Samarkand International Airport

Samarkand International Airport is an airport of entry in , Uzbekistan, 6 kilometres from the city center. The airport has been operated by Uzbekistan Airways since the airline's creation in 1992.
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  • Type: Airport
  • Description: airport of entry in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 6 km (3.7 mi) from the city center
  • Also known as: “Samarkand”, “SKD”, “UTSS”, and “UZSS”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Ulughbek Observatory and Afrasiyab.

Observatory
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The Ulugh Beg Observatory is an in modern day , , which was built in the 1420s by the Timurid astronomer Ulugh Beg. This school of astronomy was constructed under the Timurid Empire, and was the last of its kind from the Islamic Medieval period. is situated 3½ km southeast of Samarkand International Airport.

Grassland
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is an ancient site in northern , present-day , that was occupied from c. 500 BC to 1220 AD prior to the Mongol invasion in the 13th century. is situated 3½ km south of Samarkand International Airport.

Place of worship
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Khoja Doniyor mausoleum is an architectural monument in . It is located in the east side of the fortress along the Siyob stream. It was built on the grave of Wali Khoja Doniyor. is situated 3 km south of Samarkand International Airport.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jewish mahalla and Samarkand.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 5 km south of Samarkand International Airport.

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is the city that is the bejewelled crown of the Silk Road, a rhapsody of ornate Islamic architecture with turquoise domes and soaring tiled minarets.

Samarkand International Airport

Latitude
39.70055° or 39° 42′ 2″ north
Longitude
66.98383° or 66° 59′ 2″ east
Elevation
677 metres (2,221 feet)
IATA airport code
SKD
ICAO airport code
UTSS
Open location code
8JF8PX2M+6G
Geo­Names ID
6301011
Wiki­data ID
Q976746
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Samarkand International Airport” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مطار سمرقند الدولي”
  • Cebuano: “Samarkand Airport”
  • Chinese: “撒馬爾罕國際機場”
  • Chinese: “撒馬爾罕機場”
  • Chinese: “撒马尔罕国际机场”
  • Dutch: “Samarkand International Airport”
  • Dutch: “Samarqand International Airport”
  • Dutch: “SKD”
  • Dutch: “UTSS”
  • Esperanto: “Samarkanda Internacia Flughaveno”
  • Esperanto: “SKD”
  • Esperanto: “UTSS”
  • French: “aéroport de Samarcande”
  • French: “Aéroport de Samarcande”
  • French: “SKD”
  • French: “UTSS”
  • German: “Flughafen Samarqand”
  • German: “SKD”
  • German: “UTSS”
  • Hungarian: “Szamarkandi nemzetközi repülőtér”
  • Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Internasional Samarkand”
  • Indonesian: “SKD”
  • Indonesian: “UTSS”
  • Italian: “Aeroporto di Samarcanda”
  • Japanese: “サマルカンド国際空港”
  • Kazakh: “Самарқан халықаралық әуежайы”
  • Kirghiz: “Самаркан эл аралык аэропорту”
  • Kirghiz: “Самаркан”
  • Kirghiz: “Самарканд”
  • Korean: “사마르칸트 국제공항”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Samarkand”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Samarkand internasjonale lufthavn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Samarkand lufthavn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “SKD”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “UTSS”
  • Norwegian: “Samarkand internasjonale lufthavn”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه سمرقند”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Samarkanda”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Internațional Samarkand”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Samarkand”
  • Russian: “Международный аэропорт «Самарканд»”
  • Russian: “Самарканд”
  • Serbian: “SKD”
  • Serbian: “Аеродром Самарканд”
  • Serbian: “Самарканд”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto Internacional de Samarcanda”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи байналмилалии Самарқанд”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи самарқанд”
  • Turkish: “Semerkand Havalimanı”
  • Turkish: “Semerkant Havalimanı”
  • Ukrainian: “Міжнародний аеропорт «Самарканд»”
  • Ukrainian: “Самарканд”
  • Urdu: “سمرقند بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا”
  • Uzbek: “Samarqand xalqaro aeroporti”
  • Uzbek: “Samarqand Xalqaro aeroporti”
  • Vietnamese: “Sân bay Samarkand”
  • Welsh: “Maes Awyr Rhyngwladol Samarkand”

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Notable Places Nearby

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