Qabala International Airport

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Qabala Airport
Qəbələ Beynəlxalq Aeroport
IATA: GBB – ICAO: UBBQ
GBB is located in Azerbaijan
GBB
GBB
Location of airport in Azerbaijan
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Government
Serves Qabala
Location Qabala, Azerbaijan
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Website http://airport.airlines-inform.com/Gabala.html
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

Airlines Destinations
Azerbaijan Airlines Baku
Pegasus Airlines Istanbul-Sabiha-Gökçen[5]
Ural Airlines Moscow-Domodedovo[6]
VIM Airlines Saint Petersburg[7]

Statistics

Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI Statistics
Passengers Change from previous year Aircraft operations Change from previous year Cargo
(metric tons)		 Change from previous year
2013 46,658 N.D. 900 N.D. 327 N.D.
2014 55,651 Increase19.27% 918 Increase 2.00% 3 Decrease99.08%
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Reports
(Years 2013,[8] and 2014[9])

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Airport information for UBBQ from DAFIF (effective July 2012)
  2. ↑ Coordinates from aerial imagery at WikiMapia
  3. ↑ azal.az – Gabala Airport
  4. ↑ charts.aero – UBBQ charts
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Airport Council International's 2013 World Airport Traffic Report
  9. ↑ Airport Council International's 2014 World Airport Traffic Report


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