Situated at the crossroads of Central Asia, Uzbekistan is emerging as a hub for air transit, with a 30% increase in air traffic recorded in the first quarter of 2024, the Times of Central Asia has reported.
The Uzbek Ministry of Transport bills the country's airspace as a vital corridor, with transit routes that account for a significant portion of global air traffic.
Specifically, 60% of the transit routes’ traffic occurs between Southeast Asia and Europe, 20% between the Middle East and East Asia including China, Korea, and Japan, 10% between the Middle East and Russia, and another 10% between Southeast Asia and North America.
State enterprise Uzaeronavigation, which operates under the Ministry of Transport, is tasked with overseeing air traffic control in Uzbekistan.
The entity currently manages air traffic for over 500 international airlines.
Uzaeronavigation recorded 188,000 flights last year, with 143,000 operated by foreign airlines.
More than 74,000 flights were serviced in Uzbekistan's airspace between January and April.
There was a 42% increase in flights operated by Uzbek airlines, which totalled over 17,000, while flights operated by foreign carriers rose by 26% to 56,000.
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