Uzbekistan flag Samarkand Airport (SKD)

Country Uzbekistan | Asia | Tourism Airport | IATA: SKD | ICAO: UTSS | Elevation 2224 ft · 678 m | Local time —

Destinations
23
Flights / day
14
Busiest route
Moscow
Top airline
Uzbekistan Airways

Samarkand Airport averages 14 flights per day to 23 destinations, with one domestic route and 18 international routes. A total of 16 airlines operate at SKD, led by Uzbekistan Airways. This airport provides direct service to eight countries across three continents, with Russian Federation representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Samarkand connects to Xianyang, with a typical flight time of 5 hr 25 mins. Updated: September 2, 2026

Route Network

Samarkand Airport connects 19 destinations worldwide, with Moscow standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to İzmir, and the shortest flight is to Tashkent.

Russian Federation flag Moscow (VKO) – Russian Federation 3 airlines
4 hr 45 mins
1,743 mi · 2,806 km
3
per day
Türkiye flag Istanbul (IST) – Türkiye 2 airlines
5 hr 15 mins
1,996 mi · 3,212 km
2
per day
Uzbekistan flag Tashkent (TAS) – Uzbekistan 3 airlines
1 hr 10 mins
162 mi · 260 km
1
per day
Russian Federation flag Saint-Petersburg (LED) – Russian Federation 3 airlines
5 hr 25 mins
2,102 mi · 3,383 km
1
per day
Russian Federation flag Moscow (DME) – Russian Federation 3 airlines
4 hr 40 mins
1,715 mi · 2,760 km
1
per day
Israel flag Tel Aviv (TLV) – Israel 3 airlines
5 hr 0 mins
1,863 mi · 2,998 km
4
per week
China flag Xianyang (XIY) – China 1 airline
5 hr 25 mins
2,310 mi · 3,717 km
4
per week
Kazakhstan flag Astana (NQZ) – Kazakhstan 1 airline
2 hr 40 mins
812 mi · 1,306 km
3
per week
Türkiye flag İzmir (ADB) – Türkiye 1 airline
5 hr 30 mins
2,123 mi · 3,417 km
3
per week
Russian Federation flag Mineralnyye Vody (MRV) – Russian Federation 1 airline
3 hr 55 mins
1,262 mi · 2,031 km
3
per week
Azerbaijan flag Baku (GYD) – Azerbaijan 1 airline
3 hr 10 mins
896 mi · 1,441 km
2
per week
Russian Federation flag Ekaterinburg (SVX) – Russian Federation 1 airline
3 hr 35 mins
1,210 mi · 1,948 km
2
per week
Russian Federation flag Kazan (KZN) – Russian Federation 1 airline
4 hr 0 mins
1,365 mi · 2,197 km
2
per week
Saudi Arabia flag Medina (MED) – Saudi Arabia 2 airlines
5 hr 5 mins
1,896 mi · 3,052 km
2
per week
Russian Federation flag Moscow (SVO) – Russian Federation 1 airline
4 hr 45 mins
1,750 mi · 2,816 km
2
per week
Russian Federation flag Novosibirsk (OVB) – Russian Federation 1 airline
3 hr 35 mins
1,281 mi · 2,061 km
2
per week
Russian Federation flag Sochi (AER) – Russian Federation 1 airline
4 hr 10 mins
1,414 mi · 2,276 km
2
per week
Russian Federation flag Ufa (UFA) – Russian Federation 1 airline
3 hr 30 mins
1,149 mi · 1,848 km
2
per week
Russian Federation flag Krasnodar (KRR) – Russian Federation 1 airline
4 hr 15 mins
1,459 mi · 2,348 km
1
per week

Route and destination data updated September 2, 2026.

Samarkand Airport is served by 16 airlines, with Uzbekistan Airways in the lead at 19% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 44% of routes. seven carriers operate only one route each. A total of 15 airlines operate international routes, compared with three airlines serving domestic routes. Sun Express is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to İzmir with a flight time of 5 hrs 30 mins.

Uzbekistan Airways (7 routes)
Centrum Air (5 routes)
Azimuth Airlines (4 routes)
Taban Airlines (3 routes)
UTAir (2 routes)
Turkish Airlines (2 routes)
AtlasGlobal UA (2 routes)
Ural Airlines (2 routes)
AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines (2 routes)
Pobeda (1 routes)
Loong Air (1 routes)
Qazaq Air (1 routes)
Sun Express (1 routes)
My Freighter Airlines (1 routes)
Aeroflot (1 routes)
S7 Airlines (1 routes)

Samarkand Airport provides direct service to eight countries across three continents. The route network is 5% domestic and 95% international. Russian Federation is the primary international destination.

Russian Federation - 7/day
Türkiye - 2/day
Uzbekistan - 1/day
Israel - 1/day
China - 1/day
Kazakhstan - 0/day
Azerbaijan - 0/day
Saudi Arabia - 0/day

Delays

Worst Delays · Most Punctual · Most Cancellations · Live Delays
Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
8 min late
19 min (-69.7%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
10 min late
18 min (-65.9%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Sep 5

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
40 min late
Arrival
39 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 5

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
22 min late
Arrival
19 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
37 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

17:00 - 18:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

16:00 - 17:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
7 min late
5 min (+167.2%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
8 min late
7 min (+1,070.7%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
5 flights (7 day total)

Sep 4

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 3

2026

Departure
34 min late
Arrival
28 min late
Cancelled
2

Sep 2

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 1

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
2

Aug 31

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
1

Aug 30

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 29

2026

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
11 min late
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
4 min late
min (+7.7%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
4 min late
min (-9.5%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
28 flights (30 day total)

Sep 4

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 3

2026

Departure
34 min late
Arrival
28 min late
Cancelled
2

Sep 2

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 1

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
2

Aug 31

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
1

Aug 30

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 29

2026

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
11 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 28

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
2

Aug 27

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
4

Aug 26

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 25

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Aug 24

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
4

Aug 23

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Aug 22

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Aug 21

2026

Departure
18 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
2

Aug 20

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 19

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 18

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
2

Aug 17

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 16

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
1

Aug 15

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 14

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
12 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 13

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
2

Aug 12

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
2

Aug 11

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
2

Aug 10

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 9

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Aug 8

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 7

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
2

Aug 6

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#853 (14 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#673 (23 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
10,197 ft 3,108 m 161 ft 49 m Asphalt
10,197 ft 3,108 m 161 ft 49 m Asphalt

Runway Length

18 aircraft cannot operate at Samarkand Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 10,197 ft (3,108 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Airbus A340 Private Jet 10,256 ft 3,126 m 8,999 ft 2,743 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 10,299 ft 3,139 m 6,949 ft 2,118 m
Airbus A340-600 10,302 ft 3,140 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing BBJ 787-9 10,397 ft 3,169 m 5,699 ft 1,737 m
VC-25A Air Force One 10,466 ft 3,190 m 7,999 ft 2,438 m
Boeing 747-8 10,466 ft 3,190 m 8,793 ft 2,680 m
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,299 ft 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft 3,500 m 10,827 ft 3,300 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Samarkand (IATA: SKD) operates around 14 flights per day to 23 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 1 domestic and 18 international routes, with Uzbekistan Airways as the leading carrier and Moscow currently the busiest connection. From SKD, passengers can reach 8 countries across 3 continents, and the longest runway measures 3,108 m (10,197 ft).

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