Samarkand International Airport

Coordinates: 39°42′02″N 66°59′02″E / 39.70056°N 66.98389°E / 39.70056; 66.98389
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Samarkand International Airport

Samarqand Xalqaro Aeroporti
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Uzbekistan
OperatorUzbekistan Airways
ServesSamarkand
LocationSamarkand, Uzbekistan
Hub forAir Samarkand
Elevation AMSL2,224 ft / 678 m
Coordinates39°42′02″N 66°59′02″E / 39.70056°N 66.98389°E / 39.70056; 66.98389
Websitehttps://samarkandairport.com/en/
Map
SKD is located in Uzbekistan
SKD
SKD
Location of air base in Uzbekistan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 10,170 3,100 Asphalt

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.

Current[edit]

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

Airlines and destinations[edit]

AirlinesDestinations
Aeroflot Moscow–Sheremetyevo
Air Samarkand Istanbul[1]
Azerbaijan Airlines Baku[2]
Azimuth Mineralnye Vody,[3] Sochi[4]
China Southern Airlines Ürümqi[5]
flydubai Dubai–International[6]
Jazeera Airways Kuwait City
Pobeda Moscow–Vnukovo, Saint Petersburg[7]
Qanot Sharq Tel Aviv (suspended)[8]
Rossiya Airlines Saint Petersburg, Sochi[9]
S7 Airlines Novosibirsk
SunExpress İzmir[10]
Turkish Airlines Istanbul[11]
Ural Airlines Yekaterinburg[12]
Utair Moscow–Vnukovo, Tyumen (begins 30 April 2024)[13]
Uzbekistan Airways Andizhan,[14] Istanbul,[15][16] Moscow–Vnukovo,[17] Saint Petersburg, Tashkent,[18] Tel Aviv,[19] Zaamin[20]
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi[21]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Air Samarkand Launches with Istanbul Flights, New CEO". eTurboNews. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  2. ^ "AZERBAIJAN AIRLINES EXPANDS UZBEKISTAN SERVICE IN OCT 2022". AeroRoutes. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Azimuth Adds Samarqand Service From Dec 2022". Aeroroutes. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Azimuth Schedules New Sochi – Central Asia Service in NW23". AeroRoutes. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  5. ^ "China Southern Schedules Samarkand Service in Oct 2023". AeroRoutes. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  6. ^ "flydubai to fly twice-weekly to Samarkand". Gulf Daily News. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Авиакомпания «Победа» в феврале запускает сообщение между Санкт-Петербургом и Самаркандом". Podrobno.uz (in Russian). 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Qanot Sharq Adds Tel Aviv Schedule in NS23".
  9. ^ "Aeroflot launches international network from Sochi, Russia". 26 March 2022.
  10. ^ "SunExpress Schedules Samarqand mid-Nov 2023 Launch". AeroRoutes. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Turkish Airlines NS24 Intercontinental Network Changes – 31MAR24". AeroRoutes. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  12. ^ Истомина, Анастасия (26 December 2023). "«Уральские авиалинии» запустят рейсы в четыре города Узбекистана". Новый День (in Russian). Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Utair NS24 Network Additions". AeroRoutes. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Uzbekistan Airways Oct 2022 Domestic Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  15. ^ Liu, Jim (3 October 2017). "Uzbekistan adds Samarkand – Istanbul service in W17". Routesonline. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  16. ^ Liu, JIm (8 November 2018). "Uzbekistan Airways W18 Samarkand – Istanbul aircraft changes". Routesonline. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  17. ^ "Uzbekistan Airways Moscow Service Changes From Oct 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  18. ^ "Uzbekistan Airways Begins LET L-410 Operations From late-July 2023". AeroRoutes. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  19. ^ "Uzbekistan Airways Adds Tel Aviv – Samarkand One-Way Service in NW23". AeroRoutes. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  20. ^ "Uzbekistan Airways Begins Zaamin Service From Sep 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  21. ^ https://tashkenttimes.uz/national/7610-hungarian-wizzair-to-launch-samarkand-flight

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