Samarkand International Airport

Samarkand International Airport (IATA: SKD, ICAO: UTSS) is an airport of entry in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 6 km (3.7 mi) from the city center. The airport is operated by Uzbekistan Airways since the airline's creation in 1992. The airport has domestic as well as international flights.

Samarkand International Airport Samarqand Xalqaro Aeroporti
IATA: SKD ICAO: UTSS
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Uzbekistan
Operator	Uzbekistan Airways
Serves	Samarkand
Location	Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Elevation AMSL	2,224 ft / 678 m
Coordinates	39°42′02″N 66°59′02″E / 39.70056°N 66.98389°E / 39.70056; 66.98389
Website	uzairways.com
Map
SKD Location of air base in Uzbekistan
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 09/27 10,170 3,100 Asphalt

Current

Samarkand International Airport was renovated several years ago.^[when?] It is one of the busiest airports in Uzbekistan.^{[citation needed]}

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aeroflot	Moscow–Sheremetyevo
ATA Airlines	Mashhad
Azerbaijan Airlines	Baku^[1]
Azimuth	Mineralnye Vody,^[2] Sochi^[3]
China Southern Airlines	Ürümqi^[4]
flydubai	Dubai–International^[5]
Jazeera Airways	Kuwait City
Qanot Sharq	Tel Aviv
Rossiya Airlines	Saint Petersburg, Sochi^[6]
S7 Airlines	Novosibirsk
SunExpress	İzmir^[7]
Turkish Airlines	Istanbul
Ural Airlines	Moscow–Zhukovsky,^[8] Yekaterinburg
Utair	Moscow–Vnukovo
Uzbekistan Airways	Andizhan,^[9] Istanbul,^[10]^[11] Moscow–Vnukovo,^[12] Saint Petersburg, Tashkent,^[13] Tel Aviv,^[14] Zaamin^[15]
Wizz Air	Abu Dhabi^[16]

See also

• List of the busiest airports in the former USSR
• Transportation in Uzbekistan

References

1. "AZERBAIJAN AIRLINES EXPANDS UZBEKISTAN SERVICE IN OCT 2022". AeroRoutes. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
2. "Azimuth Adds Samarqand Service From Dec 2022". Aeroroutes. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
3. "Azimuth Schedules New Sochi – Central Asia Service in NW23". AeroRoutes. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
4. "China Southern Schedules Samarkand Service in Oct 2023". AeroRoutes. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
5. "flydubai to fly twice-weekly to Samarkand". Gulf Daily News. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
6. "Aeroflot launches international network from Sochi, Russia". 26 March 2022.
7. "SunExpress Schedules Samarqand mid-Nov 2023 Launch". AeroRoutes. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
8. Liu, Jim (15 October 2019). "Ural Airlines adds Moscow Zhukovsky – Uzbekistan links in W19". routesonline.com.
9. "Uzbekistan Airways Oct 2022 Domestic Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
10. Liu, Jim (3 October 2017). "Uzbekistan adds Samarkand – Istanbul service in W17". Routesonline. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
11. Liu, JIm (8 November 2018). "Uzbekistan Airways W18 Samarkand – Istanbul aircraft changes". Routesonline. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
12. "Uzbekistan Airways Moscow Service Changes From Oct 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
13. "Uzbekistan Airways Begins LET L-410 Operations From late-July 2023". AeroRoutes. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
14. "Uzbekistan Airways Adds Tel Aviv – Samarkand One-Way Service in NW23". AeroRoutes. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
15. "Uzbekistan Airways Begins Zaamin Service From Sep 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
16. https://tashkenttimes.uz/national/7610-hungarian-wizzair-to-launch-samarkand-flight

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