Samarkand International Airport

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°ECoordinates: 39°42′02″N 66°59′02″E / 39.70056°N 66.98389°E
Map
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 creation of the airline in 1992. The airport has domestic as well as international flights.

Current

Samarkand International Airport has been renovated several years ago. It is recognized one of the busiest airport of Uzbekistan.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aeroflot	Moscow-Sheremetyevo
Aeroflot operated by Rossiya	Kaliningrad,[1] Saint Petersburg
Ural Airlines	Krasnoyarsk-Yemelyanovo,[2] Moscow-Domodedovo,[3] Yekaterinburg
UTair Aviation	Moscow-Vnukovo
Uzbekistan Airways	Kazan, Moscow-Domodedovo, Saint Petersburg, Tashkent
VIM Airlines	Moscow-Domodedovo

See also

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

References

1. "Авиакомпания "Россия" открывает рейс из Калининграда в Самарканд". Central Asia Aero News. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
2. "ОАО "Уральские авиалинии" запускает рейс Красноярск — Самарканд". Информационно-аналитическое агентство «УралБизнесКонсалтинг». 31 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
3. ""Уральские авиалинии" открыли еженедельный рейс Москва-Самарканд". Interfax-Russia.ru. Interfax. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.

External links

• Airport information for UTSS at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.