Qabala International Airport

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]

Qabala Airport

Qəbələ Beynəlxalq Aeroport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment
ServesQabala
LocationQabala, Azerbaijan
Elevation AMSL1,129 ft / 344 m
Coordinates40°49′36″N 047°42′45″E
Map
GBB/UBBQ
Location of airport in Qabala, Azerbaijan
GBB/UBBQ
GBB/UBBQ (West and Central Asia)
GBB/UBBQ
GBB/UBBQ (Asia)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 3,600 11,809 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2014)
Passengers55,651
Passenger change 13–1419.3%
Aircraft movements918
Movements change 13–142.0%
Elevation/runway: DAFIF[1]
Coordinates: WikiMapia[2]

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
AirlinesDestinations
Azerbaijan AirlinesBaku[5]
Seasonal: Moscow–Vnukovo
Ural AirlinesSeasonal: Moscow–Domodedovo[6]

From March to October 2016 Gabala was the Azerbaijan gateway for Pegasus flights from Istanbul.[7] In 2017 flydubai offered summer flights from Dubai-International.[8] In 2018 Air Arabia tried out Gabala as a summer destination from Sharjah[9]

All were suspended after one season.

Statistics
Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI Statistics
PassengersChange from previous yearAircraft operationsChange from previous yearCargo
(metric tons)		Change from previous year
2013 46,658N.D.900N.D.327N.D.
2014 55,65119.27%918 2.00%399.08%
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Reports
(Years 2013,[10] and 2014[11])

See also

References
  1. Airport information for UBBQ from DAFIF (effective July 2012)
  2. Coordinates from aerial imagery at WikiMapia
  3. azal.az – Gabala Airport Archived 27 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  4. charts.aero – UBBQ charts Archived 2 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "AZAL will continue flights to Ganja and Gabala | Azerbaijan Airlines". www.azal.az. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  6. Liu, Jim. "Ural Airlines adds Moscow – Qabala service from late-Oct 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  7. report.az
  8. "Drie nieuwe bestemmingen voor prijsvechter Flydubai". Luchtvaartnieuws.nl. 17 February 2017.
  9. "Air Arabia adds seasonal Gabala service in S18". routesonline. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  10. Airport Council International's 2013 World Airport Traffic Report
  11. Airport Council International's 2014 World Airport Traffic Report


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