ALA-PWQ (Almaty to Pavlodar, Kazakhstan)
Dec 27, 2022, 10:32 am
#1
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Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 23
ALA-PWQ (Almaty to Pavlodar, Kazakhstan)
I rarely post, but my experience in Pavlodar was so unique I figured I'd share. I would guess not many have had the opportunity to fly into PWQ, particularly in December.
Spent 5 days in Pavlodar, temp never exceeded 0F and lows at night were in the -20 to -25F range. Amazingly, slept with my window cracked as the hotel was absurdly warm with no way to control the temp (I asked, temp is set centrally for entire hotel).
Left from domestic terminal in Almaty (which is under renovation and a COMPLETE mess, traffic wise). Flight on FlyArystan to/from PWQ was about 100 minutes. Low cost airline but new-ish plane and plenty comfortable. Flight about 95% full, return flight about 80% full.
I'm no author so, just pics with commentary.
I have a lot more photos of Pavlodar and Almaty if anyone interested. I tried to generally stick with the "aviation" photos here.
Domestic board at ALA
Off to PWQ
Arrival terminal at PWQ
Departure terminal at PWQ
1 departure, 1 arrival the day I flew out of PWQ
Exterior of PWQ
WWII memorial in Pavlodar
Irtysh River in Pavlodar
Spent 5 days in Pavlodar, temp never exceeded 0F and lows at night were in the -20 to -25F range. Amazingly, slept with my window cracked as the hotel was absurdly warm with no way to control the temp (I asked, temp is set centrally for entire hotel).
Left from domestic terminal in Almaty (which is under renovation and a COMPLETE mess, traffic wise). Flight on FlyArystan to/from PWQ was about 100 minutes. Low cost airline but new-ish plane and plenty comfortable. Flight about 95% full, return flight about 80% full.
I'm no author so, just pics with commentary.
I have a lot more photos of Pavlodar and Almaty if anyone interested. I tried to generally stick with the "aviation" photos here.
Domestic board at ALA
Off to PWQ
Arrival terminal at PWQ
Departure terminal at PWQ
1 departure, 1 arrival the day I flew out of PWQ
Exterior of PWQ
WWII memorial in Pavlodar
Irtysh River in Pavlodar
Dec 27, 2022, 11:51 am
#2
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 179
Nice, another trip report from a corner of the world that almost no one talks about here. Thanks for the photos. I'd love to see more photos from Pavlodar. I flew through Almaty's airport back in 2019, between Tashkent and NurSultan. It was a fiasco back then too, with weird tiny hallways, and boarding areas that felt like a dungeon.
What brought you to Pavlodar ?
What brought you to Pavlodar ?
Dec 27, 2022, 3:18 pm
#5
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Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 23
It WAS very cold.
However, I will say that the Pavlodarians were very much out and about. It was, it seemed, no big deal to them.
We were actual told by many people how "lucky" we were to be there when the weather was "good". They were serious. It was generally sunny with little to no wind.
We had a taxi driver (playfully) make fun of us for being "so bundled up"!
However, I will say that the Pavlodarians were very much out and about. It was, it seemed, no big deal to them.
We were actual told by many people how "lucky" we were to be there when the weather was "good". They were serious. It was generally sunny with little to no wind.
We had a taxi driver (playfully) make fun of us for being "so bundled up"!
Jan 15, 2023, 7:50 am
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Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 23
"And was it horse milk, or one of the countless Central Asian varieties of something yoghurty?"
I specifically asked and was told "horse milk". You are correct that there are tons of yoghurty type items, even some type of "candy" that was very chalky and yogurthy.
I specifically asked and was told "horse milk". You are correct that there are tons of yoghurty type items, even some type of "candy" that was very chalky and yogurthy.
Jan 15, 2023, 6:03 pm
#13
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA
Programs: AA, Delta, Singapore Airlines
Posts: 701
Was the "candy" called KURT? Or "koort"?
