Shymkent is the largest city in Kazakhstan by area . And in terms of population (more than five hundred thousand people), he takes second place in the country. Shymkent is located in the very south of Kazakhstan, in fact, at the very border with Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. This location makes the city a convenient destination for trips to the republics of Central Asia. After all, the city is separated from Tashkent by a hundred kilometers. Therefore, among travelers, Shymkent International Airport is very popular. Schedules, harbor services, and answers to questions about how to get to the city will be described in this article.
Airport History
Many air stations developed from former military bases. But not Shymkent Airport. From the very beginning, his mission was peaceful. In March, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-two, not far from Chimkent (the city was then called), an agricultural airfield was founded. But not for long the "maize" took off from here to pollinate the fields.
At the end of 1963, the airfield was moved to a new place, to the northwestern tip of the city, where it is located today. And five years later he was transferred to the needs of civil aviation. A passenger terminal and a runway were built. These objects were repeatedly renovated. The latter took place in 2008, when more than six billion tenge was allocated from the republican budget for the construction of a new terminal, strip, and dispatcher towers.
Now Shymkent Airport, whose phone can be found on the official website, has the status of an international air harbor. Its runway can accept ships of all types. In 2014, the air terminal served four hundred forty thousand passengers.
Shymkent International Airport: schedule
The air terminal is the base for several airlines. It is also used by the Kazakh Air Force. But the main thing at the airport is still the joint-stock companies serving passengers and cargo. These are SKAT Airlines, Shymkent Airport JSC, local branches of Kazakhaeronavigation, Kazaeroservis. The busiest air traffic is established with the main cities of the country - Astana and Almaty. Also, flights to Aktobe, Pavlodar, Urumqi and Karaganda are carried out within the republic. Airliners fly abroad from Shymkent airport to Moscow (Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo), as well as Novosibirsk. In the tourist period, charters start from here. Air Arabia operates a flight to Sharjah (UAE), and SKAT to Istanbul and Antalya (Turkey).
How to get to the city. Description of bus routes
Shymkent International Airport is located ten kilometers west of the city center. If you arrive at the air harbor during the day, you will not have any problems getting to the hotel. Immediately upon leaving the terminal, you will see bus stops on routes 12, 12-A and 12-B. Feel free to sit on anyone. The route they have is the same. There is only one final stop for buses - “Airport”. On the central streets of the city cars follow roundabout. A ticket is purchased from the driver and costs fifty tenge. The only problem is that buses run from six in the morning until seven in the evening. The rest of the day, you can get from Shymkent Airport anywhere you can only by taxi. There are several dozen services in the city where you can call a car by calling the dispatcher. You just need to say that you need a car at Shymkent Airport. The fare will cost from two hundred and fifty to five hundred tenge.
Airport Services
The only terminal of the airport serves passengers both domestic flights and international. Free parking is available near the bus stop. If you want to leave your car under round-the-clock surveillance, there are two parking lots. There is a dining room across the road from the terminal. The terminal building has a small cafe and bar. There are two waiting areas (regular and VIP) for those who transit to Shymkent airport.
The help desk is available by phone and will answer all questions related to flights. There are only two gates in the terminal: A and B, so it is simply impossible to get lost. Pay attention here to passengers with children. There is a changing room. Air tickets can be bought directly in the terminal hall.