Qabala International Airport

Qabala Airport
Qəbələ Beynəlxalq Aeroport
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Government
Serves Qabala
Location Qabala, Azerbaijan
Elevation AMSL  ft / 338 m
Coordinates 40°49′36″N 047°42′45″E / 40.82667°N 47.71250°E / 40.82667; 47.71250Coordinates: 40°49′36″N 047°42′45″E / 40.82667°N 47.71250°E / 40.82667; 47.71250
Map
GBB
Location of airport in Azerbaijan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 3,600 11,809 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 55,651
Passenger change 13–14 Increase19.3%
Aircraft movements 918
Movements change 13–14 Increase2.0%
Elevation/runway: DAFIF[1]
Coordinates: WikiMapia[2]

Qabala International Airport (Azerbaijani: Qəbələ Beynəlxalq Aeroport) (IATA: GBB, ICAO: UBBQ) is an airport serving Qabala[1] (also known as Qəbələ or Gabala), the capital of the Gabala district (rayon) in Azerbaijan. The airport was officially opened by President Ilham Aliyev on 17 November 2011.[3]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 935 feet (285 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,600 by 60 metres (11,811 ft × 197 ft).[1]

Runway 16 is equipped with an ILS CAT II, which enables aircraft operations in low ceiling (30 meters) and visibility (350 meters).[4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air ArabiaSeasonal: Sharjah[5]
Azerbaijan AirlinesBaku[6]
Seasonal: Moscow-Vnukovo
flydubai Seasonal: Dubai-International[7]

From March to October 2016 Gabala was the Azerbaijan gateway for Pegasus flights from Istanbul, but these were suspended due to lack of demand.[8]

Statistics

Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI Statistics
PassengersChange from previous yearAircraft operationsChange from previous yearCargo
(metric tons)		Change from previous year
2013 46,658N.D.900N.D.327N.D.
2014 55,651Increase19.27%918Increase 2.00%3Decrease99.08%
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Reports
(Years 2013,[9] and 2014[10])

References

  1. 1 2 3 Airport information for UBBQ from DAFIF (effective July 2012)
  2. ↑ Coordinates from aerial imagery at WikiMapia
  3. ↑ azal.az – Gabala Airport Archived 27 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ charts.aero – UBBQ charts Archived 2 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ "Air Arabia adds seasonal Gabala service in S18". routesonline. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "AZAL will continue flights to Ganja and Gabala | Azerbaijan Airlines". www.azal.az. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Drie nieuwe bestemmingen voor prijsvechter Flydubai". Luchtvaartnieuws.nl. 17 February 2017.
  8. ↑ report.az
  9. ↑ Airport Council International's 2013 World Airport Traffic Report
  10. ↑ Airport Council International's 2014 World Airport Traffic Report


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