Aktobe International Airport named after Aliya Moldagulova is set to get a new runway, while its passenger terminal will be reconstructed. The work is included in Kazakhstan’s three-year airport development programme through 2029.
The upgrades are expected to increase the airport’s capacity and create conditions for further expansion of air services.
Progress on the projects was discussed at a meeting chaired by Kazakhstan’s Vice Minister of Transport, Talgat Lastayev, with representatives of regional administrations and the country’s airports.
Participants considered runway construction and reconstruction, passenger terminal upgrades, preparation of design and cost-estimate documents, funding sources and compliance with deadlines.
Runway upgrades are planned at seven airports in Kazakhstan. In addition to Aktobe, new runways will be built in Astana and Shymkent, while existing ones will be reconstructed in Almaty, Zhezkazgan, Taraz and Uralsk.
Passenger terminal construction or reconstruction is also planned at six other airports: Atyrau, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Zhezkazgan, Semey, Pavlodar and Urzhar.
The development of transport infrastructure was outlined in the Head of State’s Address to the People of Kazakhstan on October 28, 2026.
