# List of the busiest airports in Kazakhstan

This is a list of the busiest airports in Kazakhstan

## Kazakhstan's busiest airports by passenger traffic in 2019

| Rank | Airport | Region | City | IATA code | Passengers 2019 |
| 1 | Almaty International Airport | Almaty | Almaty | ALA | 6,422,721 |
| 2 | Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport | Nur-Sultan | Nur-Sultan | NQZ | 5,099,391 |
| 3 | Aktau Airport | Mangystau Region | Aktau | SCO | 1,029,685 |
| 4 | Shymkent International Airport | Shymkent | Shymkent | CIT | 955,412 |
| 5 | ATMA Atyrau Airport | Atyrau Region | Atyrau | GUW | 937,032 |
| ? | Kokshetau Airport | Akmola Region | Kokshetau | KOV | 21,683 |

## Kazakhstan's busiest airports by passenger traffic in 2018

| Rank | Airport | Region | City | IATA code | Passengers 2018 |
| 1 | Almaty International Airport | Almaty | Almaty | ALA | 5 686 933 |
| 2 | Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport | Nur-Sultan | Nur-Sultan | TSE | 4 545 373 |
| 3 | Aktau Airport | Mangystau Region | Aktau | SCO | 1 022 750 |
| 4 | ATMA Atyrau Airport | Atyrau Region | Atyrau | GUW | 833 968 |
| 5 | Shymkent International Airport | Shymkent | Shymkent | CIT | 817 073 |
| 6 | Aktobe Airport | Aktobe Region | Aktobe | AKX | 411 248 |
| 7 | Oskemen Airport | East Kazakhstan Region | Oskemen | UKK | 393 034 |
| 8 | Oral Ak Zhol Airport | West Kazakhstan Region | Oral | URA | 273 095 |
| 9 | Sary-Arka Airport | Karaganda Region | Karaganda | KGF | 271 411 |
| 10 | Kyzylorda Airport | Kyzylorda Region | Kyzylorda | KZO | 203 386 |
| 11 | Kostanay Airport | Kostanay Region | Kostanay | KSN | 190 855 |
| 12 | Pavlodar Airport | Pavlodar Region | Pavlodar | PWQ | 180 204 |
| 13 | Taraz Airport | Jambyl Region | Taraz | DMB | 63 261 |
| 14 | Taldykorgan Airport | Almaty Region | Taldykorgan | TDK | 37 225 |
| 15 | Zhezkazgan Airport | Karaganda Region | Zhezkazgan | DZN | 33 898 |
| 16 | Semey Airport | East Kazakhstan Region | Semey | PLX | 27 098 |
| 17 | Kokshetau Airport | Akmola Region | Kokshetau | KOV | 21 427 |
| 18 | Petropavl Airport | North Kazakhstan Region | Petropavl | PPK | 18 410 |

## Kazakhstan's busiest airports by passenger traffic in 2017

| Rank | Airport | Region | City | IATA code | Passengers 2017 |
| 1 | Almaty International Airport | Almaty | Almaty | ALA | 5 640 810 |
| 2 | Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport | Astana | Astana | TSE | 4 260 526 |
| 3 | Aktau Airport | Mangystau Region | Aktau | SCO | 1 062 514 |
| 4 | Shymkent International Airport | Shymkent | Shymkent | CIT | 811 114 |
| 5 | ATMA Atyrau Airport | Atyrau Region | Atyrau | GUW | 778 795 |
| 6 | Aktobe Airport | Aktobe Region | Aktobe | AKX | 411 248 |
| 7 | Oskemen Airport | East Kazakhstan Region | Oskemen | UKK | 346 571 |
| 8 | Oral Ak Zhol Airport | West Kazakhstan Region | Oral | URA | 267 390 |
| 9 | Sary-Arka Airport | Karaganda Region | Karaganda | KGF | 254 838 |
| 10 | Kyzylorda Airport | Kyzylorda Region | Kyzylorda | KZO | 211 951 |
| 11 | Pavlodar Airport | Pavlodar Region | Pavlodar | PWQ | 188 169 |
| 12 | Kostanay Airport | Kostanay Region | Kostanay | KSN | 151 662 |
| 13 | Taraz Airport | Jambyl Region | Taraz | DMB | 58 802 |
| 14 | Semey Airport | East Kazakhstan Region | Semey | PLX | 50 958 |
| 15 | Taldykorgan Airport | Almaty Region | Taldykorgan | TDK | 29 929 |
| 16 | Zhezkazgan Airport | Karaganda Region | Zhezkazgan | DZN | 28 817 |
| 17 | Kokshetau Airport | Akmola Region | Kokshetau | KOV | 22 031 |
| 18 | Petropavl Airport | North Kazakhstan Region | Petropavl | PPK | 16 776 |

