Airports / Turkmenistan / ASB
Ashgabat International Airport
UTAA / ASBAshgabat, TurkmenistanELEV 692 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
8 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ashgabat Bezmein Air Base (UT1G).
Overview
Ashgabat International Airport (UTAA / ASB) sits in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, where it functions as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 692 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list ASB as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Ashgabat Bezmein Air Base (UT1G, 8 nm), Bojnord Airport (BJB, 58 nm), and Sabzevar National Airport (AFZ, 115 nm).
Trip costs from ASB are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Saparmurat Turkmenbashy International Airport. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from ASB to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
UTAA
IATA
ASB
FAA / Local
UTAA
Elevation
692 ft
Coordinates
37.9868° N · 58.3610° 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 Turkmenistan fields
state range -26–920 ft
At 692 ft, ASB sits higher than 50% of the 8 Turkmenistan fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 8nmUT1GAshgabat Bezmein Air BaseAshgabat
- 58nmBJBBojnord AirportBojnord
- 115nmAFZSabzevar National AirportSabzevar
- 122nmMHDMashhad International AirportMashhad
- 157nmCKTSarakhs AirportSarakhs
- 166nmTM-UT52Mary North AirportMary
Location
Open the full mapUTAA · Ashgabat International Airport · Ashgabat, Turkmenistan