Non-stop flights to Astana (NQZ)
Nursultan Nazarbayev Airport is the second largest airport in Kazakhstan. It is an international airport. In total there are 59 airports around the world that have direct flights to Astana, spread around 55 cities in 22 countries. Currently, there are 16 domestic flights to Astana.
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All direct flights to Astana Top 200 flights with a stopover Airlines flying to Astana Best time to visit Astana Long-Haul Flights Business Class flights First Class flights Intercontinental flights International flights Domestic flights Alternative airports FAQThis month, there are 2,787 flights arriving at Astana Airport, which are 93 flights per day or 4 flights per hour. On an average day, there is at least 1 flight arriving every 15 minutes.
The most frequently departed flights to Astana are routes from Almaty (ALA) in Kazakhstan and Shymkent (CIT), also in Kazakhstan. These two routes together are operated 967 times this month, and make up for 35% of all monthly arrivals at Nursultan Nazarbayev Airport.
The longest flight to Astana NQZ is departing from Nha Trang (CXR). This non-stop flight takes around 8 hours and 10 minutes and covers a distance of 3,425 miles (5,512 km).
List of all direct flights to Astana
Below you can find a list of all cities and countries that have direct flights to Astana, ordered by popularity.
Top 200 flights with a stopover
This list contains the 200 most popular airports from which flights depart that require just one stopover to get to Astana.
Airlines flying to Astana
Currently, there are 23 airlines that fly to Astana. Most flights to Astana are operated by Air Astana, as they connect 24 airports to NQZ. Below you can find a list of airlines that operate most NQZ flights:
What is the best time to visit Astana?
🌳 🍂 Warm Continental
Warm Continental destinations such as Astana enjoy summer temperatures that fluctuate between 20°C and 28°C (68°F to 82°F), with some heatwaves leading to even hotter days. Winters are mostly cold and snowy, with average temperatures ranging from -5°C to 0°C (23°F to 32°F). Travelers can enjoy the vibrant autumn scenery, ski during the winter season, or enjoy the comfortable to warm summer months.
If you're planning a trip to Astana, the best time to visit is from late spring through the end of summer, when the weather is pleasantly warm from May to August. Winters can be quite cold, with frost occurring almost every month from November to March and regular snowfall. This makes the mountainous regions perfect for winter sports, offering great opportunities for a winter getaway as well!
Long-Haul Flights to Astana
Explore all long-haul flights to Astana with a flight duration of more than 7 hours.
Business class flights to Astana
There are 31 airports that have flights to Astana in Business Class. All airports that offer business class flights to NQZ are listed below:
First class flights to Astana
There is only one airport that has First Class flights to Astana, which is Warsaw (WAW).
Intercontinental flights to Astana
These are all non-stop intercontinental flights to Nursultan Nazarbayev Airport (NQZ), as of September 2026:
* Please note that there are no direct services from the United States, Canada, Southern America, Central America, the Caribbean, Southern Asia, Japan or Oceania.
Non-stop flights from Europe to Astana
Scat Air: year-round flights from Prague (PRG), Moscow Vnukovo (VKO), Saint Petersburg (LED) and Belgrade (BEG).
Air Astana: year-round flights from Frankfurt (FRA) and Podgorica (TGD).
Lufthansa (Star Alliance): seasonal flights from Frankfurt (FRA).
LOT (Star Alliance): year-round flights from Warsaw (WAW).
Red Wings: seasonal flights from Kazan (KZN), year-round flights from Yekaterinburg (SVX) and Mineralnye Vody (MRV).
Aeroflot: year-round flights from Moscow Sheremetyevo (SVO).
Belavia: year-round flights from Minsk (MSQ).
Qazaq Air: year-round flights from Novosibirsk (OVB) and Omsk (OMS).
S7 Airlines: year-round flights from Novosibirsk (OVB).
Non-stop flights from Africa to Astana
Air Cairo is currently the only airline flying non-stop from Africa to Astana. They fly year-round from Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH).
