Qabala International Airport

Qabala Airport Qəbələ Beynəlxalq Aeroport
IATA: GBB – ICAO: UBBQ GBB Location of airport in Azerbaijan
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
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 16/34 3,600 11,809 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 55,651 Passenger change 13–14 19.3% Aircraft movements 918 Movements change 13–14 2.0%
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	19.27%	918	2.00%	3	99.08%
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Reports (Years 2013,[8] and 2014[9])

References

1. 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. "Pegasus Airlines Adds Istanbaul – Gabala Service from mid-March 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
6. "Габалинский аэропорт начинает осуществлять международные перелеты". Azeri-Press Agency (APA) LL. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
7. Алиева, Айнур (9 September 2013). "Авиарейс Санкт-Петербург-Гябяля откроется на будущей неделе". Azeri-Press Agency (APA) LLC. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
8. Airport Council International's 2013 World Airport Traffic Report
9. Airport Council International's 2014 World Airport Traffic Report