Yerevan airport

; Zvartnots International Airport Զվարթնոց Միջազգային Օդակայան;
Characteristics
ICAO code	UDYZ
IATA code	EVN
Coordinates	40 ° 8 '50 " N , 44 ° 23' 45" E Coordinates: 40 ° 8 '50 " N , 44 ° 23' 45" E
Height above MSL	865 m (2838 ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	10 km west of Yerevan
Street	Մ 5
Local transport	Bus, taxi
Basic data
opening	1981
operator	Armenia International Airports CJSC
surface	approx. 350 ha
Terminals	1 in use, 1 in maintenance measures
Passengers	1,726,545 (2015)
Air freight	8,604 t (2015)
Flight ; movements	8,269 (2015)
Start-and runway
09/27	3850 m × 56 m asphalt / concrete
website
zvartnots.aero; (arm., eng., russ.)

The Zvartnots International Airport is located at Zvartnots , about ten kilometers west of Yerevan , capital of Armenia , on the road to Echmiadzin .

history

The airport was completed in 1981. Zvartnots is famous for the ruins of a palace church from the 7th century. The airport system takes up the round shape of the church.

In December 2001, a concession agreement was signed between the government of the Republic of Armenia and the holding company Corporación América, which belongs to the Argentine businessman Eduardo Eurnekian of Armenian descent, to operate the airports of Yerevan and Gyumri for 30 years. For this purpose, the operating company Armenia International Airports CJSC was founded in June 2002 and commissioned with the management.

In 2004 the construction of a new terminal began. The arrival hall of the new terminal was opened in autumn 2006, the departure hall in summer 2007.

The airport was the hub for the Armenian flag carrier Armavia and Air Armenia .

Airlines and connections

Airlines

In 2020, Zvartnots Airport will be operating 29 international and Armenian airlines. It is a matter of:

Flight connections

Until December 2017, the only destination in the German-speaking region was Vienna , which Austrian Airlines flies to once a day. Previously, the Armenian company Armavia also served destinations in Germany . Armavia ceased flight operations in 2013. Turkmenistan Airlines has been flying to Yerevan from Frankfurt since December 2017. Also Germania flew in 2018 Yerevan directly from Berlin, before the company in February 2019 filed for bankruptcy.

Incidents

On February 14, 2008 a Bombardier CRJ100 of the Belarusian Belavia Belarusian Airlines ( aircraft registration EW-101PJ ) overturned while taking off from Yerevan Airport in the Armenian capital. All 18 passengers and 3 crew members on board survived, but some were seriously injured. The reason was that the pilots did not switch on the de-icing system for the wings .