Where is ALA airport?

ALA is a large airport in Almaty, Almaty City, Kazakhstan, at 43.3543, 77.0428, 681 m above sea level.

What time zone is ALA in?

ALA is in the Asia/Almaty time zone, UTC+5.

How many passengers use ALA?

11,426,650 passengers in 2024, according to Wikidata.

Almaty International Airport opened in 1935.

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Large airport in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

IATA code: ALA
ICAO code: UAAA
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 11,426,650; 2024 · Wikidata
Nonstop routes: 8; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+5; Asia/Almaty
Elevation: 681 m; 2,234 ft
Runways: 2; Longest 4,500 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with A

About ALA

Almaty International Airport is a large airport serving Almaty, Kazakhstan. It opened in 1935 and is run by TAV Airports Holding. 11,426,650 passengers used it in 2024. Open traffic data shows 8 nonstop routes from ALA.

Wikidata (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from ALA

Route	To	Distance	Passengers
ALA → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	3,933 km	434,285
ALA → AYT	Antalya, Turkey	3,954 km	300,822
ALA → DEL	New Delhi, India	1,642 km	172,586
ALA → ICN	Seoul, South Korea	4,182 km	82,798 (6 mo)
ALA → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	5,105 km	89,491
ALA → BOM	Mumbai, India	2,719 km	56,170
ALA → BJV	Bodrum, Turkey	4,190 km	23,420
ALA → GOI	Goa, India	3,116 km	14,654

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, Incheon Airport (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026, 6 months) for routes from Incheon, DGCA (domestic Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, international Jan 2025 – Dec 2025, provisional) for routes in and out of India. Routes outside these are not counted.

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
IKU	Issyk-Kul International Airport	Tamchy, Kyrgyzstan	90 km
IKG	Karakol International Airport	Karakol, Kyrgyzstan	146 km
BSZ	Manas International Airport	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	210 km
TDK	Taldykorgan Airport	Taldyqorğan, Kazakhstan	226 km
ZFL	Zhaosu Tianma Airport	Zhaosu, China	340 km

Distance from ALA to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
ALA → LHR	London, United Kingdom	5,640 km	—
ALA → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	2,814 km	—
ALA → CDG	Paris, France	5,551 km	—
ALA → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	5,105 km	89,491
ALA → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	3,933 km	434,285
ALA → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	5,271 km	—
ALA → JFK	New York, United States	10,253 km	—
ALA → ATL	Atlanta, United States	11,274 km	—
ALA → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	11,302 km	—
ALA → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	5,367 km	—
ALA → HND	Tokyo, Japan	5,342 km	—
ALA → DOH	Doha, Qatar	3,060 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
05L/23R	4,500 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes
05R/23L	4,400 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Almaty, Almaty City, Kazakhstan · 43.3543, 77.0428

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Questions

Almaty International Airport has the IATA code ALA and the ICAO code UAAA. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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