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Almaty International Airport
Airport in Almaty City, Almaty Prefecture, Kazakhstan
International Airport in Almaty (English: Almaty, International Airport, the kazak: Х а л ы қ а р а л ы қ А л м а т ы Ә е ж а й ы,
IATA
: ALA,
ICAO
: UAAA), located at
Republic of Kazakhstan
Almaty
Junction with Almaty Municipality, southwest distance
Almaty
14 km downtown, 4E international airport, gateway hub airport
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In 1935, Almaty International Airport was opened to traffic
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; In 1998, Almaty International Airport completed the reconstruction of the runway and was upgraded to Category II international airport. In 2004, Almaty International Airport opened a new terminal. On 8 May 2020, Almaty International Airport joined TAV Airport Holding Company of Turkey
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Almaty International Airport has a terminal building with 4 boarding Bridges; The station has 74 slots; There are two runways, 4,400 meters long and 4,500 meters long respectively.
In 2019, Almaty International Airport handled 6,422,721 passengers, up 13% year on year, ranking Kazakhstan first. Cargo throughput of 69,099 tons, an increase of 18%, Kazakhstan ranked first; With 64,446 aircraft movements, Kazakhstan ranks first
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- Chinese name
- Almaty International Airport
- Foreign name
- Almaty International Airport
- ICAO code
- UAAA
- IATA code
- ALA
- Sailing date
- The year 1935
- Subordinate region
- Almaty Oblast and Municipality of Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Flight area class
- Lv.4E
- Airport type
- Civil transport airport
- District management
- Civil Aviation Authority of Kazakhstan
- Number of slots
- 74 (as of May 2020)
- Runway length
- 4400 meters, 4500 meters, total 2 (as of May 2020)
- Passenger throughput
- 6,4222,721 visitors (2019)
- Cargo throughput
- 69,099 tons (2019)
- Takeoff and landing sorties
- 64,446 sorties (2019)
- Operating organization
- TAV Airport Holding Company of Turkey
In 1935, Almaty Airport International Airport was opened to service military aircraft and small civilian aircraft
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On July 28, 1989, China Southern Airlines opened the first route between China and Central and West Asia: Urumqi - Almaty route
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In 1990, Almaty International Airport was placed under the administration of the Civil Aviation Department of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
In 1991, the reorganization of Almaty International Airport was completed.
In 1998, the runway of Almaty International Airport was rebuilt and the airport was upgraded to a Category 2 international airport.
In 2004, a new terminal was opened at Almaty International Airport.
In 2013, the reconstruction and expansion of the Almaty International Airport terminal began
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On 26 December 2017, a Challenger 60 small charter flight at Almaty International Airport (on a route from Hannover to Hong Kong via Almaty) veered off the runway during takeoff, crashed through the airport wall into the surrounding fields and exploded, killing one passenger and injuring three crew members
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On 27 December 2019, a Bek Air passenger plane carrying 100 people crashed near Almaty International Airport on takeoff, killing 14 people and injuring 35 others, including six children
[7]
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On May 8, 2020, the operational manager of Almaty International Airport changed from Venus Airport Investment Company to TAV Airport Holding Company of Turkey
[2]
.
terminal
terminal
Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported on January 7, 2022, that the Russian Defense Ministry said that Russian peacekeepers and Kazakh law enforcement agencies were in full control of Almaty airport.
[24]
In May 2022, Kazakhstan media reported on the 18th local time that Kazakhstan Fly Arystan plans to open an international flight from Aktao City to Prague (the capital of the Czech Republic), the flight is scheduled to open from June 12, 2022, one flight a week (Sunday), from July 6, 2022 onwards. Increase to two classes per week (Thursday and Sunday).
[25]
On April 15, 2024, the Yining - Almaty international passenger charter flight was successfully launched, operated by China Southern Airlines.
