Uzbekistan Airways is the national airline of the Republic of Uzbekistan, founded in 1992. It operates regular and charter flights to more than 65 destinations across Asia, Europe, and North America with its headquarters in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan and the largest city in Central Asia. Uzbekistan Airways also boasts the only direct, non-stop route to the US of any country belonging to the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Eurasia, with a direct transcontinental service to New York from Tashkent. Uzbekistan Airways is also a full member of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the specialized agency arm of the United Nations, charged with establishing international standards for civil aviation and coordinating developments to improve safety and efficiency.