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Şymkent International Airport (Kazakh: Халықаралық Шымкент әуежайы, romanized: Halyqaralyq Şymkent äuejaiy) (IATA: CIT, ICAO: UAII) is an international airport serving Shymkent, Kazakhstan. It has two passenger terminals and one runway. It serves as the main hub for SCAT Airlines, handling a large part of the airline's flights.

Şymkent International Airport
Халықаралық Шымкент әуежайы (Kazakh)
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
OperatorJSC "Şymkent International Airport"
ServesŞymkent
Location12.6 km (7.8 mi) NW of Şymkent Railway Station, Kazakhstan
Hub forSCAT Airlines
Elevation AMSL422 m / 1,385 ft
Coordinates42°21′54″N 069°28′34″E / 42.36500°N 69.47611°E / 42.36500; 69.47611
Websiteairserver.kz
Maps
CIT is located in Kazakhstan
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Location in Kazakhstan
CIT is located in West and Central Asia
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CIT (West and Central Asia)
Map
Interactive map of Şymkent International Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 3,300 10,827 Concrete
Source: AIP Kazakhstan[1]

History

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Foundation and early years

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The airport was established on an agricultural airbase constructed in 1932. The airport started managing both passenger and freight traffic in 1933. The runway and passenger terminal of the airport were completed in 1967 after the airport was relocated to its current position in 1963.[citation needed]

Development since the 2000s

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Following the signing of an agreement in November 2012 by the governments of France and Kazakhstan, Şymkent Airport was made available to French personnel withdrawing from Afghanistan. After arriving on French aircraft, military weaponry was carried from the airport by train to Europe. In order to guarantee the transshipment operations at Şymkent Airport, France was to provide the funding for the construction of the infrastructure required for the temporary bond storage and the space needed for stricter customs checks. Additionally, it paid for the purchase or rental of loading vehicles, to accelerate wagon loading, construction of a 400 m (1,300 ft) hard-surface road, and the protection of freight in temporary storage and during transportation on Kazakhstan's railroad.[citation needed]

The airport experienced a 20% increase in passenger traffic, rising from 440,000 passengers in 2014 to 520,000 passengers in 2017.[2][clarification needed]

Airlines and destinations

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Passenger

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AirlinesDestinations
Aeroflot Moscow–Sheremetyevo[3]
Air Astana Almaty, Jeddah[4]
Seasonal charter: Doha[5]
Azerbaijan Airlines Baku (begins 16 June 2026)[6]
FlyArystan Almaty, Aqtau, Aqtöbe, Astana, Atyrau, Qostanai, Oral, Öskemen, Semei
Seasonal: Batumi,[7] Kutaisi[8]
flydubai Dubai–International[9][10]
Pegasus Airlines Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[11]
Seasonal: Antalya[12]
Qazaq Air Almaty, Astana, Jezqazğan[13]
S7 Airlines Novosibirsk[14]
SCAT Airlines Almaty, Aqtau, Aqtöbe,[15] Astana, Atyrau,[16] Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,[17] Bishkek,[18] Budapest,[19] Cairo,[15] Istanbul, Kökşetau,[20] Krasnodar,[21] Krasnoyarsk-International,[22] Moscow–Vnukovo, Munich,[23] Novosibirsk,[24] Saint Petersburg,[25] Seoul–Incheon,[26] Shanghai–Pudong,[27] Tbilisi,[16] Ürümqi,[28] Xi'an[29]
Seasonal: Petropavl[30]
Sunday Airlines Seasonal charter: Antalya,[citation needed] Sharm El Sheikh[citation needed]

