Non-stop flights to Almaty (ALA)
Almaty International Airport is the largest airport in Kazakhstan. In total there are 55 airports around the world that have direct flights to Almaty, spread around 47 cities in 25 countries. Currently, there are 16 domestic flights to Almaty.
Almaty is mainly known for its nightlife.
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All direct flights to Almaty Airlines flying to Almaty Business Class flights Intercontinental flights International flights Domestic flights Alternative airports FAQThis month, there are 2,134 flights arriving at Almaty Airport, which are 71 flights per day or 3 flights per hour. On an average day, there is at least 1 flight arriving every 20 minutes.
The most frequently departed flights to Almaty are routes from Nur-Sultan (NQZ) in Kazakhstan and Shymkent (CIT), also in Kazakhstan. These two routes together are operated 773 times this month, and make up for 36% of all monthly arrivals at Almaty International Airport.
The longest flight to Almaty ALA is departing from Milan (Malpensa) (MXP). This non-stop flight takes around 7 hours and 25 minutes and covers a distance of 2,028 miles (3,264 km).
List of all direct flights to Almaty
Below you can find a list of all cities and countries that have direct flights to Almaty, ordered by popularity.
Airlines flying to Almaty
Currently, there are 22 airlines that fly to Almaty. Most flights to Almaty are operated by Air Astana, as they connect 32 airports to ALA. That’s around 3 times as much as Scat Air, the second biggest airline in terms of operated flight routes to Almaty. Below you can find a list of airlines that operate most ALA flights:
Business class flights to Almaty
There are 33 airports that have flights to Almaty in Business Class. All airports that offer business class flights to ALA are listed below:
Intercontinental flights to Almaty
These are all non-stop intercontinental flights to Almaty International Airport (ALA), as of May 2022:
* Please note that there are no direct services from the United States, Canada, Southern America, Central America, the Caribbean, Japan or Oceania.
Non-stop flights from Europe to Almaty
Air Astana: seasonal flights from Heraklion (Crete) (HER) and Podgorica (TGD).
Neos: seasonal flights from Milan (Malpensa) (MXP).
Red Wings: seasonal flights from Yekaterinburg (SVX) and Moscow Zhukovsky (ZIA).
Aeroflot (SkyTeam): seasonal flights from Moscow Sheremetyevo (SVO).
Scat Air: seasonal flights from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO).
Belavia: seasonal flights from Minsk (MSQ).
SkyUp Airlines: seasonal flights from Kyiv (KBP).
Lufthansa (Star Alliance): year-round flights from Frankfurt (FRA).
Non-stop flights from Africa to Almaty
Air Astana is currently the only airline flying non-stop from Africa to Almaty. They fly seasonal from Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH).
Non-stop flights from the Middle-East / Western Asia to Almaty
Air Astana: seasonal flights from Baku (GYD), Batumi (BUS), Tbilisi (TBS), Antalya (AYT), Bodrum (BJV), Istanbul (IST) and Dubai (DXB).
Pegasus: year-round flights from Antalya (AYT) and Istanbul (Sabiha) (SAW).
Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance): seasonal flights from Antalya (AYT), Bodrum (BJV) and year-round flights from Istanbul (IST).
Air Arabia: seasonal flights from Dubai (Sharjah) (SHJ).
Flydubai: year-round flights from Dubai (DXB) and seasonal flights from Dubai (Jebel Ali) (DWC).
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi: seasonal flights from Abu Dhabi (AUH).
Scat Air: seasonal flights from Jeddah (JED).
Jazeera Airways: seasonal flights from Kuwait City (KWI).
Qatar Airways (Oneworld): year-round flights from Doha (DOH).
Non-stop flights from India / South Asia to Almaty
Air Astana: seasonal flights from New Delhi (DEL) and Malé (MLE).
Mahan Air: year-round flights from Tehran (IKA).
Non-stop flights from China to Almaty
Air Astana: seasonal flights from Chengdu (CTU).
Sichuan Airlines: seasonal flights from Chengdu (TFU).
Non-stop flights from East Asia to Almaty
Air Astana: seasonal flights from Seoul (ICN).
Asiana Airlines (Star Alliance): year-round flights from Seoul (ICN).
Hunnu Air: seasonal flights from Ulaanbaatar (ULN).
Non-stop flights from South-East Asia to Almaty
Air Astana is currently the only airline flying non-stop from South-Eastern Asia to Almaty. They fly seasonal from Phuket (HKT).
Non-stop flights from Central Asia to Almaty
Air Astana has a strong network of non-stop flights from Central Asia.
Air Astana: seasonal flights from Aktau (SCO), Aktobe (Aktyubinsk) (AKX), Atyrau (GUW), Karaganda (KGF), Kostanay (KSN), Kyzylorda (KZO), Oral (Uralsk) (URA), Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk) (UKK), Pavlodar (PWQ), Semey (PLX), Shymkent (CIT), Bishkek (FRU), Dushanbe (DYU), Samarkand (SKD) and Tashkent (TAS).