[30]
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Terminal area
Almaty Airport terminal
Ground Floor: International Arrivals Hall, small shops, ticket office, luggage storage, individual bank branches, toilet, cafe. There are airport dining and shopping areas for passengers. Arriving passengers of international flights go through customs, inspection and quarantine, border defense and security check procedures on this floor
Second floor: On the right, passengers for domestic flights go through the check-in security check on this floor. Passengers of international flights on the left go through customs, inspection and quarantine, border control and security check procedures on this floor. There is an international two-class lounge and an airport dining lounge.
Ground floor: Check-in, Customs, border control, SITA staff lounge and training center.
For international arrivals, please go to the first floor and the domestic arrivals exit is on the right. At the same time, the first floor is equipped with passenger changing rooms, cash machines, hotel/hotel consulting and other service facilities to provide passengers with more convenient and humanized ground services. The airport has an information desk staffed 24 hours a day on the first and second floors
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flightfield
Almaty International Airport has a total of two runways, runway 05R/23L is 4,400 meters long and 45 meters wide, with concrete/asphalt pavement; Runway 05L/23R is 4500 m long and 45 m wide and is covered with concrete pavement.
Station site
Station site
Almaty International Airport is the base airport for Air Astana, Kazakh Airlines and Flying Lion Air.
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Domestic waypoint
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Airline company
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destination
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Air Astana (KC)
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Astana, Kizilorda, Chimkent, Ustykamenogorsk, Uralsk, Pavlod, Aktobe, Aktau, Atrau, Akibinsk, Usskmen
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Kazakh Airlines (K4)
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Astana
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Flying Lion Airlines (KS)
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Astana, Karaganda, Petropavlovsk, Semi (Semei), Pavlodar, Kostanai, Ural, Akshetin
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Augsburg Air (IQ)
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Astana, Kokoshetin, Petropavl, Kustanai, Aktobe, Karaganda, Chimkent, Kizilorda
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Skater Air (DV)
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Astana, Aktak, Shymkent, Usskmen, Karaganda, Petrobalovsk, Rezkazgan, Kizilorda, Ustkamenogorsk, Ucaral, Akshetak
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Baker Air (Z9)
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Astana, Aktau, Akobinsk, Usskmen, Atrau, Pavlodar
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FJK Airlines (FJK)
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Astana
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SRS Airlines (SRS)
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Balkhash, Urjar
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Reference materials:
12 [8]
[31]
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International waypoint
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Airline company
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destination
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|---|---|
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Air Astana (KC)
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New Delhi, Mumbai, Beijing capital, Urumqi, Dubai, Istanbul, Moscow Domodedovo, Kyiv Polispur, Dushanbe, Tashkent, Bishkek, St. Petersburg, Baku, Tbilisi, Seoul Incheon, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi, Kuala Lumpur
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Urumqi, Beijing Daxing, Xi 'an, Yining
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Air Arabia (G9)
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Sharjah (SHJ)
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FJK Airlines (FJK)
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Tashkent
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Uzbek Airlines (HY)
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Tashkent
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Asiana Airlines (OZ)
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Seoul Incheon
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Dubai Airlines (FZ)
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Dubai
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Somont Air (SZ)
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Dushanbe
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Turkmenistan Airlines (T5)
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Ashgabat
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Siberian Airlines (S7)
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Novosibirsk
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Turkish Airlines
(TK)
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Istanbul
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Belarusian Airlines (B2)
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Minsk
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Lufthansa
(LH)
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Frankfurt
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Ural Airlines (U6)
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Moscow Zhukovsky, Yekaterinburg
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El Al
(LY)
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Tel Aviv
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Qatar Airways
(QR)
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Doha
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Long Haul Air
(GJ)
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Hangzhou
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Skater Air (DV)
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Sanya
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Reference materials:
12 - [16]
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Check-in counter distribution
According to the official website of China Southern Airlines in May 2020, there are 10 manual check-in counters in the domestic check-in area of Area B on the 2nd floor of the terminal of Almaty International Airport, and 20 manual check-in counters in the international check-in area of Area A
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Check-in time
According to the official website of China Southern Airlines in May 2020, the manual check-in counter at Almaty International Airport stopped handling check-in procedures 45 minutes before the scheduled departure of flights
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First-aid station
On the first floor of the Almaty International Airport terminal, there is a medical centre that operates around the clock and provides free access to first aid. The first aid station also has staff to accompany passengers with disabilities to and from the aircraft. Escorts can be invited using the call button, which is equipped with handicapped parking Spaces
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VIP room
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position
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It is located in the isolation hall on the second floor, turn left after security check, and there is a clear sign of Business Class Lounge
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service
