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{{Infobox airport
| name = Sary-Arka Airport
| nativename = Сарыарқа әуежайы
| nativename-a = аэропорт Сары-Арка
| nativename-r =
| image = Logo-kar_air_eng.gif
| image-width =
| caption =
| image2 = KGF IMG 6771.JPG
| caption2 = Sary-Arka Airport at night
| IATA = KGF
| ICAO = UAKK
| type = Public
| owner = Sky Service LLP
| operator = JSC “Sary-Arka International Airport”
| city-served = [[Karaganda]]
| location = {{Convert|24|km|abbr=on}} SE of [[Karaganda]], Kazakhstan
| elevation-m = 538
| coordinates = {{coord|49|40|17|N|073|20|11|E|region:KZ|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Kazakhstan
| pushpin_label = UAKK
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kazakhstan
| website = [http://www.kgf.aero www.kgf.aero]
| metric-elev = Y
| metric-rwy = Y
| r1-number = 05/23
| r1-length-m = 3,602
| r1-surface = Reinforced Concrete
| stat-year =
| stat1-header =
| stat1-data =
| stat2-header =
| stat2-data =
| footnotes = Source: [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]] Kazakhstan<ref name="AIP">[http://goszakup.ans.kz/AIP/index/Start_en.htm AIP Kazakhstan]</ref>
}}

'''Sary-Arka Airport''' ({{lang-kk|''Сарыарқа әуежайы''}}, {{lang-ru|link=no|''аэропорт Сары-Арка''}}) {{airport codes|KGF|UAKK}} is the airport of [[Karagandy]], Kazakhstan. It is located {{Convert|24|km|abbr=on}} southeast<ref name="AIP"/> of the city.

== History ==
The airport was built in 1934, and moved to its current location 10 years later. In 1980 it underwent major reconstruction, including construction of a new terminal building and modernization of the runway. This made landing of heavier aircraft possible and opened the door to many new destinations in the [[Soviet Union]].

In 1992 the airport was granted an international status. It has become an independent [[joint stock company]] after separation from JSC "Karagandaavia" in 1997. It is not related to [[Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan]] on the [[World Heritage List]].

Sary-Akra Airport is home to the 610th Air Base of the [[Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan]], one of four fast jet bases in the country <ref name=" World Air Forces 2015 pg. 21">{{cite web |last = |first = |url= http://forms.flightglobal.com/WorldAirForces2015?product=PREM&mode=DOWNLOAD&DMDcode=FGWC4&fcid=%7B05ceef25-b72e-4bea-9a83-a7ab7d02e55a%7D_FC078_PREM_201412&fcfileext=pdf |title = World Air Forces 2015 pg. 21|work= |publisher= Flightglobal Insight |year= 2015 |doi = |accessdate= 20 July 2015}}</ref> with MiG-31s, Su-27s and Su-25s.

==Airlines and destinations==

===Passenger===
{{Airport-dest-list
|[[Aeroflot]]| [[Sheremetyevo International Airport|Moscow-Sheremetyevo]]
|[[Air Astana]]| [[Almaty International Airport|Almaty]]
|[[AtlasGlobal]]| [[Istanbul Atatürk Airport|Istanbul–Atatürk]]
|[[S7 Airlines]]| [[Tolmachevo Airport|Novosibirsk]] (begins {{date|2017-10-31}})<ref>{{cite web|title=Russia, Novosibirsk, Tolmachevo (OVB) → Kazakhstan, Karaganda (KGF)|url=https://www.s7.ru/home/info/timetable-flights.dot?from=OVB&to=KGF|publisher=S7 Airlines|accessdate=16 April 2017}}</ref>
|[[SCAT (airline)|SCAT]]| [[Almaty International Airport|Almaty]], [[Kyzylorda Airport|Kyzylorda]], [[Oskemen Airport|Oskemen]]
|[[Zhezkazgan Air|Zhezair]]| [[Zhezkazgan Airport|Zhezkazgan]]
}}

===Cargo===
{{Airport-dest-list
|[[Lufthansa Cargo]]|[[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]]
|[[MASkargo]]|[[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]], [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai–Pudong]]
|[[Southern Air]]|[[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]], [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]]
}}

==References==

{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Sary-Arka Airport}}
*[http://www.kgf.aero Sary-Arka Airport]
*{{ASN|KGF}}
*{{GCM|UAKK|source=[[DAFIF]]}}
*{{NWS-current|UAKK}}
*{{WAD|UAKK|source=[[DAFIF]]}}
*[http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1102/multiple=1&unique_number=1543 Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan] at [[UNESCO]] website

{{Airports in Kazakhstan}}
{{Airports built in the Soviet Union}}
[[Category:Airports built in the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:Airports in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Karaganda|Airport Saryarka]]


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