Balkhash Airport — Balkhash, Kazakhstan

Balkhash Airport serves the city of Balkhash in Kazakhstan's Karaganda Region, near the shore of Lake Balkhash, one of the largest lakes in Central Asia. The runway sits 1,446 feet up, a single strip supporting regional connections rather than international routes. Coded BXH, the airport mainly moves passengers tied to the city's long-standing copper mining and smelting industry, which has shaped Balkhash's economy for decades. The surrounding Karaganda Region sits in the dry steppe of central Kazakhstan, and air links like BXH matter for a city positioned well away from the country's larger hubs in Almaty and the capital. Traffic stays modest, reflecting Balkhash's status as an industrial city rather than a tourism or transit destination.