Oral Ak Zhol Airport

Oral Ak Zhol Airport
Uralsk Airport
IATA: URAICAO: UARR
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator JSC "Ak jol International Airport"
Serves Oral
Location 12 km (7.5 mi) SE of Oral, Kazakhstan
Hub for
Elevation AMSL 38 m / 125 ft
Coordinates 51°09′03″N 051°32′35″E / 51.15083°N 51.54306°E / 51.15083; 51.54306Coordinates: 51°09′03″N 051°32′35″E / 51.15083°N 51.54306°E / 51.15083; 51.54306
Map
UARR
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 2,400 7,874 Concrete
04/22 2,400 7,874 Dirt
13/31 500 1,640 Concrete
14/32 850 2,789 Dirt
Source: AIP Kazakhstan[1]
Domestic terminal check-in area
International terminal
Domestic terminal airside view

Oral Ak Zhol Airport (formerly known as Uralsk Ak Zhol and Podstepnyy during the Soviet era) (IATA: URA, ICAO: UARR) is an airport in Kazakhstan located 12 km (7 mi) southeast of Oral (Uralsk). It is a small airport servicing medium-sized airliners. It has parking for 4 jets. This airport has two terminals – domestic and international. The airport also serves the nearby town of Aksai, which provides the majority of Ak Zhol passenger traffic, being the "capital" of the gas industry in West Kazakhstan. In the past, a weekly international charter flight was operated by Astraeus Airlines from Oral to London Gatwick/London Stansted; this was subsequently operated by Air Astana to Amsterdam; however the route was terminated, along with other Air Astana flights, due to the poor condition of the runway. The airport runway and facilities were inspected by Mott MacDonald to confirm that its substandard condition prevented the airport from accommodating larger jet aircraft. On 17 April 2013 the decision was made to transfer the airport's ownership back to the government for runway reconstruction.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Air AstanaAlmaty, Astana
Bek AirAlmaty, Astana

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Coyne AirwaysAtyrau, Baku
Silk Way Airlines Baku

Ground transport

Bus

The No 12 municipal bus line connects Ak Zhol International airport with centrally located Uralsk train station. Service is available from 06:00 to 22:00 daily.

Taxi

There is always a queue of available private taxi cabs at the airport parking lot.

Accidents and incidents

References

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