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The spacious lounge provides dining, rest, mobile phone charging, boarding tips and other services
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Opening hours
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Open 24 hours
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Open crowd
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First class, business class, China Southern Pearl Gold and silver card member
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Reference materials:
[18]
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A given year
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Passenger throughput (person-time)
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Growth rate (%)
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Aircraft takeoff and landing
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Growth rate (%)
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2019
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6.423 million
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13.0
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/
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/
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2018
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5.687 million
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1.0
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/
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/
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2017
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5.641 million
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15.6
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/
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/
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2016
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4.878 million
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0.5
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/
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/
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2015
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4.905 million
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6.9
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/
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/
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2014
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4.589 million
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6.0
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/
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/
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2013
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4.323 million
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8.0
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/
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/
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2012
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4,003,000
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9.2
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/
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2011
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3.665 million
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19.0
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49135
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11.0
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2010
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3.084 million
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/
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44266
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/
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Reference materials:
[2]
[19]
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Transit visa exemption
From January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020, citizens of the People's Republic of China can enjoy the 72-hour transit visa-free entry policy for transit to or return from a third country via Kazakhstan's Nazarbayev International Airport. Citizens of the People's Republic of China using the 72-hour transit visa-free entry policy are required to have their passports stamped at the customs of Kazakhstan to indicate the time of transit to Kazakhstan.
72-hour transit visa-free entry procedure:
Upon check-in, inform the staff at the airport of the departure of your plan to enter Kazakhstan under the 72-hour transit visa-free policy.
You need to bring the following documents: a valid ticket or boarding pass to a third country within 72 hours; Boarding pass receipt for previous flight; Valid passport with at least one blank page and final destination visa
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Almaty International Airport has Almaty City bus No. 86,92,106,79; The No. 79 station is located outside the arrival hall on the first floor of the airport terminal, and the stations of other lines are located outside the airport parking lot; All buses leave every 15 minutes in both directions, and the fare is 80 tenge/time; Bus 86,79,92 is an unmanned ticketing bus, operating from 06:00 am to 22:00 PM
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The Almaty International Airport taxi pick-up point is located outside the arrivals hall on the first floor of the airport terminal
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There is a parking lot outside the arrival hall on the first floor of the terminal building of Almaty International Airport. It takes about 30 minutes to get to the center of Almaty from the airport
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Almaty International Airport parking fees are as follows:
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Parking time
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Fee (Tenge)
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Up to 15 minutes
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Free (no more than 3 times per day)
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From 15 minutes to 2 hours
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300
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Up to 4 hours
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500
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Up to 6 hours
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800
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Up to 12 hours
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1200
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Up to 24 hours
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1800
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More than 24 hours
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2000 (per day)
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Reference materials:
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The Almaty International Airport expansion and renovation project has started construction, and the construction of a new terminal with a total area of 55,000 square meters began on July 1, 2020, with a total investment of 150 million euros. The terminal has an annual passenger throughput capacity of 6 million passengers and is expected to be put into use on July 1, 2022
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After the expansion and renovation of Almaty International Airport, it will become the largest aviation hub in Central Asia.
(Comments by President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mikhail Tokayev)
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basis
International Civil Aviation Organization
In 2019, Almaty International Airport boosted Kazakhstan's economy by about 11.63 billion yuan and directly generated about 22,481 local jobs
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