Gyumri airport

Gyumri airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	UDSG
IATA code	LWN
Coordinates	40 ° 45 '2 " N , 43 ° 51' 34" E Coordinates: 40 ° 45 '2 " N , 43 ° 51' 34" E
Height above MSL	1524 m (5000 ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	5 km southeast of Gyumri
Street	Մ 1
Local transport	Bus, taxi
Basic data
opening	1961
operator	Armenia International Airports CJSC
Terminals	1
Passengers	35,153 (2015)
Air freight	29 t (2015)
Flight ; movements	138 (2015)
Start-and runway
02/20	3220 m × 45 m asphalt / concrete

The Shirak Airport ( IATA : LWN, ICAO : UDSG) is the international airport of the city of Gyumri and the province of Shirak in Armenia , at the same time after the airport Yerevan 's second largest airport in the country. It is about five kilometers from Gyumri.

According to the Armenian Aviation Administration, the existence of a second, "complete" airport is of strategic importance for the country.

history

The airport opened in 1961. The current building and the runway date from 1982. Repairs to the runway, which after some time were in poor condition, were not carried out for decades. It was not until 2007 that the operator Armenia International Airports (CJSC) carried out fundamental repairs on the runway, which was completely paved. The Finnish IDMAN light signaling system was installed, the ramp renovated and technology for ground handling imported.

photos

Check-in counter (2009)
Exterior view (2020)

Web links

Commons : Gyumri airport - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Aviation Authority of Armenia
Aeronautical chart for Gyumri Airport on SkyVector.com

Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )

Airport data in the Aviation Safety Network (English)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Statistics ( Memento of the original from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , General Department of Civil Aviation of Republic of Armenia, accessed May 12, 2016 @1@ 2
↑ ^a ^b Description of the airport on the Yerevan airport website (accessed April 30, 2020)

[gdca-1] Statistics ( Memento of the original from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , General Department of Civil Aviation of Republic of Armenia, accessed May 12, 2016 @1@ 2

[shirak_airport-2] Description of the airport on the Yerevan airport website (accessed April 30, 2020)