## Kazakhstan's busiest airports by passenger traffic in 2016

| Rank | Airport | Region | City | IATA code | Passengers 2016 |
| 1 | Almaty International Airport | Almaty | Almaty | ALA | 4 878 450 |
| 2 | Astana International Airport | Astana | Astana | TSE | 3 446 665 |
| 3 | Aktau Airport | Mangystau Region | Aktau | SCO | 865 809 |
| 4 | ATMA Atyrau Airport | Atyrau Region | Atyrau | GUW | 624 604 |
| 5 | Shymkent International Airport | Shymkent | Shymkent | CIT | 621 380 |
| 6 | Aktobe Airport | Aktobe Region | Aktobe | AKX | 338 138 |
| 7 | Oskemen Airport | East Kazakhstan Region | Oskemen | UKK | 286 613 |
| 8 | Sary-Arka Airport | Karaganda Region | Karaganda | KGF | 222 445 |
| 9 | Kyzylorda Airport | Kyzylorda Region | Kyzylorda | KZO | 197 788 |
| 10 | Oral Ak Zhol Airport | West Kazakhstan Region | Oral | URA | 189 200 |
| 11 | Pavlodar Airport | Pavlodar Region | Pavlodar | PWQ | 177 050 |
| 12 | Kostanay Airport | Kostanay Region | Kostanay | KSN | 117 214 |
| 13 | Semey Airport | East Kazakhstan Region | Semey | PLX | 66 235 |
| 14 | Taraz Airport | Jambyl Region | Taraz | DMB | 55 172 |
| 15 | Taldykorgan Airport | Almaty Region | Taldykorgan | TDK | 26 768 |
| 16 | Zhezkazgan Airport | Karaganda Region | Zhezkazgan | DZN | 26 624 |
| 17 | Kokshetau Airport | Akmola Region | Kokshetau | KOV | 14 213 |
| 18 | Petropavl Airport | North Kazakhstan Region | Petropavl | PPK | 4 009 |

## Kazakhstan's busiest airports by passenger traffic in 2015

| Rank | Airport | Region | City | IATA code | Passengers 2015 |
| 1 | Almaty International Airport | Almaty | Almaty | ALA | 4 905 307 |
| 2 | Astana International Airport | Astana | Astana | TSE | 3 363 472 |
| 3 | Aktau Airport | Mangystau Region | Aktau | SCO | 796 042 |
| 4 | ATMA Atyrau Airport | Atyrau Region | Atyrau | GUW | 609 071 |
| 5 | Shymkent International Airport | Shymkent | Shymkent | CIT | 550 873 |
| 6 | Aktobe Airport | Aktobe Region | Aktobe | AKX | 344 333 |
| 7 | Oskemen Airport | East Kazakhstan Region | Oskemen | UKK | 304 778 |
| 8 | Sary-Arka Airport | Karaganda Region | Karaganda | KGF | 284 495 |
| 9 | Kyzylorda Airport | Kyzylorda Region | Kyzylorda | KZO | 226 964 |
| 10 | Oral Ak Zhol Airport | West Kazakhstan Region | Oral | URA | 166 838 |
| 11 | Pavlodar Airport | Pavlodar Region | Pavlodar | PWQ | 163 465 |
| 12 | Kostanay Airport | Kostanay Region | Kostanay | KSN | 131 923 |
| 13 | Semey Airport | East Kazakhstan Region | Semey | PLX | 66 453 |
| 14 | Taraz Airport | Jambyl Region | Taraz | DMB | 41 492 |
| 15 | Atyrau Airport | Atyrau Region | Atyrau | GUW | 41 254 |
| 16 | Zhezkazgan Airport | Karaganda Region | Zhezkazgan | DZN | 29 518 |
| 17 | Kokshetau Airport | Akmola Region | Kokshetau | KOV | 17 416 |
| 18 | Taldykorgan Airport | Almaty Region | Taldykorgan | TDK | 12 876 |
| 19 | Petropavl Airport | North Kazakhstan Region | Petropavl | PPK | 6 756 |

## Kazakhstan's busiest airports by passenger traffic in 2014

| Rank | Airport | Region | City | IATA code | Passengers 2014 |
| 1 | Almaty International Airport | Almaty | Almaty | ALA | 4 588 885 |
| 2 | Astana International Airport | Astana | Astana | TSE | 2 915 760 |
| 3 | Aktau Airport | Mangystau Region | Aktau | SCO | 813 964 |
| 4 | ATMA Atyrau Airport | Atyrau Region | Atyrau | GUW | 564 526 |
| 5 | Shymkent International Airport | Shymkent | Shymkent | CIT | 442 645 |
| 6 | Aktobe Airport | Aktobe Region | Aktobe | AKX | 321 800 |
| 7 | Oskemen Airport | East Kazakhstan Region | Oskemen | UKK | 277 565 |
| 8 | Sary-Arka Airport | Karaganda Region | Karaganda | KGF | 267 009 |
| 9 | Kyzylorda Airport | Kyzylorda Region | Kyzylorda | KZO | 152 375 |
| 10 | Pavlodar Airport | Pavlodar Region | Pavlodar | PWQ | 122 488 |
| 11 | Kostanay Airport | Kostanay Region | Kostanay | KSN | 119 787 |
| 12 | Oral Ak Zhol Airport | West Kazakhstan Region | Oral | URA | 117 606 |
| 13 | Semey Airport | East Kazakhstan Region | Semey | PLX | 61 857 |
| 14 | Taraz Airport | Jambyl Region | Taraz | DMB | 36 895 |
| 15 | Atyrau Airport | Atyrau Region | Atyrau | GUW | 34 971 |
| 16 | Zhezkazgan Airport | Karaganda Region | Zhezkazgan | DZN | 31 963 |
| 17 | Petropavl Airport | North Kazakhstan Region | Petropavl | PPK | 16 350 |
| 18 | Taldykorgan Airport | Almaty Region | Taldykorgan | TDK | 13 491 |
| 19 | Kokshetau Airport | Akmola Region | Kokshetau | KOV | 3 064 |

