Oral Ak Zhol Airport

Oral Ak Zhol Airport Uralsk Airport
IATA: URA ICAO: UARR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	JSC "Ak jol International Airport"
Serves	Oral
Location	12 km (7.5 mi) SE of Oral, Kazakhstan
Hub for	SCAT
Elevation AMSL	38 m / 125 ft
Coordinates	51°09′03″N 051°32′35″E / 51.15083°N 51.54306°E / 51.15083; 51.54306Coordinates: 51°09′03″N 051°32′35″E / 51.15083°N 51.54306°E / 51.15083; 51.54306
Map
UARR Location in Kazakhstan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 04/22 2,799 9,183 Concrete
Source: AIP Kazakhstan

Oral Ak Zhol Airport (Kazakh: Ақжол халықаралық әуежайы, Aqjol xalıqaralıq äwejayı, اقجول حالىقارالىق أۋەجايى; formerly known as Uralsk Ak Zhol and Podstepnyy during the Soviet era) (IATA: URA, ICAO: UARR) is an airport in Kazakhstan located 12 km (7 mi) southeast of Oral (Uralsk). The airport is located south of the Ural (Oral) River. It is a small airport servicing medium-sized airliners. It has parking for 4 jets. This airport has two terminals – domestic and international. The airport also serves the nearby town of Aksai, which provides the majority of Ak Zhol passenger traffic, being the "capital" of the gas industry in West Kazakhstan. In the past, a weekly international charter flight was operated by Astraeus Airlines from Oral to London Gatwick/London Stansted; this was subsequently operated by Air Astana to Amsterdam; however the route was terminated, along with other Air Astana flights, due to the poor condition of the runway. The airport runway and facilities were inspected by Mott MacDonald to confirm that its substandard condition prevented the airport from accommodating larger jet aircraft. On 17 April 2013 the decision was made to transfer the airport's ownership back to the government for runway reconstruction.

The No 12 municipal bus line connects Ak Zhol International airport with centrally located Uralsk train station. Service is available from 06:00 to 22:00 daily.

There is always a queue of available private taxi cabs at the airport parking lot.