Uzbekistan is a rapidly developing country. The state continues to increase its untapped tourism potential. Therefore, it is not surprising that today the airports of Uzbekistan are able to receive travelers from various parts of the world. We will talk about the most famous air harbors of the country in this article.
Samarkand
Samarkand is an airport that serves the city of the same name. Both liners that operate regular flights and charter aircraft arrive here. At a distance of several hundred kilometers from the city there is no other airport that can receive planes from abroad.
Samarkand is an airport that ranks first in the list of the largest, most developed air harbors in the country. In 2009, it was reconstructed. The terminal complex, as well as aircraft hangars, commercial sites, and apron mechanization buildings, were brought into line with modern standards. Thus, the airport was able to serve more than 300,000 passengers annually.
Today the airport building has:
- cafes, buffets and restaurants;
- first-aid posts;
- mother's room andbaby;
- comfortable waiting rooms;
- bank safe deposit boxes and currency exchange offices;
- free Wi-Fi hotspots;
- post offices;
- Duty Free shops.
Bukhara
The airport is located at a distance of 4 kilometers from the city of Bukhara. The airport accepts international, domestic and charter flights. This modern aviation harbor is capable of receiving about 150 passengers for an hour. More than 120,000 people pass through the destination every year. Among them, about 15 thousand are foreign tourists.
Bukhara is an airport that has the latest waiting rooms. There are enough help and information centers to quickly serve each passenger. On the territory of the terminal there are modern buffets, cafes, restaurants, currency exchange offices, medical rooms. The interior is made using solutions typical of the traditional Uzbek style.
Tashkent
While surveying the airports of Uzbekistan, it is impossible not to mention the air harbor of the city of Tashkent. From here depart the most numerous international flights. Provides airport and domestic air service.
Tashkent is an eastern airfield that sends cargo to all corners of the world. The advantageous location of the airport contributes to this. After all, it is located at the intersection of the largest air routes that run between Western European countries and Asia. It is no coincidence that the leading carriers choose exactlyTashkent airport as a place for landing liners during long flights between remote corners of the world.
The main advantage of the air harbor is the broadest technical capabilities. Several large runways operate here simultaneously, which are suitable for receiving absolutely all types of aircraft.
Andijan
Observing the largest airports in Uzbekistan, in the end I would like to note the air harbor, located 6 kilometers from the city of Andijan. Airplanes land here, following international and domestic routes. Capable of receiving airport and charter flights.
The region where the air harbor is located is experiencing rapid economic growth, as well as an unprecedented development of the tourism industry. All this raises the need for a point that is able to provide international communication and satisfy the needs of air cargo transportation. Andijan Airport is successfully coping with these and other tasks today, through which about 250 people pass every hour.
For the convenience of passenger service, here are:
- modernized waiting rooms;
- maternity and baby rooms;
- bank branches;
- medical stations;
- bars, cafes, restaurants;
- capacious cargo warehouses;
- services that monitor security.
In closing
In the presented material, we examined the largest airports in Uzbekistan. It is to these air harbors that the bulk of passengers arriving in the country for the purpose of tourism are sent. Moreover, the air terminals presented are the key points that ensure the transportation of goods between the countries of Europe and Asia.
