| Qabala Airport | |
| Nativename: | Qəbələ Beynəlxalq Aeroportu |
| Iata: | GBB |
| Icao: | UBBQ |
| Pushpin Map: | Azerbaijan#West Asia#Asia#Europe |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Qabala, Azerbaijan |
| Pushpin Label: | GBB/UBBQ |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right#left |
| Type: | Public |
| Operator: | Government |
| City-Served: | Qabala |
| Location: | Qabala, Azerbaijan |
| Elevation-F: | 1129 |
| Coordinates: | 40.8267°N 47.7125°W |
| Metric-Rwy: | y |
| R1-Number: | 16/34 |
| R1-Length-M: | 3,600 |
| R1-Length-F: | 11,809 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt/Concrete |
| Stat-Year: | 2014 |
| Stat1-Header: | Passengers |
| Stat1-Data: | 55,651 |
| Stat2-Header: | Passenger change 13–14 |
| Stat2-Data: | 19.3% |
| Stat3-Header: | Aircraft movements |
| Stat3-Data: | 918 |
| Stat4-Header: | Movements change 13–14 |
| Stat4-Data: | 2.0% |
| Footnotes: | Elevation/runway: DAFIF[1] Coordinates: WikiMapia[2] |
Qabala International Airport (Azerbaijani: Qəbələ Beynəlxalq Aeroportu) is an airport serving Qabala (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]
The airport resides at an elevation of 935feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 3600mx60mm (11,800feetx200feetm).
Runway 16 is equipped with an ILS CAT II, which enables aircraft operations in low ceiling (30 meters) and visibility (350 meters).[4]
From March to October 2016 Gabala was the Azerbaijan gateway for Pegasus Airlines flights from Istanbul.[5] In 2017 flydubai offered summer flights from Dubai-International.[6] In 2018 Air Arabia tried out Gabala as a summer destination from Sharjah.[7]
All were suspended after one season.
| 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]) | |||||||