Menshinbay Elaman

1. Done by: Menshinbay Elaman

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3. The airport was built in 1935, for all small civil/military flying ships. Up to 1990 it was the part of Kazakh Department of

Civil Aviation, and then reorganized into
"Alma-Ata Airport" in 1991.
Since 1993 it has run as an independent business unit. In
1994 it was reorganized into OJSC "Almaty Airport" and
later renamed to JSC Almaty International Airport.

4. The supersonic transport (SST) Tupolev Tu-144 went into service on 26 December 1975, flying mail and freight between Moscow and

flying mail and freight between
Moscow and Alma-Ata in
preparation for passenger services,
which commenced in November
1977. The Aeroflot flight on 1 June
1978 was the Tu-144's 55th and last
scheduled passenger service.
Following a runway reconstruction in
1998, Almaty airport was awarded II
category and status of an
International Airport.

5. Air Astana Boeing 757-200 taxing at Almaty International Airport.

Air Astana Boeing 757200 taxing at Almaty
International Airport.

6. Uzbekistan Airways Boeing 757-200 at Almaty International Airport.

Uzbekistan Airways Boeing 757-200 at
Almaty International Airport.

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8. Astana's first airfield was built in 1931 on the outskirts of the town and was developed further after World War II. However, a

new
airport, which became Astana
international Airport, was built 11
miles to the south of the city and
opened in November 1963. It was
largely used by Aeroflot and its local
directorate.

9. Following the transfer of the capital from Almaty to Astana in December 1997, the airport underwent a series of major

1997, the airport underwent a series
of major reconstructions which
brought it up to international
standards, including the current
11,484 ft (3,500m) runway. A new
passenger terminal designed by the
late Japanese architect Kisho
Kurokawa was opened in February
2005.
During 2012, traffic increased to
2,303,143 passengers.