Nakhchivan International Airport () is a civilian airport and
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military
airbase
An airbase (stylised air base in American English), sometimes referred to as a military airbase, military airfield, military airport, air station, naval air station, air force station, or air force base, is an aerodrome or airport used as a mi ...
located in
Nakhchivan,
the capital of the
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
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, a
landlocked
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exclave
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of Azerbaijan. The airport was built in the 1970s.
Facilities
The airport is at an elevation of above
mean sea level
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. It has two
runway
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s: 14R/32L with a concrete surface measuring and 14L/32R with an
asphalt
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surface measuring .
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
See also
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Transport in Azerbaijan
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List of airports in Azerbaijan
This is a list of airports in Azerbaijan, grouped by type and sorted by location.
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References
External links
Nakhchivan International airport at AZAL*
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1970s establishments in Azerbaijan
1970s establishments in the Soviet Union
Airports established in the 1970s
Airports in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani Air Force bases
Airports built in the Soviet Union
Transportation in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
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