Recently, in the afternoon of Tashkent, the lights on the signing stage were particularly bright. Representatives from Uzbekistan Airport Company and an international consortium led by Saudi Vision Invest have jointly signed a $2.5 billion PPP agreement, marking the beginning of the contract implementation phase for the new Tashkent International Airport. The planned Central Asian aviation hub will be transformed from a blueprint into a reality within four years, with new coordinates added to the regional aviation version.

Building the largest aviation hub in Central Asia

The first phase of the project includes two 4-kilometer-long runways, a terminal building with a construction area of 208000 square meters, 98 stands, fuel facilities, and a modern air traffic control tower. In the long-term plan, the terminal building will be expanded to four times the size of the existing Tashkent Airport, with an annual passenger throughput capacity of 46 million, equipped with more than 40 boarding bridges and 160 stands. This scale will make it one of the largest aviation hubs in Central Asia, significantly enhancing Uzbekistan's regional aviation competitiveness.

Synchronized upgrade of road network

The new airport is not an isolated standalone project. According to the plan, the airport will be directly connected to the Tashkent Samarkand toll highway and the transportation network in the directions of Andijan and Bostanlik. At the same time, high-speed railway stations will be built, and shuttle transportation to and from Tashkent city will be opened, forming a comprehensive transportation hub integrating aviation, high-speed rail, and highways. The layout design of this multimodal transportation will effectively improve the efficiency of passenger distribution and amplify the radiation and driving effect of the airport on the regional economy. Keywords: Engineering Construction、Infrastructure News

Simultaneous expansion of three city airports

The new Tashkent Airport is a core project of Uzbekistan's aviation infrastructure upgrade plan, and the continued participation of international capital confirms the market's optimism about the prospects of the Central Asian aviation market. In addition to Tashkent, Uzbekistan also plans to launch the construction of two international airports, Bukhara and Ulgenchi, in 2026 to achieve the goal of increasing domestic air transportation capacity by more than 50%. With the phased implementation of new airports and expansion projects, an aviation network covering major cities and connecting regional markets is accelerating its formation.Editor/Gao Xue