Airports
Uzbekistan Moves Bizav Traffic to Tashkent East Airport
Private aircraft can no longer use the main international airport
Tashkent International Airport
Uzbekistan officials have shifted all business aircraft operations from Islam Karimov International Airport, Tashkent’s main intergateway, to Tashkent East Airport, located just 15 km away. © Rolf Wallner via Wikimedia Commons

For private aircraft operators heading to Uzbekistan, there have been recent changes made to the accessibility of airports serving the capital city of Tashkent. According to OpsGroup, the local government is no longer allowing business aircraft to use Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport (UZTT) and is now directing them to nearby Tashkent East (UZTP, which is now the designated business aviation airport there.

Tashkent East has a single 13,123-foot (4,000-meter) runway with ILS on both ends. It is already operating to receive general aviation flights, with customs and immigration available 24/7.

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