Uzbekistan targets June start for Tashkent airport construction

El-Balad
Bassyonni
07 May 2026

Uzbekistan plans to begin construction of a new tashkent international airport in June, after the public-private partnership agreement reaches its final stage. Jasurbek Choriev, Uzbekistan’s deputy transport minister, said the agreement is expected to be signed by mid-May and construction will start after government approval.

Choriev said the PPP deal is moving toward signature as the project enters its last approval stage. The construction window gives the government a short runway before work begins on the site in the Tashkent region.

The project is being implemented by an international consortium that includes partners from Saudi Arabia, Japan, South Korea and Uzbekistan. The airport will be built on 1,300 hectares and is expected to handle up to 20 million passengers a year once completed...

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