Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Samarkand International Airport entered the TOP 5 of the most dynamically developing airports in terms of passenger traffic growth rates in the ranking of the European division of the Airports Council International (ACI Europe).

At the end of 2023, Samarkand Airport took 3rd place in its category (from 100 thousand to 1 million passengers per year) with an increase of 109.8% compared to the same period in 2019.

In 2023, Samarkand International Airport for the first time in its history exceeded the 1 million mark and served 1,010,938 passengers, which is 104.9% or 517,521 passengers more than in the record year 2022.

Currently, Air Marakanda, which manages the new terminal of Samarkand International Airport, actively cooperates with 24 airlines and operates flights from Samarkand Airport to 18 destinations, 16 of which are international and 2 domestic.