On 3 September 2026 Urgench International Airport welcomed the first flight by Kazakh low-cost airline FlyArystan on a new Almaty — Urgench — Almaty route. As per usual, the first arriving aircraft was welcomed in Urgench with a solemn water salute.
Flights on the new route will be operated twice a week on Thursdays and Sundays.
The launch of the direct air service to Almaty expands route network of Urgench airport and accelerates development of travel between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan for personal, business reasons as well as tourism. New flight direction will also improve availability of transportation to Xorazm region and the city of Khiva, which is considered to be one of the most important cultural centers of Uzbekistan.
FlyArystan is a Kazakh low-cost airline, which is fully owned by Air Asatna group. The company started its operations in May of 2019. Until now, the airline had already been performing flights to other airport in Uzbekistan, namely on Almaty — Samarkand and Astana — Tashkent routes.
