Airport Shymkent
- 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 )
- Astana (56, 35,90 %)
- Almaty (40, 25,64 %)
- Baku (16, 10,26 %)
- Aktau (15, 9,62 %)
- Dubai (6, 3,85 %)
- Atyrau (6, 3,85 %)
- Istanbul (3, 1,92 %)
- Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (3, 1,92 %)
- Istanbul - Sabiha Gökcen (3, 1,92 %)
- Moscow-Vnukovo (3, 1,92 %)
- other (3.2 %)
Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)
- SCAT (140, 47,78 %)
- Air Astana (122, 41,64 %)
- Qazaq Air (26, 8,87 %)
- 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.