ashgabat_international_airport | location | ashgabat <tsp> ashgabat_international_airport | runwaylength | 38000 <tsp> ashgabat_international_airport | elevationabovethesealevel_(in_metres) | 211 <sep> ashgabat international airport (turkmen: aşgabat halkara howa menzili) (iata: asb, icao: utaa), formerly known as saparmyrat türkmenbaşy international airport, is one of five international airports in turkmenistan it is located within the city limits of ashgabat (ashkhabad) the old airport, with its air traffic control tower and a 3,700-metre-long (12,000 ft) precision approach runway (12l-30r), opened in 1994 and was named after the country's first president, saparmyrat niyazov the new airport terminal opened in september 2016, after being completely redesigned and rebuilt and after the south runway was moved and lengthened to parallel the north runway 
ashgabat international airport (located in ashgabat) is elevated 211 metres above sea level and has a runway length of 3800.ashgabat international airport is one of five international airports in turkmenistan