Uzbekistan to Transfer Urgench Airport Management to a Private Company. The Investor Will Be Required to Modernize the Airport

The government of Uzbekistan plans to transfer the management of Urgench Airport to a private company. The investor will be required to modernize the airport. The project will be implemented within the framework of a public-private partnership (PPP).

Today, Uzbekistan Airports announced the first stage of the tender (request for qualification) for the project implementation. The deadline for submission is September 14, 2024. The investor will work under the “Build-Operate-Transfer” model.

Currently, Urgench Airport handles regular flights from 8 airlines. Additionally, about 40 airlines operate charter flights to this airport. In 2023, the airport served 590,000 passengers, and in 2024, passenger traffic is expected to increase by 17%. According to preliminary forecasts, during the PPP period, passenger traffic will grow at an average annual rate of 7.5%.

The investor will need to build a new passenger terminal designed to serve 1,000 passengers per hour for international flights and 300 passengers per hour for domestic flights, with a total area of 39,000 square meters.

Moreover, it will be necessary to construct a new 3,500-meter-long runway, the main and two high-speed taxiways, administrative and cargo terminals, a building for special equipment, a catering complex, as well as to reconstruct the apron.

The text has been translated by AI. For more accurate information, please refer to the Russian version of the article.