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Almaty airport (Kazakhstan)
Almaty airport is located near Almaty, with Krasnoye Pole at 1mi↑, Otegen Batyr at 1mi↑, Alatau at 5mi↑, Pervomayskiy at 5mi↑, Energeticheskiy at 5mi↑, Karasu at 6mi↑, Koktobe at 8mi↑, Spetsgorodok at 8mi↑,
→ See also Northernmost airports in Kazakhstan and Southernmost airports in Kazakhstan
→ See also airports in Kazakhstan
aerial view of Almaty airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : UAAA
- IATA code : ALA
- Local code : -
Elevation : 681 m = 2234ft
→ See also Highest airports in Kazakhstan and Lowest airports in Kazakhstan
Runways
- runway 05/23 : 4397m = 14426ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Kazakhstan
Coming to Almaty airport
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By plane :
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Aviation weather for Almaty airport UAAA ALA
METAR for Almaty airport UAAA ALA
METAR UAAA 050200Z 21004MPS 9999 BKN050CB OVC100 22/10 Q1012 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Almaty airport UAAA ALA
METAR issued by UAAA on Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 02:00 UTC, issued 37 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
The temperature is 22°C = 72°F, dew point is 10°C = 50°F. The air is moderately humid : relative air humidity is 46 %.
QNH is 1012hPa = 29.88inHg
Wind 15km/h = 8kt, direction is 210°.
Sky clear.
Caution : Aviation weather reports the presence of cumulonimbus (CB) clouds, which are known to be dangerous for aircraft because they are associated with winds that can be violent and that change speed and direction very quickly, horizontally and vertically (updrafts and downdrafts). They are also associated with thunderstorms, rain showers and hail that can be violent. It is therefore recommended to avoid them as much as possible.TAF for Almaty airport UAAA ALA
TAF UAAA 042301Z 0500/0524 22003MPS 9999 SCT050CB BKN100 TX26/0509Z TN18/0501Z TEMPO 0500/0509 32005G10MPS TEMPO 0509/0513 28005G13MPS 5000 -TSRA BLDU TEMPO 0513/0524 16005G10MPS 3100 -TSRA BR BKN015CB OVC100
Decoded TAF for Almaty airport UAAA ALA
TAF issued by UAAA on Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 23:00 UTC, issued 3 hours and 37 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, June 4, 2026 à 00:00 heure TU to Friday, June 5, 2026 à 00:00 heure UTC
wind 6kt = 11km/h direction is 220° with gusts at kt = kt
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at broken at
from Thursday, June 4, 2026 à 00:00 heure TU to Friday, June 5, 2026 à 09:00 heure UTC
temporarily
wind 10kt = 19km/h direction is 320° with gusts at 19kt = 35km/h
from Friday, June 5, 2026 à 09:00 heure TU to Friday, June 5, 2026 à 13:00 heure UTC
-TSRA BLDU
temporarily
wind 10kt = 19km/h direction is 280° with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h
Visibility is 5km = 3sm.
from Friday, June 5, 2026 à 13:00 heure TU to Friday, June 5, 2026 à 00:00 heure UTC
-TSRA BR
temporarily
wind 10kt = 19km/h direction is 160° with gusts at 19kt = 35km/h
Visibility is 3km = 2sm.
broken at overcast at
VAC for Almaty airport UAAA ALA
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for Almaty airport
Around Almaty airport (Kazakhstan)
near
- Hotels in Krasnoye Pole
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 2028mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 3187mi↑
- Station de montagne Saint-Moritz at 3195mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 3197mi↑
- Station de montagne Laax at 3211mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 3232mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 3232mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 3257mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 3271mi↑
- Station de montagne Aletsch Arena at 3272mi↑
- Station de montagne Grindelwald-Wengen at 3273mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 3274mi↑
- for Almaty airport at 0mi↑
- for Almaty North airport at 3mi↑
- for Almaty City Clinical Hospital Number 4 airport at 5mi↑
nearest airports to Almaty airport (Kazakhstan)
- Almaty North airport ( KZ-0022) at 3mi↑
- Almaty City Clinical Hospital Number 4 heliport ( KZ-0129) at 5mi↑
- Bayserke airport ( KZ-0019) at 7mi↑
- Boralday airport (UAAR BXJ ) at 8mi↑NOTAM
- Malaya Almatynka heliport ( KZ-0118) at 12mi↑
- MCHS heliport ( KZ-0119) at 18mi↑
- Arman Dala Airstrip airport ( KZ-0101) at 25mi↑
- Zhetygen airport ( KZ-0011) at 27mi↑
- Azem/Talis Aeroclub airport ( KZ-0102) at 27mi↑
- Ushkonyr Mountain heliport ( KZ-0103) at 34mi↑
- Iliysk North airport ( KZ-0010) at 45mi↑
- Cholpon-Ata airport (UAFG ) at 48mi↑NOTAM
- Shengeldy North heliport ( KZ-0131) at 49mi↑
- Shengeldy East heliport ( KZ-0130) at 50mi↑
- Issyk-Kul International airport (UCFL IKU ) at 55mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Kazakhstan heliport ( KZ-0135) at 63mi↑
→ See also Former airports in Kazakhstan
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX et NOAA
- TAF : AVWX et NOAA
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap
