Ganja International Airport
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Ganja International Airport (Azerbaijani: Gəncə Beynəlxalq Hava Limanı) (IATA: GNJ, ICAO: UBBG) is an airport serving Ganja[1] (also known as Gyandzha[2]), the second-largest city in Azerbaijan.
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Airport type | Public / Military[citation needed] | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of Azerbaijan | ||||||||||
Operator | Government | ||||||||||
Serves | Ganja | ||||||||||
Location | Ganja, Azerbaijan | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,083 ft / 330 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°44′16″N 046°19′03″E | ||||||||||
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Source: ACI's 2014 World Airport Traffic Report. |
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It was previously used by the Soviet Air Force.[citation needed] In 1996 the airport received the status of an international airport and since then is used for civil aviation purposes.[3]
In August 2021 IATA announced a newly assigned code of “GNJ”, which will reflect the city's new name. The former code of “KVD” refers to the old toponym, Kirovabad.[4]