## Kazakhstan's busiest airports by passenger traffic in 2013

| Rank | Airport | Region | City | IATA code | Passengers 2013 |
| 1 | Almaty International Airport | Almaty | Almaty | ALA | 4 323 220 |
| 2 | Astana International Airport | Astana | Astana | TSE | 2 609 431 |
| 3 | Aktau Airport | Mangystau Region | Aktau | SCO | 777 522 |
| 4 | ATMA Atyrau Airport | Atyrau Region | Atyrau | GUW | 553 195 |
| 5 | Aktobe Airport | Aktobe Region | Aktobe | AKX | 297 228 |
| 6 | Shymkent International Airport | Shymkent | Shymkent | CIT | 264 690 |
| 7 | Sary-Arka Airport | Karaganda Region | Karaganda | KGF | 196 201 |
| 8 | Oral Ak Zhol Airport | West Kazakhstan Region | Oral | URA | 135 504 |
| 9 | Oskemen Airport | East Kazakhstan Region | Oskemen | UKK | 124 893 |
| 10 | Pavlodar Airport | Pavlodar Region | Pavlodar | PWQ | 123 964 |
| 11 | Atyrau Airport | Atyrau Region | Atyrau | GUW | 108 550 |
| 12 | Kyzylorda Airport | Kyzylorda Region | Kyzylorda | KZO | 75 028 |
| 13 | Kostanay Airport | Kostanay Region | Kostanay | KSN | 62 125 |
| 14 | Semey Airport | East Kazakhstan Region | Semey | PLX | 25 179 |
| 15 | Petropavl Airport | North Kazakhstan Region | Petropavl | PPK | 20 830 |
| 16 | Taraz Airport | Jambyl Region | Taraz | DMB | 16 264 |
| 17 | Zhezkazgan Airport | Karaganda Region | Zhezkazgan | DZN | 14 741 |
| 18 | Taldykorgan Airport | Almaty Region | Taldykorgan | TDK | 11 633 |
| 19 | Kokshetau Airport | Akmola Region | Kokshetau | KOV | 1 572 |

## Kazakhstan's busiest airports by passenger traffic in 2012

| Rank | Airport | Region | City | IATA code | Passengers 2012 |
| 1 | Almaty International Airport | Almaty | Almaty | ALA | 4 002 976 |
| 2 | Astana International Airport | Astana | Astana | TSE | 2 303 148 |
| 3 | Aktau Airport | Mangystau Region | Aktau | SCO | 708 327 |
| 4 | ATMA Atyrau Airport | Atyrau Region | Atyrau | GUW | 549 074 |
| 5 | Aktobe Airport | Aktobe Region | Aktobe | AKX | 288 076 |
| 6 | Shymkent International Airport | Shymkent | Shymkent | CIT | 186 266 |
| 7 | Sary-Arka Airport | Karaganda Region | Karaganda | KGF | 171 646 |
| 8 | Oral Ak Zhol Airport | West Kazakhstan Region | Oral | URA | 144 684 |
| 9 | Pavlodar Airport | Pavlodar Region | Pavlodar | PWQ | 121 310 |
| 10 | Oskemen Airport | East Kazakhstan Region | Oskemen | UKK | 112 432 |
| 11 | Atyrau Airport | Atyrau Region | Atyrau | GUW | 107 307 |
| 12 | Kyzylorda Airport | Kyzylorda Region | Kyzylorda | KZO | 72 261 |
| 13 | Kostanay Airport | Kostanay Region | Kostanay | KSN | 56 200 |
| 14 | Taraz Airport | Jambyl Region | Taraz | DMB | 24 074 |
| 15 | Semey Airport | East Kazakhstan Region | Semey | PLX | 23 086 |
| 16 | Petropavl Airport | North Kazakhstan Region | Petropavl | PPK | 20 830 |
| 17 | Taldykorgan Airport | Almaty Region | Taldykorgan | TDK | 14 862 |
| 18 | Zhezkazgan Airport | Karaganda Region | Zhezkazgan | DZN | 14 411 |
| 19 | Kokshetau Airport | Akmola Region | Kokshetau | KOV | 2 353 |