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Airport in Ganja, Azerbaijan
Ganja International Airport
Gəncə Beynəlxalq Hava Limanı
Summary
AirporttypePublic / Military[citation needed ]
OwnerGovernment of Azerbaijan
OperatorAzerbaijan Airlines
ServesGanja
LocationGanja, Azerbaijan
Opened1951
ElevationAMSL 1,083ft (330m)
Coordinates40°44′16′′N 046°19′03′′E / 40.73778°N 46.31750°E / 40.73778; 46.31750
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GNJ/UBBG (West and Central Asia)
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12L/30R 3,300 10,827 Asphalt/Concrete
12R/30L 2.490 8.169 Concrete
Statistics (2014)
Passengers329,156
Passenger change 13–14[画像:Decrease]4.6%
Aircraft movements3,060
Movements change 13–14[画像:Increase]0.3%
Source: ACI's 2014 World Airport Traffic Report.

Ganja International Airport (Azerbaijani : Gəncə Beynəlxalq Hava Limanı) (IATA : GNJ, ICAO : UBBG) is an airport serving Ganja [1] (also known as Gyandzha[2] ), the third-largest city in Azerbaijan.

History

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It was previously used by the Soviet Air Force.[citation needed ] In 1996 the airport received the status of an international airport and since then is used for civil aviation purposes.[3]

During the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, Arayik Harutyunyan, president of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, on 4 October 2020 stated that the Artsakh Defense Army had hit Ganja's military airport, however, Azerbaijan said no military sites were hit.[4] Reporters of Russian channel TV Rain reported that the airport had not been hit and that the airport had been closed since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Missiles hit residential buildings in the city, killing 1 person and wounding 32.[5] On September 29, the Ministry of Defence of Armenia stated that a Turkish Air Force F-16 Viper shot down an Armenian Su-25 flying inside Armenian airspace, killing the pilot—also stating that Turkish F-16 jets had taken off earlier from Ganja airport and were assisting Azerbaijani forces in missile strikes against border regions near Vardenis in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.[6] In response to the Armenian claim, the assistant to the president of Azerbaijan, Hikmet Hajiyev, stated that "Azerbaijan doesn't have F-16s – there aren't any on our soil or in our airspace". He claimed in turn that the aforementioned Su-25 as well as another Armenian Su-25 had crashed in the air while flying towards Azerbaijan.[7] A week later on October 7, satellite imagery was published by The New York Times Visual Investigations Team confirming the presence of two F-16 Vipers at the airport.[8] Following the publication of the satellite imagery, Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev conceded the official position regarding the F-16s' presence and that they had arrived in the country during military exercises prior to the war, but claimed they were not participating in combat.[9] [10]

In August 2021, IATA announced a newly assigned code of "GNJ", which will reflect the city's new name. The former code of "KVD" refers to the city's previous name, Kirovabad.[11]

Facilities

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The airport resides at an elevation of 1,083 feet (330 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways designated 12L/30R with an asphalt/concrete surface measuring 3,300 by 44 metres (10,827 ft ×ばつ 144 ft)[12] and non-operational 12R/30L with a concrete surface measuring 2,490 by 40 metres (8,169 ft ×ばつ 131 ft). The runway designated 12R/30L has long been non-operational due to lack of maintenance and navigation equipment. Renovation and reconstruction of this concrete runway is needed due to occasional military usage of the airport.

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Aeroflot Moscow–Sheremetyevo
AJet Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen [13]
Azerbaijan Airlines Moscow–Vnukovo, Nakhchivan
Seasonal: Saint Petersburg [14]
Pegasus Airlines Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen [15] [16]
Turkish Airlines Istanbul [17]
Ural Airlines Moscow–Domodedovo [18]
Utair Moscow–Vnukovo

Statistics

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Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI Statistics
PassengersChange from previous yearAircraft operationsChange from previous yearCargo
(metric tons)		Change from previous year
2012 259,451N.D.2,814N.D.917N.D.
2013 345,055[画像:Increase]32.99%3,052[画像:Increase] 8.46%883[画像:Decrease] 3.71%
2014 329,156[画像:Decrease] 4.61%3,060[画像:Increase] 0.26%721[画像:Decrease]18.35%
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Reports
(Years 2012,[19] 2013,[20] and 2014[21] )

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Airport information for UBBG from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ↑ "Airport information for KVD". DAFIF . October 2006 – via Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ↑ "Gəncə Hava Limanı". Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Major cities hit as heavy fighting continues". BBC News. 4 October 2020.
  5. ↑ Телеканал Дождь. Карабах заявил об уничтожении аэропорта Гянджи. Директор аэропорта это отрицает
  6. ↑ "Armenian SU-25 jet shot down by Turkish F-16 fighter". Public Radio of Armenia. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  7. ↑ Vazha Tavberidze; Tim Ogden (7 October 2020). "Exclusive interview: Azerbaijan's view of the Armenian conflict | The Spectator". www.spectator.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  8. ↑ Trevithick, Joseph (7 October 2020). "Satellite Images Confirm Turkish F-16 Fighters Secretly Deployed To Azerbaijan". The War Zone.
  9. ↑ "Ilham Aliyev explains arrival of Turkish F-16s in Azerbaijan". 9 October 2020.
  10. ↑ Kramer, Andrew E. (29 January 2021). "Armenia and Azerbaijan: What Sparked War and Will Peace Prevail?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Ganja Airport In Azerbaijan Secures New IATA Code". Travel Radar. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  12. ↑ charts.aero – Airport Charts for UBBG/KVD Archived 2 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ Liu, Jim (21 March 2025). "AJet Boosts Azerbaijan Network From June 2025". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  14. ↑ Mammadov, Ingilab (30 May 2026). "AZAL resumes seasonal flights on Ganja-St. Petersburg route". Trend.Az. Trend News Agency. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  15. ↑ Liu, Jim (26 April 2022). "Pegasus NS22 International Network Addition Update - 24APR22". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  16. ↑ "İstanbul-Gence seferlerimiz satışa açılmıştır". Pegasus Airlines (in Turkish). 14 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  17. ↑ "November 2023". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (5). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 463–470. ISSN 1466-8718.
  18. ↑ ""Ural Airlines" to resume Moscow to Ganja flight". Azertag. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  19. ↑ Airport Council International's 2012 World Airport Traffic Report
  20. ↑ Airport Council International's 2013 World Airport Traffic Report
  21. ↑ Airport Council International Archived 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine 's 2014 World Airport Traffic Report
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