Accidents and incidents

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On 12 November 1996, Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907, an IL-76TD which took off from Şymkent International Airport collided with Saudia Flight 763, a Boeing 747 which took off from Indira Gandhi International Airport, in the air over Charkhi Dadri, Haryana, India. All 289 passengers and 23 crew on Flight 763 and all 27 passengers and 10 crew on Flight 1907 were killed. A total of 349 people died, making it the deadliest ever mid-air collision involving two aircraft.[31]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ AIP Kazakhstan Deprecated link archived 16 June 2013 at archive.today
  2. ↑ "French Forces Withdrawing from Afghanistan Authorized to Land in Kazakhstan". The Gazette of Central Asia. Satrapia. 30 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Aeroflot to resume flights to Shymkent". www.aeroflot.ru. Aeroflot. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Air Astana Adds Shymkent – Jeddah Service From Sep 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  5. ↑ Liu, Jim (8 September 2025). "Air Astana Adds Qatar Scheduled Charters in NW25". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  6. ↑ Mammadzada, Aysel (16 February 2026). "AZAL launches new regular flights to Shymkent". News.az. The Azerbaijan State News Agency - (AZERTAC). Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  7. ↑ Guliyeva, Vafa (9 April 2026). "Kazakhstan's low-cost carrier to begin direct Astana-Batumi flights | Caliber.Az". Caliber.az. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Travel from Shymkent to Kutaisi". flyarystan.com. FlyArystan. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 26 (11). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 337–343. May 2025. ISSN 1466-8718. OCLC 41608313.
  10. ↑ Godinho, Varun (12 January 2023). "Flydubai confirms third destination in Kazakhstan". Business Traveller. Business Traveller Media Limited. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  11. ↑ Liu, Jim (1 April 2025). "Pegasus NS25 International Frequency Variations". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  12. ↑ "PEGASUS NS23 NETWORK ADDITIONS – 16APR23". aeroroutes.com. 18 April 2023.
  13. ↑ "» QAZAQ AIR: from October 11 from Shymkent to Zhezkazgan you can fly for 15,000 tenge". www.flyqazaq.com. QAZAQ AIR. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  14. ↑ Liu, Jim (26 February 2025). "S7 Airlines NS25 Novosibirsk Network Additions". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  15. 1 2 Liu, Jim (24 February 2025). "SCAT Airlines NS25 Shymkent Network Expansion". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  16. 1 2 Liu, Jim (7 October 2025). "SCAT Airlines NW25 Shymkent Network Additions". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  17. ↑ Liu, Jim (20 August 2025). "Scat Airlines Adds Shykment – Bangkok From Dec 2025". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  18. ↑ Жандос, Карашаш (3 March 2026). "Из городов Казахстана запустят новые рейсы в Японию, Иорданию и Польшу". Forbes.KZ (in Russian). Forbes.com LLC™. United Media Group. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  19. ↑
  20. ↑ "SCAT Aircompany 2Q23 Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  21. ↑ "Seasonal schedule". krr.aero. Krasnodar International Airport. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  22. ↑ Liu, Jim (23 October 2025). "Scat Airlines Adds Shymkent – Krasnoyarsk in late-Dec 2025". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  23. ↑ Liu, Jim (11 March 2025). "SCAT Airlines Adds Shymkent – Munich in NS25". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  24. ↑ "Timetable". tolmachevo.ru. Novosibirsk International Airport (Tolmachevo). Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  25. ↑ "SCAT Airlines to launch Shymkent-Saint Petersburg service in Jun-2026". Aviation Week Network. CAPA Center for Aviation. Informa Markets, a trading division of Informa PLC. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  26. ↑ Liu, Jim (18 March 2025). "SCAT Airlines Adds Shymkent – Seoul Service in NS25". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  27. ↑ Liu, Jim. "SCAT Airlines Plans Shanghai mid-2Q25 Launch". aeroroutes.com. Aeroroutes. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  28. ↑ Liu, Jim (5 March 2025). "SCAT Airlines Adds Shymkent – Urumqi in late-May 2025". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  29. ↑ Liu, Jim (20 February 2025). "SCAT Adds Shymkent – Xi'An Service in NS25". aeroroutes.com. Aeroroutes. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  30. ↑ "SCAT Aircompany Adds Shymkent – Petropavlovsk From mid-June 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  31. ↑ Accident description for Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907 at the Aviation Safety Network
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