Time zone: GMT + 5 hours
Location: a country in central Asia, north of Afghanistan.
Capital: Tashkent (Toshkent)
Currency: Uzbekistani sum (currency code UZS)
Languages: Uzbek, Russian, Tajik. Business language: English.
Airport authority contact information: Civil Aviation Administration of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent Airport. Telephone: +998 (8)71 233 1885
Airports: In 2005 Uzbekistan had 247 airports, only 33 of which have a paved runway, the most significant of which are:
Andizhan Airport
Bukhara Airport
Fergana Airport
Karshi Airport
Namangan Airport
Nukus Airport
Samarkand Airport
Tashkent - Yuzhny Airport
Urgench Airport