal with five airliner parking spots. It has serviced the Ilyushin Il-86. In 2023, the airport served more than 900,000 passengers. On 28 April 2021, the airport was officially renamed in order to commemorate Aliya Moldagulova - Kazakh woman, Hero of the Soviet Union and sniper of the Red Army famous for eliminating over 30 Nazi soldiers during World War II.