Bukhara International Airport is an airport serving
Bukhara,
the
capital city
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of the
Bukhara Region
Bukhara Region (Buxoro Region) ( uz, Buxoro viloyati/Бухоро вилояти, بۇحارا ۋىلايەتى, russian: Бухарская область) is a region of Uzbekistan located in the southwest of the country. The Kyzyl Kum desert t ...
in
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...
.
Facilities
The airport is at an
elevation
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of above
mean sea level
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. It has one
runway
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designated 01/19 with an
asphalt
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surface measuring .
Airlines and destinations
See also
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List of the busiest airports in the former USSR
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Transportation in Uzbekistan
As of 2007, Uzbekistan's overland transportation infrastructure declined significantly in the post-Soviet era due to low investment and poor maintenance. Air transport was the only branch that received substantial government investment in the ea ...
References
External links
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Aeronautical chart for Bukhara (UTSB)at SkyVector
Airports in Uzbekistan
Bukhara Region
Bukhara
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