The first flight of Silk Avia from Tashkent landed at 13:10 local time. The flight time was 1 hour and 30 minutes. According to tradition, the L410 aircraft was solemnly greeted with a water arch, and the first passengers were greeted with the sounds of karnaya-surnaya.

According to the press service of Uzbekistan Airports, the current airport, built 5 km southwest of Shakhrisabz, was opened in 1983. In 1983-1996, flights on the Tashkent - Shakhrisabz route were carried out 4 times a week in the summer months and 3 times a week in the autumn-winter season, as well as twice a week aircraft flew on the Urgench - Shakhrisabz route. In 1993-1995, flights were operated on the Tashkent - Karshi - Shakhrisabz route. Air traffic was carried out on aircraft such as An-2, AN-24, Yak-40, RJ-85.

At the moment, the airport has the capabilities to provide civil aviation flights. The airport complex has a capacity of 100 people/hour.

The airfield, consisting of a runway with a length of 1,554 m and a width of 35 m, two aircraft parking lots and four helicopter pads, allows you to receive the following types of aircraft: ATR-42, ATR-72, L-410 and all types of helicopters.