Nakhchivan International Airport

Nakhchivan International Airport
Naxçıvan Hava Limanı
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OwnerGovernment of Azerbaijan
ServesNakhchivan
LocationNakhchivan (city), Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan
Elevation AMSL2,863 ft (873 m)
Coordinates39°11′19″N 045°27′30″E / 39.18861°N 45.45833°E / 39.18861; 45.45833
Websiteairportnakhchivan.com
Map
NAJ/UBBN is located in Azerbaijan
NAJ/UBBN
NAJ/UBBN
Location of airport in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan
NAJ/UBBN is located in West and Central Asia
NAJ/UBBN
NAJ/UBBN
NAJ/UBBN (West and Central Asia)
NAJ/UBBN is located in Asia
NAJ/UBBN
NAJ/UBBN
NAJ/UBBN (Asia)
NAJ/UBBN is located in Europe
NAJ/UBBN
NAJ/UBBN
NAJ/UBBN (Europe)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14R/32L 3,300 10,826 Concrete
14L/32R 3,300 10,826 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers526,155
Passenger change 13–14Increase4.9%
Aircraft movements4,224
Movements change 13–14Increase5.6%
Source: DAFIF,[1][2] ACI's 2014 World Airport Traffic Report.

Nakhchivan International Airport (Azerbaijani: Naxçıvan Beynəlxalq Hava Limanı) (IATA: NAJ, ICAO: UBBN) is a civilian airport and Azerbaijani military airbase located in Nakhchivan,[1] the capital of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, a landlocked exclave of Azerbaijan. The airport was built between 1974-1976.[3]

Facilities

Main Terminal

The airport is at an elevation of 2,863 feet (873 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 14R/32L with a concrete surface measuring 3,300 by 45 metres (10,827 ft × 148 ft) and 14L/32R with an asphalt surface measuring 3,300 by 42 metres (10,827 ft × 138 ft).

History

On 5 March 2026, it was reported that Iranian missiles and drones struck the airport area, due to the ongoing 2026 Iran War.[4] In the aftermath of the event, the air traffic was diverted to the Iğdır Airport in neighboring Iğdır, Turkey during the airport's temporary closure.[5]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
AJet Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[6]
Azerbaijan Airlines Baku, Ganja[7]
Turkish Airlines Istanbul[8]
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 426,848N.D.3,685N.D.1,293N.D.
2013 501,690Increase17.53%4,000Increase 8.55%1,629Increase25.99%
2014 526,155Increase 4.88%4,224Increase 5.60%1,342Decrease17.62%
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Reports
(Years 2012,[9] 2013,[10] and 2014[11])

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Airport information for UBBN from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ↑ "Airport information for NAJ". DAFIF. October 2006 – via Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ↑ "Azerbaijan Airports". Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Missiles, drones coming from Iran fell on airport in Azerbaijan, source says". Reuters. 5 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "AZAL-dan Naxçıvana reyslərlə bağlı VACİB AÇIQLAMA". Oxu.az (in Azerbaijani). 5 March 2026. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  6. ↑ Liu, Jim (21 March 2025). "AJet Boosts Azerbaijan Network From June 2025". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Flights from Nakhchivan to Ganja". flightconnections.com. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  8. ↑ "November 2023". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (5). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 463–470. ISSN 1466-8718.
  9. ↑ Airport Council International's 2012 World Airport Traffic Report
  10. ↑ Airport Council International's 2013 World Airport Traffic Report
  11. ↑ Airport Council International Archived 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine's 2014 World Airport Traffic Report

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