AirportsGanja International Airport is a large airport serving Ganja, in Ganja (city), Azerbaijan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GNJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GNJ
- ICAO code
- UBBG
- City
- Ganja
- State or region
- Ganja (city)
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 40.7387° N, 46.3204° E
- Elevation
- 330 m (1,083 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,300 m (10,827 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GNJ means Ganja International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UBBG. ICAO codes that begin with U belong to Russia and neighbouring states. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 40.7387° N, 46.3204° E. It stands 330 metres (1,083 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Baku, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Ganja International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,300 metres (10,827 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 5 airports of Azerbaijan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 3,300 m 10,827 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lachin International AirportLachin | LHL | 95 km |
| Gabala International AirportGabala | GBB | 119 km |
| Tbilisi International AirportTbilisi, Georgia | TBS | 154 km |
| Zvartnots International AirportYerevan, Armenia | EVN | 175 km |
| Parsabad-Moghan AirportParsabad, Iran | PFQ | 183 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,102 km | 4 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,487 km | 4 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,915 km | 2 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,727 km | 5 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,134 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,565 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,243 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,783 km | 9 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,533 km | 16 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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