December 19 2013. Snowstorm caused a delay of several departures and arrivals of flights at the airport of Astana, which is operating normally. Visibility on the runway was reduced to 70 meters. Because of a snowstorm delayed flights 20, including 12 - International (Kiev, Istanbul, Omsk and Sharjah) and 8 - internal (Almaty, Uralsk, Taldykorgan and Ust-Kamenogorsk). Several flights were canceled.

Also, the airport can not accept some of the ship from Omsk, Almaty and Kiev. According to weather forecasters, the weather conditions deteriorated, and approaching storm warning, which will be accompanied by a strong snow storms.

At the moment, the wind speed is 20 m / s. To 16: 00, the wind speed will reach 25 m / s. Passengers are waiting for the recovery of flights in the waiting rooms.