Aktau International Airport
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Aktau International Airport (IATA: SCO, ICAO: UATE) (Kazakh: Halyqaralyq Aqtau Äuejaiy), formerly Shevchenko-Central, is an international airport in Mangystau Region, Kazakhstan. It is the primary international airport serving Aktau. The airport is the eighth-busiest international air passenger gateway into Central Asia, the 50th-busiest airport in the Post-Soviet states, and the fourth-busiest airport in Kazakhstan.
Aktau International Airport Halyqaralyq Aqtau Äuejaiy | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | JSC "Aktau International Airport" | ||||||||||
Serves | Aktau | ||||||||||
Location | Aktau, Kazakhstan | ||||||||||
Opened | 1983; 41 years ago (1983) | ||||||||||
Focus city for | SCAT Airlines | ||||||||||
Time zone | AQTT (UTC+05:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 22 m / 72 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°51′36″N 051°05′31″E | ||||||||||
Website | www.aktau-airport.kz | ||||||||||
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Aktau International Airport is located 21 km (13 mi) northwest of the city of Aktau. The airport features one passenger terminal and one runway. It serves as a focus city for SCAT Airlines. The airport is served year-round by Aeroflot, Air Astana, SCAT Airlines, Qazaq Air and on a seasonal basis by Belavia and Sunday Airlines.
The airport opened in 1983 as Shevchenko-Central and was commonly known as Shevchenko Airport (the airport's current IATA code, SCO, is derived from the city's previous name of Shevchenko).