Non-stop flights from the Middle-East / Western Asia to Astana
Scat Air: year-round flights from Batumi (BUS).
Air Astana: year-round flights from Tbilisi (TBS), seasonal flights from Antalya (AYT), year-round flights from Istanbul (IST) and seasonal flights from Dubai (DXB).
FlyArystan: seasonal flights from Batumi (BUS), Kutaisi (KUT) and Gazipaşa (GZP).
AJet: year-round flights from Ankara (ESB).
MIAT Mongolian Airlines: year-round flights from Istanbul (IST).
Pegasus: year-round flights from Antalya (AYT) and Istanbul (Sabiha) (SAW).
Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance): year-round flights from Istanbul (IST).
Flydubai: year-round flights from Dubai (DXB).
Azerbaijan: year-round flights from Baku (GYD).
Shirak Avia: year-round flights from Yerevan (EVN).
Non-stop flights from China to Astana
Air Astana: year-round flights from Beijing (PEK) and Guangzhou (CAN).
Air China (Star Alliance): year-round flights from Beijing (PEK) and Xi'an (XIY).
China Southern: year-round flights from Urumqi (URC).
FlyArystan: year-round flights from Urumqi (URC) and seasonal flights from Yining (YIN).
Non-stop flights from East Asia to Astana
Air Astana is currently the only airline flying non-stop from Eastern Asia to Astana. They fly year-round from Seoul (ICN).
Non-stop flights from South-East Asia to Astana
Air Astana is currently the only airline flying non-stop from South-Eastern Asia to Astana. They fly seasonal from Phuket (HKT), year-round from Da Nang (DAD), Nha Trang (CXR) and seasonal from Phu Quoc (PQC).
Non-stop flights from Central Asia to Astana
Air Astana, Qazaq Air and FlyArystan have a strong network of non-stop flights from Central Asia.
Scat Air: year-round flights from Aktau (SCO), Aktobe (Aktyubinsk) (AKX), Almaty (ALA), Atyrau (GUW), Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk) (UKK), Shymkent (CIT) and Taraz (DMB).
Air Astana: year-round flights from Aktau (SCO), Aktobe (Aktyubinsk) (AKX), Almaty (ALA), Atyrau (GUW), Kostanay (KSN), Kyzylorda (KZO), Oral (Uralsk) (URA), Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk) (UKK), Shymkent (CIT) and seasonal flights from Tashkent (TAS).
Qazaq Air: year-round flights from Aktobe (Aktyubinsk) (AKX), Almaty (ALA), Jezkazgan (DZN), Kostanay (KSN), Kyzylorda (KZO), Pavlodar (PWQ), Semey (PLX), Taldykorgan (TDK), Samarkand (SKD) and seasonal flights from Bishkek (BSZ).
Lufthansa (Star Alliance): seasonal flights from Almaty (ALA).
FlyArystan: year-round flights from Aktau (SCO), Aktobe (Aktyubinsk) (AKX), Almaty (ALA), Atyrau (GUW), Kostanay (KSN), Kyzylorda (KZO), Oral (Uralsk) (URA), Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk) (UKK), Semey (PLX), Shymkent (CIT), Tashkent (TAS) and seasonal flights from Tamchy (IKU).
Centrum Air: year-round flights from Tashkent (TAS).
Uzbekistan Airways: year-round flights from Tashkent (TAS).
Somon Air: year-round flights from Dushanbe (DYU).
International flights to Astana
Flights from Armenia to Astana
Yerevan is the only city in Armenia with direct flights to Astana. From Yerevan, direct flights are offered by Shirak Avia.
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Flights from Azerbaijan to Astana
In Azerbaijan, the only airport that has a direct connection to Astana is Baku. From Baku, direct flights are offered by Azerbaijan.
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Flights from Belarus to Astana
There is 1 airport in Belarus that has a direct connection to Astana, which is Minsk. From Minsk, direct flights are offered by Belavia.
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Flights from China to Astana
There are 5 airports in China that have non-stop flights to Astana.
From Beijing, you can fly non-stop with Air Astana or Air China (Star Alliance).
