The Government of Tajikistan has amended regulations concerning the Civil Aviation Agency (CAA), mandating international airports and the state-owned enterprise Tajik Air Navigation to contribute funds to the Agency's account.
Key points from the amendment:
- The CAA's workforce has expanded from 35 to 50 employees, including an additional deputy director.
- Airports in Dushanbe, Khujand, Kulob, and Bokhtar are required to transfer US$0.10 per passenger to the agency's special account at the Ministry of Finance.
- Tajik Air Navigation must allocate 0.3% of its quarterly revenue to this account.
In the first half of 2023, international airports in Tajikistan served approximately 1.668 million passengers.
The Civil Aviation Agency was established in 2017 as an independent regulatory body. It oversees the operations of international airports, which became independent entities following the 2008 restructuring of Tajikistan’s national air carrier, Tajik Air.
Twenty-nine smaller Soviet-era airports have largely ceased operations, except for the Khorog Airport, which is now under Dushanbe International Airport’s jurisdiction.
