Airports / Kazakhstan / NQZ
Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
UACC / NQZAstana, KazakhstanELEV 1,165 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
108 nm
To the nearest alternate
Sary-Arka Airport (KGF).
Overview
Located in Astana, Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (UACC / NQZ) operates as a large commercial airport. The field lies at an elevation of 1,165 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
NQZ has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Sary-Arka Airport (KGF, 108 nm), Ekibastuz Airport (EKB, 145 nm), and Kokshetau International Airport (KOV, 154 nm).
Quotes for flights out of NQZ vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as TSE and Astana Airport. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from NQZ, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
UACC
IATA
NQZ
FAA / Local
UACC
Elevation
1,165 ft
Coordinates
51.0270° N · 71.4671° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Kazakhstan fields
state range -72–2,234 ft
At 1,165 ft, NQZ sits higher than 67% of the 27 Kazakhstan fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 108nmKGFSary-Arka AirportKaraganda
- 145nmEKBEkibastuz AirportEkibastuz
- 154nmKOVKokshetau International AirportKokshetau
- 220nmPWQPavlodar International AirportPavlodar
- 240nmPPKPetropavl International AirportPetropavl
- 246nmOMSOmsk Central AirportOmsk
Location
Open the full mapUACC · Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport · Astana, Kazakhstan