<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">The airport was built in 1930, three kilometers from Akmolinsk (now &ndash; Astana) within the area of today's modern architectural tower of Baiterek. There was a square field for aircraft take-off and landing, an adobe 8-room station with a small waiting hall, a two-room house for pilots, and fuel storage on the airport grounds. In December 1931, the first airfield of Astana was built on the outskirts of the town and was developed further after World War II. Regular air traffic was established between Semipalatinsk and Akmolinsk (day of enterprise establishment).</p>
<p class="blog-para">During times of flooding, the aerodrome was closed. Communication between the aerodrome and the city was by phone, ferry (there was no bridge over Ishim River), and footpath. In the first few years, the air traffic was ad-hoc by character, with loose timetables, such as "Aircraft departure on Monday morning" or "On Wednesday at sunrise". Transportation of passengers, mail, and cargo was carried out by Kalinin K-4, Kalinin K-5, Polikarpov R-5, Petlyakov Pe-2 aircraft. Regular flights were established in 1934, with the following routes: Alma-Ata &ndash; Karaganda &ndash; Akmolinsk &ndash; Atbasar &ndash; Kostanay &ndash; Sverdlovsk. Karaganda &ndash; Petropavlovsk &ndash; Korgalzhyn &ndash; Akmolinsk.</p>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-left">Facilities Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">The airport is the primary hub of Air Astana and is a primary operating base for SCAT Airlines, low-cost carrier &ndash; FlyArystan, Qazaq Air. It has two passenger terminals (T1 and T2), a business aviation terminal as well as cargo and maintenance facilities. In 2019, it served 5,099,391 passengers, an increase of 12.1% compared to 2018, making it the second-busiest airport in Kazakhstan. The busiest single destination in passenger numbers is Almaty.</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Runway:</strong>The airport resides at an elevation of 355 m (1,165 ft.) above mean sea level. The airport has a single active runway in use designated</p>
<p class="blog-para">04/22 with an asphalt/concrete surface measuring 3,500 m &times; 45 m (11,483 ft. &times; 148 ft.). The airport is equipped with a Category IIIA (both directions) Instrument Landing System (ILS) approach to guide landing aircraft safely under very poor weather conditions and also allowing planes to land in low visibility conditions, such as fog. The airport is able to accommodate jets the size of the Il-76, Antonov An-124 Ruslan, and Boeing 747-400F.</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>transport Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport </strong></p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Bus:</strong>No. 10 and 12 municipal bus lines connects the airport with the city centre of Astana. Service is available from 06:00 to 22:00 and run from the airport (just outside the airport) to the city center and vice versa with intermediate stops in between. The single fare is 150.</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Car and taxi:</strong>The airport is located on the Regional Road P3, about 16.7 kilometers (12 mi) from the city center and about 25 minutes&rsquo; drive, depending on traffic. There is extensive car and motorcycle parking space available. Taxis are also available directly outside the terminal building at the airport parking lot (Yandex.Taxi and in Driver). Many taxi companies offer a flat-rate for to/from Airport trips (the rate is usually 1,650), booked via mobile app.</p>
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