Russian airline Nordwind is expanding its network of flights from Kazan to Central Asia in the 2026/27 autumn-winter season. There are three destinations: Astana, Fergana and Tashkent.
Kazan–Astana. Flights have operated since 27 October, twice a week.
Kazan–Fergana. Direct flights begin on 25 November, once a week. Flight time will be about 3 hours 30 minutes, and flights will operate on Airbus A321 aircraft. The airline describes it as part of the expansion of its autumn-winter schedule to Uzbekistan.
Kazan–Tashkent. From 28 November the number of flights will rise to four a week. From Kazan to Tashkent, flights will depart on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, and from Tashkent to Kazan on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
For Kazan and Tatarstan, this is direct access to Central Asian cities that previously required a connection. For the Fergana Valley, a flight from Kazan is an additional direct link with Russia besides Moscow. For Russian carriers and Uzbek airports, regional routes that do not depend on Moscow hubs are gaining importance.
Our assessment: three destinations from one Russian city show that Nordwind is building Kazan into a regional hub for Central Asia. The load factor on the once-weekly Fergana flight will be a guide for deciding whether to add frequencies. This is the view of flycentralasia.