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Almaty International Airport

Almaty, KZ

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Almaty International Airport

Almaty, Kazakhstan · Asia-Pacific

Almaty’s two-hall hub: international lives in 2024 Terminal 2, bus 92 is 120 tenge, Uber is not a thing, and 11.93 million is 2025 traffic — not T2’s 14-million capacity leftover.

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7.1/ 10

Solid

Ease of use7.0
Comfort & amenities7.4
Food & retail7.0
Ground access7.4
Reliability6.4
Lounges7.4

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Almaty International Airport

Almaty, Kazakhstan · Asia-Pacific

Almaty’s two-hall hub: international lives in 2024 Terminal 2, bus 92 is 120 tenge, Uber is not a thing, and 11.93 million is 2025 traffic — not T2’s 14-million capacity leftover.

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7.1/ 10

Solid

Ease of use7.0
Comfort & amenities7.4
Food & retail7.0
Ground access7.4
Reliability6.4
Lounges7.4

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Typical security
20 min
editorial average, not live
Fastest to city
25-40 min
Yandex Go / inDrive
Cheapest to city
Bus 92 / night 3
$ · 40-45 min
Lounges
3
2 rated worth it
Terminals
T2 international (2024); T1 domestic under reconstruction. No airside walk.
Passengers / year
11,930,941 (2025)

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Editorial profile notes — not a live alert feed. Live operations are on Overview and in the panel below.

Published alerts

Typical operations snapshot — editorial, not live news. File dated Sep 20, 2026.

Moderate

Operator on-time performance for ALA is unpublished — delay fields are not a published OTP.

Terminal 1 reconstruction was still running on 19 August 2026; main works targeted end of September 2026.

Air Astana leftover Sep 2025 moved domestic KC check-in into T2 during the T1 works — confirm the hall.

TAV FY25: Almaty domestic traffic affected by Pratt & Whitney engine issues. No metro.

Typical delay mix from the same editorial snapshot — not a live feed. Current operations are on Overview.

Typical departure delays0 min · 0%

Typical arrival delays0 min · 0%

Typical cancellations0 min · 0%

Live operations

Live operational signals from Flighty or FAA, plus checkpoint waits where airports publish them.

Security wait times

Current security wait information is not available for this airport. Check the airport's official website or app before travel.

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Operational status

Normal operations

No Flighty-reported operational issues for this airport.

Source: Flighty Airports

Status response Sep 21, 22:48 UTC · Confirm live conditions with official sources before travel.

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