Sary-Arka Airport

Sary-Arka Airport
Сарыарқа әуежайы
аэропорт Сары-Арка

Sary-Arka Airport at night
IATA: KGFICAO: UAKK
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Sky Service LLP
Operator JSC Sary-Arka International Airport
Serves Karaganda
Location 24 km (15 mi) SE of Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Elevation AMSL 538 m / 1,765 ft
Coordinates 49°40′17″N 073°20′11″E / 49.67139°N 73.33639°E / 49.67139; 73.33639Coordinates: 49°40′17″N 073°20′11″E / 49.67139°N 73.33639°E / 49.67139; 73.33639
Website www.kgf.aero
Map
UAKK
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 3,602 11,818 Reinforced Concrete
Source: AIP Kazakhstan[1]

Sary-Arka Airport (Kazakh: Сарыарқа әуежайы, Russian: аэропорт Сары-Арка) (IATA: KGF, ICAO: UAKK) is the airport of Karagandy, Kazakhstan. It is located 24 km (15 mi) southeast[1] of the city.

Sary-Arka airport, Karagandy city

History

The airport was built in 1934, and moved to its current location 10 years later. In 1980 it underwent major reconstruction, including construction of a new terminal building and modernization of the runway. This made landing of heavier aircraft possible and opened the door to many new destinations in the Soviet Union.

In 1992 the airport was granted an international status. It has become an independent joint stock company after separation from JSC "Karagandaavia" in 1997. It is not related to Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan on the World Heritage List.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Aeroflot Moscow-Sheremetyevo
Aeroflot
operated by Rossiya
Seasonal: St. Petersburg
Air Astana Almaty
AtlasJetSeasonal: Antalya
BelaviaSeasonal: Minsk-National
IrAeroNovosibirsk [2]
Pegasus AirlinesSeasonal: Antalya
SCAT Almaty, Istanbul–Atatürk, Kyzylorda, Ust-Kamenogorsk
Seasonal: Antalya
Turkish AirlinesSeasonal: Antalya
Zhezair Balkhash, Zhezkazgan

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Lufthansa CargoFrankfurt, Hong Kong
MASkargoAmsterdam, Shanghai–Pudong
Southern AirAmsterdam, Hong Kong

References

External links

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