Nakhchivan International Airport

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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]

Nakhchivan International Airport Naxçıvan Hava Limanı
IATA: NAJ ICAO: UBBN
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Owner	Government of Azerbaijan
Serves	Nakhchivan
Location	Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan
Elevation AMSL	2,863 ft / 873 m
Coordinates	39°11′19″N 045°27′30″E
Website	airportnakhchivan.com
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 14R/32L 3,300 10,826 Concrete 14L/32R 3,300 10,826 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 526,155 Passenger change 13–14 4.9% Aircraft movements 4,224 Movements change 13–14 5.6%
Source: DAFIF,[1][2] ACI's 2014 World Airport Traffic Report.

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
AJet	Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[4]
Azerbaijan Airlines	Baku, Ganja
Turkish Airlines	Istanbul[5]
Utair	Moscow–Vnukovo

Statistics

Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI 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,[6] 2013,[7] and 2014[8])

See also

• Transport in Azerbaijan
• List of airports in Azerbaijan