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Aktau International Airport
UATE / SCOAktau, KazakhstanELEV 73 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
163 nm
To the nearest alternate
Makhachkala Uytash International Airport (MCX).
Overview
Aktau International Airport, listed as UATE / SCO, is a large commercial airport in Aktau, Kazakhstan. The airport sits 73 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into SCO for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Makhachkala Uytash International Airport (MCX, 163 nm), Astrakhan Narimanovo Boris M. Kustodiev International Airport (ASF, 195 nm), and Sitalchay Airbase (AZ-0013, 198 nm).
Charter pricing from SCO depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Akshukyr. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Aktau.
Field capability
ICAO
UATE
IATA
SCO
FAA / Local
UATE
Elevation
73 ft
Coordinates
43.8601° N · 51.0909° 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 73 ft, SCO sits lower than 93% 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.
- 163nmMCXMakhachkala Uytash International AirportMakhachkala
- 195nmASFAstrakhan Narimanovo Boris M. Kustodiev International AirportAstrakhan
- 198nmAZ-0013Sitalchay AirbaseSitalchay
- 198nmGUWAtyrau International AirportAtyrau
- 204nmRU-0303Privolzhskiy Air BaseAstrakhan
- 208nmUB12Nasosnaya Air BaseSumqayit
Location
Open the full mapUATE · Aktau International Airport · Aktau, Kazakhstan