Airport Shymkent

Airport Shymkent

Shymkent International Airport is one of the major airports in the central Asian republic of Kazakhstan. There are regular scheduled flights to Moscow, Aktau, Almaty and Astana.
  • URL: Shymkent (CIT)
  • Time zone: GMT 6
  • Service telephone: +7 (7252) 45-50-30; 53-52-95, 94-53-86, 94-54-86, 94-55-77
  • Address: Shymkent International Airport, 160.003 Shymkent, Republic of Kazakhstan
  • Operating company: JSC "Shymkent Airport"
  • Parking: Yes, there is plenty of parking available.
  • Nearby cities: Shymkent (12 km)
  • Directions by car: The airport is located on the main road M-32, about 12 km or 8 miles northwest of downtown.
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (12.90%), Tuesday (12.39%), Wednesday (16.52%), Thursday (14.19%), Friday (13.68%), Saturday (15.10%), Sunday (15.23%)
  • Alternative spelling: Chimkent, Šymkent, Shimkent, Chimkent, Szymkent, Schymkent, Tsjimkent, Çimkent, Şımkent, Шымкент, Шимкент, שימקנט, シムケント, 쉼켄트, 奇姆肯特

Most popular destinations from Shymkent (Flights per week )

  1. Astana (56, 35,90 %)
  2. Almaty (40, 25,64 %)
  3. Baku (16, 10,26 %)
  4. Aktau (15, 9,62 %)
  5. Dubai (6, 3,85 %)
  6. Atyrau (6, 3,85 %)
  7. Istanbul (3, 1,92 %)
  8. Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (3, 1,92 %)
  9. Istanbul - Sabiha Gökcen (3, 1,92 %)
  10. Moscow-Vnukovo (3, 1,92 %)
  11. other (3.2 %)

Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)

  1. SCAT (140, 47,78 %)
  2. Air Astana (122, 41,64 %)
  3. Qazaq Air (26, 8,87 %)
  4. other (1.71 %)

Location
Opened in 1933 for civilian air use, the airport is located about 12 km or 8 miles northwest of downtown. It is accessible on the highway M-32.

A shuttle bus operates a regular service between the airport and the city ; current timetable details are available locally. Alternatively, please use a taxi to get to and from the airport.