Manshuk Mametova International Airport — Uralsk, Kazakhstan

URA identifies Manshuk Mametova International Airport, which serves Uralsk, also known as Oral, a city in northwestern Kazakhstan close to the Russian border and the Ural River. The airport takes its name from a young Kazakh machine gunner posthumously honored as a Hero of the Soviet Union for her actions during the Second World War. As the primary air link for the West Kazakhstan region, the airport connects Uralsk with Almaty, Astana, and other domestic cities, supporting an economy built on oil and gas extraction alongside steppe agriculture. Uralsk itself is one of Kazakhstan's older cities, tracing its founding to Cossack settlement centuries ago, and its airport has been modernized to accommodate growing regional travel. Flights from URA remain mostly domestic, reflecting the city's role as a provincial administrative and industrial center rather than an international crossroads.