Uzbekistan Temporarily Closes Urgench International Airport
Date
6/24/2024 3:06:14 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, June 24. Uzbekistan's
Urgench International Airport will suspend operations due to the
start of a major overhaul of the landing strip from July 20 until
August 7, Trend reports.
According to Uzbekistan Airports, in connection with the long
operation of the runway and in order to ensure the safety of
aircraft reception and departure, Uzbekistan will carry out major
construction and repair work. In particular, it is planned to
replace and reinforce the runway surface along the entire length of
3000 meters and width of 16 meters. The surfaces of the second and
third taxiways will also be overhauled.
After completion of the overhaul of the runway, Urgench Airport
will be able to accept wide-body airplanes such as the Boeing 787
and Airbus A330 without restrictions.
During the reconstruction period, all scheduled flights will be
diverted to Uzbekistan's Nukus International Airport, and
passengers will be provided with a transfer between Nukus and
Urgench airports.
Earlier in 1997, the country conducted a major reconstruction of
the runway in Urgench airport, and partial repair of damaged
sections of the runway was carried out in 2018.
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