Ganja International Airport

Ganja International Airport
Gəncə Beynəlxalq Hava Limanı
Summary
Airport type Public / Military
Location Ganja, Azerbaijan
Elevation AMSL 1,083 ft / 330 m
Coordinates 40°44′16″N 046°19′03″E / 40.73778°N 46.31750°E / 40.73778; 46.31750
Website ganjaairport.com
Map
KVD
Location of airport in Azerbaijan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 3,300 10,827 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 329,156
Passenger change 13–14 Decrease4.6%
Aircraft movements 3,060
Movements change 13–14 Increase0.3%
Source: ACI's 2014 World Airport Traffic Report.

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

It is also used by the Azerbaijani Air and Air Defence Force and was previously used by the Soviet Air Force.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 1,083 feet (330 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with an asphalt/concrete surface measuring 3,300 by 44 metres (10,827 ft × 144 ft).[3]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Azerbaijan Airlines Baku,[4] Moscow-Vnukovo
Buta Airways Moscow-Vnukovo[5]
Turkish Airlines Istanbul-Atatürk[6]
Ural Airlines Moscow-Domodedovo
Utair Moscow-Vnukovo

Statistics

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 345,055Increase32.99%3,052Increase 8.46%883Decrease 3.71%
2014 329,156Decrease 4.61%3,060Increase 0.26%721Decrease18.35%
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Reports
(Years 2012,[7] 2013,[8] and 2014[9])

References

  1. ↑ Airport information for UBBG from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ↑ Airport information for KVD at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ↑ charts.aero – Airport Charts for UBBG/KVD Archived 2 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ "AZAL will continue flights to Ganja and Gabala | Azerbaijan Airlines". www.azal.az. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Route map of Buta Airways". butaairways.az. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  6. ↑ Тагиева, А. (31 July 2012). "Турецкие авиалинии начали полеты в Гянджу". АМИ Trend. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  7. ↑ Airport Council International's 2012 World Airport Traffic Report
  8. ↑ Airport Council International's 2013 World Airport Traffic Report
  9. ↑ Airport Council International's 2014 World Airport Traffic Report
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