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{{Infobox airport
| name = Atyrau International Airport
| nativename = Атырау халықаралық әуежайы
| nativename-a = Международный аэропорт Атырау
| nativename-r =
| image = Atma Atyrau Airport Terminal Building.jpg
| image-width = 250
| caption =
| IATA = GUW
| ICAO = UATG
| type =
| owner =
| operator = "ATMA - Atyrau International Airport"
| city-served = [[Atyrau]]
| location = 8 km NW of [[Atyrau]] Railway Station, [[Kazakhstan]]
| hub =
* [[Air Astana]]
* [[SCAT Airlines]]
| elevation-m = -22
| coordinates = {{coord|47|07|19|N|051|49|17|E|region:KZ|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Kazakhstan
| pushpin_label = UATG
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kazakhstan
| website = [http://www.atyrauairport.com/ www.atyrauairport.com]
| metric-elev = Y
| metric-rwy = Y
| r1-number = 14/32
| r1-length-m = 3,000
| r1-surface = Asphalt/Concrete
| stat-year =
| stat1-header =
| stat1-data =
| stat2-header =
| stat2-data =
| footnotes = Source: [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]] Kazakhstan<ref name="AIP">[https://archive.is/20130616030152/http://goszakup.ans.kz/AIP/AIRAC_AMDT_01_13/AIP/html/UA-frameset-en-KZ.html AIP Kazakhstan]</ref>
}}

'''ATMA Atyrau Airport''' ({{lang-kk|''Атырау халықаралық әуежайы''}}, {{lang-ru|link=no|''Международный аэропорт Атырау''}}) {{airport codes|GUW|UATG}} is an airport located {{convert|8|km|abbr=on}} northwest of [[Atyrau]], Kazakhstan.<ref name="AIP"/> It is the lowest commercial airport in the world at {{Convert|22|m|abbr=on}} below sea level.

== History ==
[[File:Atyrau_Airport.JPG|thumb|Check-in hall]]
ATMA obtained the operational rights of ATMA Atyrau Airport when the airport was privatized as a build and operate model in 1994. ATMA is a joint company between Mağdenli Yer Hizmetleri and [[Atyrau]] Regional Administration with both parties having a 50% share. It is the only airport in Atyrau and one of the thirteen international airports in Kazakhstan.

The region is crucial for Kazakhstan's economy as it is very close to oil exploration sites and platforms on the [[Caspian Sea]]. The city is the base town for many oil and construction companies. 

In 2007 ATMA completed the construction of the new terminal building and a new longer runway. Enclosing a total area of {{Convert|2000 |m2|abbr=on}}, the new terminal can serve 600 passengers per hour. Passengers can also benefit from the modernized CIP and VIP lounges. There is [[Wi-Fi]] internet access all over the terminal including CIP and VIP lounges. As a result of the renovation project, conveyor belt system is installed in both international and domestic arrival terminals and computerized check in banks became operational for easier passenger ticket processing. Boarding is done by transporting passengers by bus from the terminal to the plane.

==Airlines and destinations==
===Passenger===
{{Airport-dest-list
| [[Aeroflot]] | [[Sheremetyevo International Airport|Moscow-Sheremetyevo]]<ref name=AeroflotToKZ>{{cite news|last1=L|first1=J|title=AEROFLOT Assumes Transaero Kazakhstan Operation from late-Oct 2015|url=http://airlineroute.net/2015/10/26/su-kazakhstan-w15/|accessdate=26 October 2015|publisher=Airline Route|date=26 October 2015}}</ref> 
|[[Air Astana]]|[[Aktau Airport|Aktau]], [[Almaty International Airport|Almaty]], [[Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport|Amsterdam]], [[Astana International Airport|Astana]], [[Istanbul Atatürk Airport|Istanbul-Atatürk]], [[Sheremetyevo International Airport|Moscow-Sheremetyevo]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Эйр Астана. Новый рейс Атырау-Москва-Атырау|url=http://www.itplus.kz/news/avia/1187/|accessdate=4 February 2013|newspaper=International Travel plus|date=1 February 2013}}</ref>
|[[Bek Air]]|[[Almaty International Airport|Almaty]], [[Oral Ak Zhol Airport|Oral]]
|[[SCAT Airlines]]|[[Aktau Airport|Aktau]]<br>'''Seasonal:''' [[Heydar Aliyev International Airport|Baku]], [[Mineralnye Vody Airport|Mineralnye Vody]]
|[[SkyBus International Airlines|SkyBus]]| '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Batumi International Airport|Batumi]]<ref name="SkyBusKaz">{{cite web|title=SkyBus International Airlines|url=http://skybus.kz/|website=Skybus.kz|accessdate=30 May 2016}}</ref>
| [[Qazaq Air]] | [[Aktau Airport|Aktau]], [[Aktobe Airport|Aktobe]], [[Oral Ak Zhol Airport|Oral]]
}}

===Cargo===
{{Airport-dest-list
|[[Coyne Airways]]|[[Oral Ak Zhol Airport|Oral]]
|[[Silk Way Airlines]]|[[Aktau Airport|Aktau]], [[Heydar Aliyev International Airport|Baku]]
}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Kazakhstan|Aviation}}
* [[Extreme points of Earth#Lowest attainable by transportation|Extreme points of Earth – Lowest attainable by transportation]]
* [[List of places on land with elevations below sea level]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.atyrauairport.com Atyrau Airport official website]

{{Airports in Kazakhstan}}

[[Category:Airports in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Atyrau]]