NQZ — Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- IATA code
- NQZ
- ICAO code
- UACC
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 8,315,108
- 2024 · Wikidata
- Nonstop routes
- 5
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC+5
- Asia/Almaty
- Elevation
- 355 m
- 1,165 ft
- Runways
- 1
- Longest 3,500 m
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About NQZ
Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport is a large airport serving Astana, Kazakhstan. It opened in 1931. 8,315,108 passengers used it in 2024. Open traffic data shows 5 nonstop routes from NQZ.
Wikidata (CC0). Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from NQZ
| Route | Distance | Passengers |
|---|---|---|
| NQZ → AYT | 3,563 km | 276,923 |
| NQZ → IST | 3,420 km | 272,978 |
| NQZ → FRA | 4,323 km | 135,480 |
| NQZ → SAW | 3,402 km | 79,860 |
| NQZ → ICN | 4,524 km | 13,874 (6 mo) |
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. Routes outside these are not counted.
Nearest airports
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| KGF | Sary-Arka Airport | 201 km |
| KOV | Kokshetau International Airport | 286 km |
| PWQ | Pavlodar International Airport | 408 km |
| PPK | Petropavl International Airport | 444 km |
| OMS | Omsk Central Airport | 455 km |
Distance from NQZ to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 3,500 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Astana, Astana City, Kazakhstan · 51.0270, 71.4671
Questions
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