Bukhara International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Bukhara, Bukhara Region (Uzbekistan)

IATA: BHK ICAO: UZSB

Longest Active Runway

9,843 ft

3,000 meters

Field Elevation

751 ft

229 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

39.7753°, 64.4823°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #603 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,146 of 7558

Top 15.9% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Uzbekistan)

#6 of 6 in UZ

#9 of 15 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 BHK in numbers: 9,843 ft longest runway · tied #603 of 650 published · #1,146 of 7,558 worldwide (top 15.9%) · #6 in Uzbekistan.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

BHK lies at 229 m (751 ft), #229 of 650 published airports by elevation and 60 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 333 ft below the Uzbekistan median (1,084 ft, 6 airports); SKD is highest at 2,224 ft, 1,473 ft higher than BHK.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Türkmenabat International Airport (CRZ), 66.3 NM, 12,467 ft. CRZ has the radius's longest runway, 2,624 ft more than BHK.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,843 ft (3,000 m)

BHK runway: 01/19 9,843 × 147 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #6 of 6 in Uzbekistan; TAS leads by 3,280 ft (13,123 ft). −1.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
01/19	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	147 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Türkmenabat International Airport (Türkmenabat)	`CRZ`	66.3 NM (122.8 km)	12,467 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →