0 1 8 , ▁the ▁air port ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁bus iest ▁in ▁Kaz akh stan , ▁after ▁Al mat y ▁Airport ▁and ▁Ast ana ▁Airport , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁ 5 0 th - bus iest ▁air port ▁in ▁the ▁Post - S ov iet ▁states . ▁ ▁Oper ations ▁Akt au ▁International ▁Airport ▁is ▁used ▁by ▁ 6 ▁air lines ▁flying ▁to ▁ 1 4 ▁destin ations ▁in ▁ 4 ▁countries . ▁The ▁air port ▁is ▁the ▁primary ▁hub ▁of ▁SC AT ▁Airlines . ▁It ▁has ▁one ▁passenger ▁terminal . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁it ▁served ▁ 1 ▁ 0 2 3 ▁ 9 0 0 ▁passengers , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁third - bus iest ▁air port ▁in ▁Kaz akh stan . ▁The ▁bus iest ▁single ▁destination ▁in ▁passenger ▁numbers ▁is ▁A ty ra u . ▁It ▁has ▁one ▁run way ▁designated ▁ 1 2 / 4 0 ▁with ▁an ▁as ph alt / con crete ▁surface ▁meas uring ▁. ▁The ▁air port ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁j ets ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁AN - 1 2 4 , ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 4 7 , ▁Il - 7 6 ▁and ▁l ighter , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁hel ic op ters ▁of ▁all ▁types . ▁However , ▁smaller ▁j ets ▁like ▁the ▁Air bus ▁A 3 1 9 , ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 3 7 ▁and ▁CR J - 2 0 0 ▁are ▁more ▁commonly ▁seen ▁there . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the