Scat Air: seasonal flights from Aktau (SCO), Aktobe (Aktyubinsk) (AKX), Atyrau (GUW), Kokshetau (KOV), Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk) (UKK), Petropavl (PPK), Shymkent (CIT) and Namangan (NMA).
Qazaq Air: seasonal flights from Jezkazgan (DZN).
Somon Air: seasonal flights from Dushanbe (DYU).
Uzbekistan Airways: seasonal flights from Namangan (NMA), Samarkand (SKD) and Tashkent (TAS).
International flights to Almaty
Flights from Azerbaijan to Almaty
Baku is the only city in Azerbaijan with direct flights to Almaty. From Baku, direct flights are offered by Air Astana. This is a seasonal route that starts in May and ends in October.
Flights from Belarus to Almaty
In Belarus, the only airport that has a direct connection to Almaty is Minsk. From Minsk, direct flights are offered by Belavia. This is a seasonal route that starts in May and ends in October.
Flights from China to Almaty
There are 2 airports in China that have non-stop flights to Almaty.
From Chengdu, direct flights are offered by Air Astana.
From Chengdu, the only airline with direct flights is Sichuan Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in June and ends in July.
Flights from Egypt to Almaty
There is 1 airport in Egypt that has a direct connection to Almaty, which is Sharm el-Sheikh. From Sharm el-Sheikh, direct flights are offered by Air Astana.
Flights from Georgia to Almaty
If you are looking for a direct flight from Georgia to Almaty, there are 2 airports to choose from.
From Batumi and Tbilisi, you can fly with Air Astana.
Flights from Germany to Almaty
In Germany, the only airport that has a direct connection to Almaty is Frankfurt. From Frankfurt, direct flights are offered by Lufthansa (Star Alliance).
Flights from Greece to Almaty
Heraklion (Crete) is the only city in Greece with direct flights to Almaty. From Heraklion (Crete), direct flights are offered by Air Astana. This is a seasonal route that starts in June and ends in September.
Flights from India to Almaty
There is 1 airport in India that has a direct connection to Almaty, which is New Delhi. From New Delhi, direct flights are offered by Air Astana. This is a seasonal route that starts in May and ends in October.
Flights from Iran to Almaty
Tehran is the only city in Iran with direct flights to Almaty. From Tehran, direct flights are offered by Mahan Air.
Flights from Italy to Almaty
In Italy, the only airport that has a direct connection to Almaty is Milan (Malpensa). From Milan (Malpensa), direct flights are offered by Neos. This is a seasonal route that starts in June and ends in October.
Flights from Kuwait to Almaty
There is 1 airport in Kuwait that has a direct connection to Almaty, which is Kuwait City. From Kuwait City, direct flights are offered by Jazeera Airways. This is a seasonal route that starts in May and ends in October.
Flights from Kyrgyzstan to Almaty
In Kyrgyzstan, the only airport that has a direct connection to Almaty is Bishkek. From Bishkek, direct flights are offered by Air Astana. This is a seasonal route that starts in May and ends in October.
Flights from Maldives to Almaty
Malé is the only city in Maldives with direct flights to Almaty. From Malé, direct flights are offered by Air Astana. This is a seasonal route that starts in May and ends in October.
Flights from Mongolia to Almaty
In Mongolia, there are 2 airports that have direct flights to Almaty.
From Ulaanbaatar and Ulaanbaatar, you can fly with Hunnu Air.
Flights from Montenegro to Almaty
There is 1 airport in Montenegro that has a direct connection to Almaty, which is Podgorica. From Podgorica, direct flights are offered by Air Astana. This is a seasonal route that starts in June and ends in September.
Flights from Qatar to Almaty
Doha is the only city in Qatar with direct flights to Almaty. From Doha, direct flights are offered by Qatar Airways (Oneworld).
Flights from Russia to Almaty
If you are looking for a direct flight from Russia to Almaty, there are 4 airports to choose from.
From Moscow Sheremetyevo, direct flights are offered by Aeroflot (SkyTeam). This is a seasonal route that starts in May and ends in October.
From Moscow Vnukovo, the only airline with direct flights is Scat Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in May and ends in October.
From Moscow Zhukovsky and Yekaterinburg, you can fly with Red Wings.
Flights from Saudi Arabia to Almaty
In Saudi Arabia, the only airport that has a direct connection to Almaty is Jeddah. From Jeddah, direct flights are offered by Scat Air. This route is recently announced though, and not operational yet. It will start in May 2022.
Flights from South Korea to Almaty
There is 1 airport in South Korea that has a direct connection to Almaty, which is Seoul. From Seoul, you can fly non-stop with Air Astana or Asiana Airlines (Star Alliance).
Flights from Tajikistan to Almaty
In Tajikistan, the only airport that has a direct connection to Almaty is Dushanbe. From Dushanbe, you can fly non-stop with Air Astana or Somon Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in May and ends in October.
