Introduction to Almaty International Airport
Almaty International Airport (ALA) is Kazakhstan’s busiest airport and the largest airport in Central Asia. Serving Kazakhstan’s largest city and economic centre, ALA is the main base of Air Astana and a key aviation hub along the modern Silk Road. The airport handled 11.9 million passengers in 2025.
TAV Airports acquired an 85% stake in Almaty Airport and took over its operations in April 2021. The remaining 15% is held by the Kazakhstan Infrastructure Fund, managed by VPE Capital and backed by Kazyna Capital Management. Almaty is the first airport in TAV Airports’ portfolio that the...
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Cathay Pacific To Launch First Central Asia Route
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Cathay Pacific will become the first airline to offer nonstop service between Hong Kong and Kazakhstan when it launches flights to Almaty in Q1 2027.
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