The first stage builds parking for 18 aircraft and a new taxiway and brings the field up to wide-body service, with Boeing 747s and Airbus A350s named as the reference types. About 10 airlines fly Urgench today.
A partnership announced at a site visit is a promise.
The structure is a public-private partnership with one of Asia’s largest hub operators. Neither the split between state money and Incheon’s nor a completion date has been published in the accounts read.
The expansion lands in a growing market. Uzbek jet-fuel demand for the second half of the year is projected 27% higher, enough that buyers have gone to Georgia and Iraq for supply, and Khorezm anchors one of the country’s main tourism corridors.
A partnership announced at a site visit is a promise. The tests that follow are the contract award and the first pour of concrete.