▁male ▁novel ists <0x0A> </s> ▁Akt au ▁International ▁Airport ▁ ▁() ▁is ▁an ▁international ▁air port ▁in ▁Mang yst au ▁Region , ▁Kaz akh stan . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁primary ▁international ▁air port ▁serving ▁Akt au . ▁The ▁air port ▁is ▁the ▁e ighth - bus iest ▁international ▁air ▁passenger ▁gateway ▁into ▁Central ▁Asia , ▁the ▁ 5 0 th - bus iest ▁air port ▁in ▁the ▁Post - S ov iet ▁states , ▁the ▁third - bus iest ▁air port ▁in ▁ ▁Kaz akh stan . ▁ ▁Akt au ▁International ▁Airport ▁is ▁located ▁ ▁north west ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Akt au . ▁The ▁air port ▁features ▁one ▁passenger ▁terminal ▁and ▁one ▁run way . ▁It ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁focus ▁city ▁for ▁SC AT ▁Airlines . ▁ ▁The ▁facility ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁as ▁She v chen ko - Cent ral ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁is ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁Akt au ▁Airport . ▁ ▁Over view ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁the ▁joint ▁stock ▁company ▁Akt au ▁International ▁Airport ▁was ▁established . ▁The ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁oil ▁industry ▁in ▁the ▁C asp ian ▁region ▁required ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁fre ight ▁volumes ▁and ▁a ▁rapid ▁delivery ▁of ▁necessary ▁equipment ▁for ▁the ▁oil ▁industry . ▁This , ▁in ▁turn , ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁reconst ruction ▁of ▁the ▁air field ▁and ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁passenger ▁capacity ▁at ▁the ▁terminal . ▁ ▁Us age ▁ ▁With ▁ 1 ▁million ▁passengers ▁passing ▁through ▁in ▁ 2