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Qabala International Airport (Azerbaijani: Qəbələ Beynəlxalq Aeroportu) (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]
Qabala Airport Qəbələ Beynəlxalq Aeroportu | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Qabala | ||||||||||
| Location | Qabala, Azerbaijan | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,129 ft / 344 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°49′36″N 047°42′45″E | ||||||||||
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  GBB/UBBQ Location of airport in Qabala, Azerbaijan  GBB/UBBQ GBB/UBBQ (West and Central Asia)  GBB/UBBQ GBB/UBBQ (Asia) | |||||||||||
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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 |
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| Azerbaijan Airlines | Baku[5] |
From March to October 2016 Gabala was the Azerbaijan gateway for Pegasus Airlines flights from Istanbul.[6] In 2017 flydubai offered summer flights from Dubai-International.[7] In 2018 Air Arabia tried out Gabala as a summer destination from Sharjah.[8]
All were suspended after one season.
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,[9] and 2014[10]) | ||||||
See also
- Transport in Azerbaijan
- List of airports in Azerbaijan
References
- Airport information for UBBQ Archived 23 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine 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
- "AZAL will continue flights to Ganja and Gabala | Azerbaijan Airlines". www.azal.az. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- report.az
- "Drie nieuwe bestemmingen voor prijsvechter Flydubai". Luchtvaartnieuws.nl. 17 February 2017.
- "Air Arabia adds seasonal Gabala service in S18". routesonline. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- Airport Council International's 2013 World Airport Traffic Report
- Airport Council International's 2014 World Airport Traffic Report
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На других языках
- [en] Qabala International Airport
[fr] Aéroport de Qabala
L'aéroport international de Qabala (azéri : Qəbələ Beynəlxalq Hava Limanı) (code IATA : GBB • code OACI : UBBQ) est un aéroport desservant Qabala[1] (aussi connu comme Qəbələ ou Gabala), la capitale de la Gabala district (raïon) en Azerbaïdjan. L'aéroport a été officiellement ouverte par le Président Ilham Aliyev , le 17 novembre 2011[2].[ru] Габала (аэропорт)
Аэропорт Габала — международный аэропорт города Габала на севере Азербайджана. Аэропорт открыт 18 ноября 2011 года. Первый авиарейс из Баку в Габалу был осуществлён 1 июня 2012 года[1].Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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