The runway is equipped with the latest technology, meeting ICAO international standards’ requirements. It was reconstructed in 1998 to provide for the safe arrivals of comfortable modern airliners at the Almaty airport.

The Almaty airport was awarded II-d category and status of an International Airport after the runway was reconstructed and approved.

A new signal light system produced by ABB was installed at the Almaty airport in 1998. It provides aircrafts take off, taxiing and landing and matches all ICAO requirements and norms (on the meteorological minimum categories I and II). The airport’s electricity supply system and all of its parts also meet all ICAO requirements.

Runway dimensions: length – 4,400 meters, width – 60 meters