From Guangzhou, the only airline with direct flights is Air Astana.
From Urumqi, you can fly non-stop with China Southern or FlyArystan.
From Xi'an, the only airline with direct flights is Air China (Star Alliance).
From Yining, direct flights are offered by FlyArystan. This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
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Flights from Cyprus to Astana
In Cyprus, the only airport that has a direct connection to Astana is Larnaca. From Larnaca, direct flights are offered by Air Astana.
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Flights from Czechia to Astana
Prague is the only city in Czechia with direct flights to Astana. From Prague, direct flights are offered by Scat Air.
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Flights from Egypt to Astana
There is 1 airport in Egypt that has a direct connection to Astana, which is Sharm el-Sheikh. From Sharm el-Sheikh, direct flights are offered by Air Cairo.
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Flights from Georgia to Astana
If you are looking for a direct flight from Georgia to Astana, there are 3 airports to choose from.
From Batumi, you can fly non-stop with FlyArystan or Scat Air. This route is recently announced though, and not operational yet. It will start in September 2026.
From Kutaisi, the only airline with direct flights is FlyArystan. This is a seasonal route that starts in September and ends in January.
From Tbilisi, you can fly non-stop to Astana with Air Astana.
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Flights from Germany to Astana
Frankfurt is the only city in Germany with direct flights to Astana. From Frankfurt, you can fly non-stop with Air Astana or Lufthansa (Star Alliance).
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Flights from Kyrgyzstan to Astana
In Kyrgyzstan, there are 2 airports that have direct flights to Astana.
From Bishkek, direct flights are offered by Qazaq Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in September and ends in February.
From Tamchy, the only airline with direct flights is FlyArystan. This route is recently announced though, and not operational yet. It will start in July 2027.
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Flights from Mongolia to Astana
In Mongolia, the only airport that has a direct connection to Astana is Ulaanbaatar. From Ulaanbaatar, you can fly non-stop with MIAT Mongolian Airlines or Scat Air.
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Flights from Montenegro to Astana
There is 1 airport in Montenegro that has a direct connection to Astana, which is Podgorica. From Podgorica, direct flights are offered by Air Astana.
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Flights from Poland to Astana
In Poland, the only airport that has a direct connection to Astana is Warsaw. From Warsaw, direct flights are offered by LOT (Star Alliance).
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Flights from Russia to Astana
In Russia there are several airports with flights to Astana (8 in total).
From Kazan and Mineralnye Vody, you can fly with Red Wings.
From Moscow Sheremetyevo, you can fly non-stop to Astana with Aeroflot.
From Moscow Vnukovo, the only airline with direct flights is Scat Air.
From Novosibirsk, you can fly non-stop with Qazaq Air or S7 Airlines.
From Omsk, you can fly non-stop to Astana with Qazaq Air.
From Saint Petersburg, direct flights are offered by Scat Air.
From Yekaterinburg, the only airline with direct flights is Red Wings.
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Flights from Serbia to Astana
Belgrade is the only city in Serbia with direct flights to Astana. From Belgrade, direct flights are offered by Scat Air.
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Flights from South Korea to Astana
There is 1 airport in South Korea that has a direct connection to Astana, which is Seoul. From Seoul, direct flights are offered by Air Astana.
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Flights from Tajikistan to Astana
Dushanbe is the only city in Tajikistan with direct flights to Astana. From Dushanbe, direct flights are offered by Somon Air.
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Flights from Thailand to Astana
In Thailand, the only airport that has a direct connection to Astana is Phuket. From Phuket, direct flights are offered by Air Astana. This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
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Flights from Turkey to Astana
If you are looking for a direct flight from Turkey to Astana, there are 5 airports to choose from.
From Ankara, direct flights are offered by AJet.
From Antalya, you can fly non-stop with Air Astana or Pegasus.
From Gazipaşa, you can fly non-stop to Astana with FlyArystan. This is a seasonal route that starts in September and ends in October.