Flights from Thailand to Almaty
Phuket is the only city in Thailand with direct flights to Almaty. From Phuket, direct flights are offered by Air Astana. This is a seasonal route that starts in May and ends in October.
Flights from Turkey to Almaty
There are 4 airports in Turkey that have non-stop flights to Almaty.
From Antalya, direct flights are offered by Air Astana, Pegasus and Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
From Bodrum and Istanbul, you can fly with Air Astana and Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
From Istanbul (Sabiha), the only airline with direct flights is Pegasus.
Flights from Ukraine to Almaty
There is 1 airport in Ukraine that has a direct connection to Almaty, which is Kyiv. From Kyiv, direct flights are offered by SkyUp Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in June and ends in October.
Flights from United Arab Emirates to Almaty
In United Arab Emirates, there are 4 airports that have direct flights to Almaty.
From Abu Dhabi, direct flights are offered by Wizz Air Abu Dhabi. This is a seasonal route that starts in May and ends in October.
From Dubai, you can fly non-stop with Air Astana or Flydubai.
From Dubai (Jebel Ali), you can fly non-stop to Almaty with Flydubai. This is a seasonal route that starts in May and ends in June.
From Dubai (Sharjah), the only airline with direct flights is Air Arabia. This is a seasonal route that starts in May and ends in October.
Flights from Uzbekistan to Almaty
There are 3 airports in Uzbekistan that have non-stop flights to Almaty.
From Namangan, you can fly non-stop with Scat Air or Uzbekistan Airways. This is a seasonal route that starts in May and ends in October.
From Samarkand and Tashkent, you can fly with Air Astana and Uzbekistan Airways.
Domestic flights to Almaty
Flights from Kazakhstan to Almaty
There are lots of domestic flights to Almaty (ALA). 16 airports in Kazakhstan have direct flights to the airport.
From Aktau, Aktobe (Aktyubinsk) and Atyrau, all direct flights to Almaty are operated by Air Astana and Scat Air.
From Jezkazgan, the only airline with direct flights is Qazaq Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in May and ends in October.
From Karaganda, direct flights are offered by Air Astana. This is a seasonal route that starts in May and ends in October.
From Kokshetau, you can fly non-stop to Almaty with Scat Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in May and ends in October.
From Kostanay and Kyzylorda, you can fly with Air Astana.
From Nur-Sultan, there are 4 airlines that have direct services to Almaty, which are Air Astana, Lufthansa (Star Alliance), Qazaq Air and Scat Air.
From Oral (Uralsk), the only airline with direct flights is Air Astana. This is a seasonal route that starts in May and ends in October.
From Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk), you can fly non-stop with Air Astana or Scat Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in May and ends in October.
From Pavlodar, you can fly non-stop to Almaty with Air Astana. This is a seasonal route that starts in May and ends in October.
From Petropavl, direct flights are offered by Scat Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in May and ends in October.
From Semey, the only airline with direct flights is Air Astana. This is a seasonal route that starts in May and ends in October.
From Shymkent, you can fly non-stop with Air Astana or Scat Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in May and ends in October.
From Turkistan, the only airline with direct flights is Air Astana. This is a seasonal route that starts in May and ends in October.
Alternative airports near Almaty
Flying to an alternative airport near Almaty could give you other options to reach your destination. For example, the possibility to fly with a different airline or alliance, or finding a cheaper airfare. The only alternative airport to Almaty (ALA) within a range of 125 miles (200 km) is Tamchy (IKU).
Frequently asked questions - FAQ
How many airports are there in Almaty?
There is 1 airport in Almaty: Almaty International Airport (ALA).
What is the best airport to fly into Almaty?
The most convenient airport to fly into Almaty is Almaty International Airport (ALA).
How many airlines fly to Almaty?
There are 22 airlines flying to Almaty from 55 airports around the world, as of May 2022.
Which airlines fly to Almaty?
Air Astana, Scat Air and Uzbekistan Airways operate most flights to Almaty. To get a full overview of all operating airlines, please use the airline filter.
Which alliances are flying to Almaty?
Star Alliance, Oneworld and SkyTeam are all flying to Almaty.
How many nonstop flights are there to Almaty?
There are roughly 2,134 flights arriving at Almaty every month (or 497 flights each week), from a total of 55 airports worldwide.
What is the official name of Almaty Airport?
The official name of Almaty Airport is Almaty International Airport.
What is the airport code of Almaty Airport?
The airport code of Almaty Airport is ALA.
What are the most popular flights to Almaty?
Nur-Sultan, Shymkent and Aktau are the 3 most popular routes to Almaty. For a complete overview of all flight routes to Almaty, please use our flight map.
How long is the flight to Almaty?
| Nur-Sultan to Almaty | 1h 50m |
| Shymkent to Almaty | 1h 25m |
| Aktau to Almaty | 3h 15m |
| Atyrau to Almaty | 3h 5m |
| Aktobe (Aktyubinsk) to Almaty | 2h 40m |
