SKD - Samarkand 🇺🇿

[Mitya]

Airport Name and ICAO/IATA Code
Samarkand International Airport (ICAO: UTSS / IATA: SKD)

Location (City, Country)
Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Airport Type & Size
Medium-sized international airport

• 1 runway: 09/27 (3100 m)
• Up to 24 aircraft stands

Stand types:
• Contact stands (with jet bridges) — 4
• Remote stands — majority

Aircraft types served:
• Narrow-body aircraft (Airbus A320, Boeing 737)
• Limited wide-body aircraft (Boeing 767, Airbus A330)

Why should this airport be added to World of Airports?
The airport has been actively developing and features a modern terminal after reconstruction in 2022.

• Diverse traffic (domestic and international flights)
• Modern and convenient infrastructure
• Strategic regional hub in Central Asia

The airport occupies a key location between Europe and Asia, making it an important transit point.

It can also be used as one of the “Generic Airports” in the region.

Adding this airport will:
• Expand the geographic variety in the game
• Add new routes
• Enhance gameplay variety

Major Airlines & Routes

Local airlines:
• Uzbekistan Airways
• Air Samarkand
• Centrum Air
• Qanot Sharq

International airlines:
• Turkish Airlines
• Aeroflot
• Azerbaijan Airlines
• Flydubai
• Wizz Air Abu Dhabi
• Ural Airlines
• S7 Airlines
• Utair
• Pobeda
• SCAT Airlines
• Jazeera Airways
• SunExpress

Main destinations:
• Tashkent
• Almaty
• Astana
• Moscow
• Saint Petersburg
• Istanbul
• Dubai
• Baku
• Sochi
• Sharm El-Sheikh
• Xi’an
• Jeddah
• Abu-Dhabi

Unique Features or Challenges

• Hot climate (high temperatures in summer)
• Limited taxiways
• Mixed traffic (regional and international flights)
• Compact but modern apron — requires efficient ground operations
• Potential for runway switching based on wind direction

Optional: Links, images, maps, or videos

Samarkand International Airport - Wikipedia

Samarkand international airport

ALMATY	ALA	FS7889	FlyArystan	A320
ASTANA	NQZ	IQ401	Qazaq Air	A320
BAKU	GYD	J2529	Azerbaijan Airlines	E190
DUBAI	DXB	FZ770	Flydubai	B38M
ISTANBUL	IST	TK372	Turkish Airlines	B739
ISTANBUL	IST	TK374	Turkish Airlines	A21NX
ISTANBUL	IST	TK8579	Turkish Airlines	A21NX
ISTANBUL	IST	HY276	Uzbekistan Airways	A320
IZMIR	ADB	XQ964	SunExpress	B738
JEDDAH	JED	C6318	Centrum Air	DHC-8
KAZAN	KZN	HY9697	Uzbekistan Airways	A20N
KRASNODAR	KRR	A43040	Azimuth	SU95
MINERALNYE VODY	MRV	A46179	Azimuth	SU95
MOSCOW	SVO	SU1984	Aeroflot	A320
MOSCOW	VKO	DP711	Pobeda	B738
MOSCOW	VKO	DP997	Pobeda	B738
MOSCOW	VKO	DP713	Pobeda	B738
MOSCOW	DME	U62771	Ural Airlines	A21NX
MOSCOW	ZIA	U62131	Ural Airlines	A321
MOSCOW	VKO	UT809	Utair	B738
MOSCOW	VKO	HY606	Uzbekistan Airways	A320
NOVOSIBIRSK	OVB	S75549	S7 Airlines	A321
SHARM EL-SHEIKH	SSH	9S227	Air Samarkand	A321
SOSHI	AER	A45185	Azimuth	SU95
SOSHI	AER	U62012	Ural Airlines	A320
ST. PETERSBURG	LED	HH742	Qanot Sharq	A320
ST. PETERSBURG	LED	SU6979	Rossiya	A320
ST. PETERSBURG	LED	UT882	Utair	B738
ST. PETERSBURG	LED	HY639	Uzbekistan Airways	A320
TASHKENT	TAS	C630	Centrum Air	A320
TASHKENT	TAS	UH304	Silkavia	ATR72
TASHKENT	TAS	HY42	Uzbekistan Airways	A20N
TASHKENT	TAS	HY46	Uzbekistan Airways	A20N
TASHKENT	TAS	HY304	Uzbekistan Airways	A20N
TEL AVIV	TLV	C6373	Centrum Air	A320
TEL AVIV	TLV	HH544	Qanot Sharq	A320
TEL AVIV	TLV	HY301	Uzbekistan Airways	A320
UFA	UFA	A44039	Azimuth	SU95
XI’AN	XIY	GJ8937	Loong Air	A20N
YEKATERINBURG	SVX	U62861	Ural Airlines	A320

[Aron_fvg]

Well, it’s an intresting airport, especially for it’s location, wich can be an intresting hub between Europe and Asia, But for me it can be added as a Generic aairport (how you say it). Maybe in a future it can be more intresting for the Russian airlines, but for now I think it can have as main Airlines from Uzbekistan or from near country like Kazakistan or Tagikistan

[Mitya]

Yes, I completely agree.
I think this is a good option as a central airport between Europe and Asia.
Its layout is somewhat similar to the real CNN airport and to the CNN that is already in the game as a generic airport.
So I would suggest considering it as a generic airport.
Also, as far as I understand, such an addition shouldn’t take much time, and we would get another airport.
Besides, there hasn’t been much news about generic airports lately, although I support the idea of adding them.