TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, May 27. Uzbekistan plans
to build a new international airport in New Tashkent with annual
capacity of 20 million passengers as part of a broader expansion of
the country’s civil aviation infrastructure, Trend reports via the press service of the
Uzbek president.
The projects were presented to President of Uzbekistan Shavkat
Mirziyoyev during a presentation on transport infrastructure
development.
According to the plans, the new airport will include a
208,400-square-meter passenger terminal, 169 aircraft parking
stands, and two runways each measuring 4 kilometers in length.
The presentation also covered modernization of the country’s
aviation sector, including reconstruction of seven regional
international airports and construction of new airports in Muynak,
Kokand, Zaamin, Shakhrisabz, Sariasiy, and Sokh, bringing the total
number of airports in Uzbekistan to 18.
Authorities are also working to transform Navoi International
Airport into a commercially independent aviation hub operating
under project management principles. By 2030, the airport aims to
increase annual flights 2.3-fold to 7,000, raise passenger traffic
to 150,000 people, and handle up to 45,000 tons of cargo
annually.
A free economic zone operating under a porto-franco model is
also planned at the airport to provide technical and commercial
services for aircraft.
In parallel, Uzbekistan plans to increase annual aviation fuel
production capacity to 600,000 tons and expand airport fuel storage
capacity from the current 49,000 tons to 80,000 tons by 2030
through construction of new storage facilities at airports in
Navoi, Andijan, Bukhara, Urgench, and New Tashkent.
