Aktobe

About Aktobe

Aliya Moldagulova International Airport (Kazakh: Äliia Moldağūlova halyqaralyq äuejaiy) (IATA: AKX, ICAO: UATT) is an international airport in Kazakhstan located 1.5 km (0.93 mi) south-west of Aktobe. It has a small terminal with five airliner parking spots. It has serviced the Ilyushin Il-86. In 2023, the airport served more than 900,000 passengers. On 28 April 2021, the airport was officially renamed in order to commemorate Aliya Moldagulova - Kazakh woman, Hero of the Soviet Union and sniper of the Red Army famous for eliminating over 30 Nazi soldiers during World War II.