Naxçıvan Airport
| Naxçıvan Hava Limanı | |
|---|---|
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | UBBN |
| IATA code | NAJ |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 873 m (2864 ft )
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| Runways | |
| 14R / 32L | 3300 m × 45 m concrete |
| 14L / 32R | 3300 m × 42 m asphalt |
The Nakhchivan International Airport , on Azerbaijani Naxçıvan Hava Limanı , a commercial airport is near the city Naxçıvan in to Azerbaijan belonging exclave and autonomous republic Nakhchivan City .
The airport is used both civilly and militarily. The Azerbaijani flag carrier Azerbaijan Airlines currently flies from here to the domestic destinations Baku and Ganja , AnadoluJet to the Turkish capital Ankara and Moscow Airlines and UTair to the Russian capital Moscow.
Turkisch Airlines also flies to Naxçıvan Airport from Istanbul (IST) .
Incidents
- On December 5, 1995, an Azerbaijan Airlines Tupolev Tu-134B-3 ( aircraft registration number 4K-65703 ) crashed after taking off from Nakhchivan airport. During the climb after take-off, engine no. 1 (left) failed. However, the three-person crew switched off engine no. 2 (right), which was still functioning. Then there was a loss of control; the machine hit a field about 4 kilometers from the runway. Of the 82 occupants, 52 died. The cause was a long-standing, unrepaired defect in engine 1.
Web links
Commons : Naxçıvan Airport - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
- Airport data in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Accident report TU-134B-3 4K-65703 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on April 6, 2020.
