Nakhchivan International Airport (Azerbaijani: Naxçıvan Beynəlxalq Hava Limanı) (IATA: NAJ, ICAO: UBBN) is a civilian airport and Azeri military airbase located in Nakhchivan,[1] the capital of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, a landlocked exclave of Azerbaijan. The airport was built in the 1970s.[3]
Facilities
The airport is at an elevation of 2,863 feet (873 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 14R/32L with a concrete surface measuring 3,300 by 45 metres (10,827 ft × 148 ft) and 14L/32R with an asphalt surface measuring 3,300 by 42 metres (10,827 ft × 138 ft).
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Azerbaijan Airlines | Baku, Ganja |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul |
| Utair | Moscow–Vnukovo |
Statistics
| Passengers | Change from previous year | Aircraft operations | Change from previous year | Cargo (metric tons) |
Change from previous year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 426,848 | N.D. | 3,685 | N.D. | 1,293 | N.D. |
| 2013 | 501,690 |  17.53% |
4,000 | 8.55% |
1,629 | 25.99%
|
| 2014 | 526,155 | 4.88% |
4,224 | 5.60% |
1,342 |  17.62%
|
| Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Reports (Years 2012,[4] 2013,[5] and 2014[6]) | ||||||
See also
References
- ^ a b Airport information for UBBN[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for NAJ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ "Azerbaijan Airports". Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ Airport Council International's 2012 World Airport Traffic Report
- ^ Airport Council International's 2013 World Airport Traffic Report
- ^ Airport Council International's 2014 World Airport Traffic Report
External links
Media related to Naxçıvan Airport at Wikimedia Commons
