AirportsSamarkand International Airport is a large airport serving Samarkand, in Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SKD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SKD
- ICAO code
- UZSS
- City
- Samarkand
- State or region
- Samarqand Region
- Country
- Uzbekistan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 39.7018° N, 66.9815° E
- Elevation
- 678 m (2,224 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,105 m (10,187 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SKD means Samarkand International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UZSS. ICAO codes that begin with U belong to Russia and neighbouring states. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 39.7018° N, 66.9815° E. It stands 678 metres (2,224 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Samarkand, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Samarkand International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,105 metres (10,187 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 13 airports of Uzbekistan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 3,105 m 10,187 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Zomin AirportZomin | OMN | 127 km |
| Karshi AirportKarshi | KSQ | 144 km |
| Navoi International AirportNavoi | NVI | 161 km |
| Dushanbe International AirportDushanbe, Tajikistan | DYU | 204 km |
| Bukhara International AirportBukhara | BHK | 214 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,548 km | 2 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,360 km | 3 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,937 km | 2 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,212 km | 6 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,238 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,807 km | 14 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,672 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,248 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,896 km | 14 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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