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Karshi Airport (ICAO UTSK, IATA KSQ) is the civil airfield serving Qarshi in south-eastern Uzbekistan's Qashqadaryo Region, operated by Uzbekistan Airways on behalf of the state. It offers a single long, hard-surfaced runway equipped with an ILS, making it a straightforward destination for instrument approaches in this part of Central Asia.
Karshi Airport is a civil aerodrome south-west of the city of Qarshi in Qashqadaryo Region, Uzbekistan. It is owned by the Government of Uzbekistan and operated by Uzbekistan Airways, and it should not be confused with the nearby Karshi-Khanabad Air Base, a separate military installation. For the simulator pilot it presents an interesting single-runway airport with a substantial length and an ILS approach, set in the semi-arid landscape of southern Uzbekistan.
The airport lies in south-eastern Uzbekistan, south-west of the city of Qarshi, within Qashqadaryo Region. It sits at coordinates 38.8024N, 65.7731E at an elevation of 1,224 ft. The separate Karshi-Khanabad Air Base, a military airfield, lies in the same general area but is a distinct facility from the civil airport described here.
Karshi Airport has a single paved, hard-surfaced runway aligned 16/34, lit for night operations. The runway 16 end is listed at 9,275 ft in length, while the 34 end is listed at 8,850 ft; both figures describe the same physical strip measured from opposite thresholds. An ILS serves the approach to runway 16.
No specific communications frequencies for Karshi Airport are published in the sources available. The field is equipped with an ILS for runway 16, giving pilots an instrument approach aid at this airport, though the associated frequency is not given here.
Karshi Airport is a civil airport distinct from the nearby Karshi-Khanabad Air Base, with which it is sometimes confused. It is owned by the Government of Uzbekistan and has operated as a civil facility serving the city of Qarshi, with scheduled airline services connecting the airport to destinations within Uzbekistan and abroad.
The airport remains in active use as a civil facility operated by Uzbekistan Airways. Reported scheduled services have included Qanot Sharq flights to Istanbul, Silk Avia to Tashkent, Ural Airlines to Moscow-Domodedovo and Moscow-Zhukovsky, and Uzbekistan Airways flights to Moscow-Vnukovo and Saint Petersburg. No sim-specific scenery availability is noted in the sources.
