Flying in Kazakhstan: a pilot's guide
A pilot's reference for flying in Kazakhstan: the civil aviation authority (the national civil aviation authority), licensing and where to find 215 airports and the surrounding airspace.
Flying in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has 215 airports and airfields in our database, of which 24 have scheduled airline service. Civil aviation is overseen by the national civil aviation authority.
Licensing & regulations
Pilot licences, ratings, medicals and currency are issued and regulated by the national civil aviation authority; confirm current requirements with the official authority.
Major airports
- Aktau International Airport
- Aktobe International Airport
- Almaty International Airport
- Atyrau International Airport
- Baikonur Krayniy International Airport
- Hazrat Sultan International Airport
Browse all 215 Kazakhstan airports and the airspace around them.
Reference and flight-planning context only — not for navigation. Licensing, airspace and entry rules change; always confirm with the national civil aviation authority and the current AIP before you fly.
Kazakhstan aviation by the numbers
215 airfields on record (24 with scheduled service), 318 airspace volumes, 83 navaids.
- Small airport82
- Heliport58
- Closed47
- Large airport19
- Medium airport9
- Yubileyniy Airfield14,765 ft
- Almaty International Airport14,764 ft
- Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport11,484 ft
- Sary-Arka Airport10,831 ft
- Hazrat Sultan International Airport10,827 ft
Counts computed from The Pilots Desk reference data (OurAirports, FAA, OpenAIP).