Airports / Kazakhstan / KGF
Sary-Arka Airport
UAKK / KGFKaraganda, KazakhstanELEV 1,765 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
108 nm
To the nearest alternate
Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ).
Overview
Located in Karaganda, Kazakhstan, Sary-Arka Airport (UAKK / KGF) operates as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 1,765 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list KGF as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ, 108 nm), Ekibastuz Airport (EKB, 136 nm), and Balkhash Airport (BXH, 180 nm).
Trip costs from KGF are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from KGF to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
UAKK
IATA
KGF
FAA / Local
UAKK
Elevation
1,765 ft
Coordinates
49.6708° N · 73.3344° 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 1,765 ft, KGF sits higher than 81% 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.
- 108nmNQZNursultan Nazarbayev International AirportAstana
- 136nmEKBEkibastuz AirportEkibastuz
- 180nmBXHBalkhash AirportBalkhash
- 207nmPWQPavlodar International AirportPavlodar
- 210nmKZ-0068Kurchatov AirfieldKurchatov
- 232nmKZ-7470Dolon Air BaseSemey
Location
Open the full mapUAKK · Sary-Arka Airport · Karaganda, Kazakhstan