Qabala International Airport
| Qabala Airport Qəbələ Beynəlxalq Aeroport | |||||||||||
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| IATA: GBB – ICAO: UBBQ | |||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Qabala | ||||||||||
| Location | Qabala, Azerbaijan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°49′36″N 047°42′45″E / 40.82667°N 47.71250°ECoordinates: 40°49′36″N 047°42′45″E / 40.82667°N 47.71250°E | ||||||||||
| Website | http://airport.airlines-inform.com/Gabala.html | ||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||
  GBB Location of airport in Azerbaijan | |||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||
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| Statistics (2014) | |||||||||||
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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
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Azerbaijan Airlines | Baku |
| Ural Airlines | Moscow-Domodedovo[5] |
| VIM Airlines | Saint Petersburg[6] |
From March to October 2016 Gabala was the Azerbaijan gateway for Pegasus flights from Istanbul, but these were suspended due to lack of demand.[7]
Statistics
| Passengers | Change from previous year | Aircraft operations | Change from previous year | Cargo (metric tons) | Change from previous year | |
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| 2013 | 46,658 | N.D. | 900 | N.D. | 327 | N.D. |
| 2014 | 55,651 |  19.27% | 918 | 2.00% | 3 |  99.08% |
| Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Reports (Years 2013,[8] and 2014[9]) | ||||||
References
- 1 2 3 Airport information for UBBQ from DAFIF (effective July 2012)
- ↑ Coordinates from aerial imagery at WikiMapia
- ↑ azal.az – Gabala Airport Archived 27 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ charts.aero – UBBQ charts Archived 2 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Габалинский аэропорт начинает осуществлять международные перелеты". Azeri-Press Agency (APA) LL. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ↑ Алиева, Айнур (9 September 2013). "Авиарейс Санкт-Петербург-Гябяля откроется на будущей неделе". Azeri-Press Agency (APA) LLC. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ↑ report.az
- ↑ Airport Council International's 2013 World Airport Traffic Report
- ↑ Airport Council International's 2014 World Airport Traffic Report