From Istanbul, direct flights are offered by Air Astana, MIAT Mongolian Airlines and Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
From Istanbul (Sabiha), direct flights are offered by Pegasus.
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Flights from United Arab Emirates to Astana
There is 1 airport in United Arab Emirates that has a direct connection to Astana, which is Dubai. From Dubai, you can fly non-stop with Air Astana or Flydubai.
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Flights from Uzbekistan to Astana
There are 2 airports in Uzbekistan that have non-stop flights to Astana.
From Samarkand, direct flights are offered by Qazaq Air.
From Tashkent, there are 4 airlines that have direct services to Astana, which are Air Astana, Centrum Air, FlyArystan and Uzbekistan Airways.
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Flights from Vietnam to Astana
In Vietnam, there are 3 airports that have direct flights to Astana.
From Da Nang, Nha Trang and Phu Quoc, all direct flights to Astana are operated by Air Astana.
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Domestic flights to Astana
Flights from Kazakhstan to Astana
There are lots of domestic flights to Astana (NQZ). 16 airports in Kazakhstan have direct flights to the airport.
From Aktau, direct flights are offered by Air Astana, FlyArystan and Scat Air.
From Aktobe (Aktyubinsk), there are 4 airlines that have direct services to Astana, which are Air Astana, FlyArystan, Qazaq Air and Scat Air.
From Almaty, there are 5 airlines that have direct services to Astana, which are Air Astana, FlyArystan, Lufthansa (Star Alliance), Qazaq Air and Scat Air.
From Arkalyk, the only airline with direct flights is Scat Air.
From Atyrau, direct flights are offered by Air Astana, FlyArystan and Scat Air.
From Jezkazgan, you can fly non-stop to Astana with Qazaq Air.
From Kostanay and Kyzylorda, you can fly with Air Astana, FlyArystan and Qazaq Air.
From Oral (Uralsk), you can fly non-stop with Air Astana or FlyArystan.
From Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk), direct flights are offered by Air Astana, FlyArystan and Scat Air.
From Pavlodar, direct flights are offered by Qazaq Air.
From Semey, you can fly non-stop with FlyArystan or Qazaq Air.
From Shymkent, direct flights are offered by Air Astana, FlyArystan and Scat Air.
From Taldykorgan, the only airline with direct flights is Qazaq Air.
From Taraz, you can fly non-stop to Astana with Scat Air.
From Turkistan, the only airline with direct flights is FlyArystan.
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Alternative airports near Astana
Flying to an alternative airport near Astana 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 Astana (NQZ) within a range of 125 miles (200 km) is Karaganda (KGF).
Frequently asked questions - FAQ
How many airports are there in Astana?
There is 1 airport in Astana: Nursultan Nazarbayev Airport (NQZ).
What is the best airport to fly into Astana?
The most convenient airport to fly into Astana is Nursultan Nazarbayev Airport (NQZ).
How many airlines fly to Astana?
There are 23 airlines flying to Astana from 59 airports around the world, as of September 2026.
Which airlines fly to Astana?
Air Astana, FlyArystan and Scat Air operate most flights to Astana. To get a full overview of all operating airlines, please use the airline filter.
Which alliances are flying to Astana?
Star Alliance is currently the only alliance flying to Astana.
How many nonstop flights are there to Astana?
There are roughly 2,787 flights arriving at Astana every month (or 651 flights each week), from a total of 59 airports worldwide.
What is the official name of Astana Airport?
The official name of Astana Airport is Nursultan Nazarbayev Airport.
What is the airport code of Astana Airport?
The airport code of Astana Airport is NQZ.
What are the most popular flights to Astana?
Almaty, Shymkent and Aktobe (Aktyubinsk) are the 3 most popular routes to Astana. For a complete overview of all flight routes to Astana, please use our flight map.
How long is the flight to Astana?
| Almaty to Astana | 1h 50m |
| Shymkent to Astana | 1h 50m |
| Aktobe (Aktyubinsk) to Astana | 1h 50m |
| Kyzylorda to Astana | 1h 40m |
| Kostanay to Astana | 1h 25m |
