Airport · Kazakhstan

How much did Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport cost to build?

Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (formerly Astana International Airport) is the main airport of Kazakhstan's capital, whose new international Terminal 1 of 47,000 square metres, designed by Studio Altieri and built under the Nurly Zhol programme from 2014, opened officially on 31 May 2017 and raised capacity from 3 to 8.2 million passengers a year. The Astana Times reported on 2 June 2017 that the new terminal cost USD 256 million, more than 80 billion tenge, whereas Wikipedia gives USD 240 million.

Reported project cost

$256 million

Cost basis: 2017

Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport. View from top.
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Basis of the published figure

Reported project cost2017
en.wikipedia.org

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Key dimensions

Floor areaThe Astana Times
47,000 m²

Project record

Timeline

  1. 2014

    Construction started

    The Astana Times

  2. 31 May 2017

    Opened or launched

    The Astana Times

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