Ganja International Airport
Ganja International Airport Gəncə Beynəlxalq Hava Limanı | |||||||||||
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Coordinates | 40°44′16″N 046°19′03″E / 40.73778°N 46.31750°E | ||||||||||
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Location of airport in Ganja, Azerbaijan | |||||||||||
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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 second-largest city in Azerbaijan.
It was previously used by the
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 old toponym, Kirovabad.[4]
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war
During the
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.[7] [8] 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. [9]
A week later on October 7, satellite imagery was published by the
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 1,083 feet (330 m) above
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Aeroflot | Moscow–Sheremetyevo |
Azerbaijan Airlines | Moscow–Vnukovo, Nakhchivan, Saint Petersburg |
Azimuth | Moscow–Vnukovo |
Moscow–Domodedovo
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Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[14]
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Turkish Airlines | Istanbul |
Utair | Moscow–Vnukovo |
Statistics
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Passengers | Change from previous year | Aircraft operations | Change from previous year | Cargo (metric tons) |
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2012 | 259,451 | N.D. | 2,814 | N.D. | 917 | N.D. |
2013 | 345,055 | 32.99% | 3,052 | 8.46% | 883 | 3.71% |
2014 | 329,156 | 4.61% | 3,060 | 0.26% | 721 | 18.35% |
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Reports (Years 2012,[15] 2013,[16] and 2014[17]) |
See also
References
- ^ Airport information for UBBG[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for KVD at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ "Gəncə Hava Limanı". Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Ganja Airport In Azerbaijan Secures New IATA Code - Travel Radar". Travel Radar - Aviation News. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Major cities hit as heavy fighting continues". BBC News. 4 October 2020.
- ^ Телеканал Дождь. Карабах заявил об уничтожении аэропорта Гянджи. Директор аэропорта это отрицает
- ^ "Armenian SU-25 jet shot down by Turkish F-16 fighter". Public Radio of Armenia. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Turkey's F-16 fighter downs Armenia's Su-25 from Azerbaijani territory — Yerevan". TASS. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ Tavberidze, Tim Ogden & Vazha (7 October 2020). "Exclusive interview: Azerbaijan's view of the Armenian conflict | The Spectator". www.spectator.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ Trevithick, Joseph (7 October 2020). "Satellite Images Confirm Turkish F-16 Fighters Secretly Deployed To Azerbaijan". The War Zone.
- ^ "Ilham Aliyev explains arrival of Turkish F-16s in Azerbaijan". 9 October 2020.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ charts.aero – Airport Charts for UBBG/KVD Archived 2 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "İstanbul-Gence seferlerimiz satışa açılmıştır". Pegasus Airlines (in Turkish). 14 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ Airport Council International's 2012 World Airport Traffic Report
- ^ Airport Council International's 2013 World Airport Traffic Report
- ^ Airport Council International Archived 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine's 2014 World Airport Traffic Report
External links
- Current weather for UBBG at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for KVD at Aviation Safety Network
- Accident history for GNJ at Aviation Safety Network