Ganja Airport
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Ganja International Airport is an airport
serving Ganja
(also known as Gyandzha), the second-largest city in Azerbaijan
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It is also used by the Azerbaijani Air and Air Defence Force
and was previously used by the Soviet Air Force
.
of 1083 feet (330 m) above mean sea level. It had one runway
designated 12/30 with a concrete
surface measuring 2500 by 44 m (8,202.1 by 144.4 ). This became Runway 12R/30L after the addition of the longer Runway 12L/30R, which measures 3300 by 44 m (10,826.8 by 144.4 ).
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
serving Ganja
Ganja, Azerbaijan
Ganja is Azerbaijan's second-largest city with a population of around 313,300. It was named Yelizavetpol in the Russian Empire period. The city regained its original name—Ganja—from 1920–1935 during the first part of its incorporation into the Soviet Union. However, its name was changed again and...
(also known as Gyandzha), the second-largest city in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
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It is also used by the Azerbaijani Air and Air Defence Force
Azerbaijani Air and Air Defence Force
The Azerbaijani Air and Air Defence Force often referred to as the Azerbaijani Air Force is the air force and air defence force of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces....
and was previously used by the Soviet Air Force
Soviet Air Force
The Soviet Air Force, officially known in Russian as Военно-воздушные силы or Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily and often abbreviated VVS was the official designation of one of the air forces of the Soviet Union. The other was the Soviet Air Defence Forces...
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Facilities
The airport resides at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 1083 feet (330 m) above mean sea level. It had one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 12/30 with a concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
surface measuring 2500 by 44 m (8,202.1 by 144.4 ). This became Runway 12R/30L after the addition of the longer Runway 12L/30R, which measures 3300 by 44 m (10,826.8 by 144.4 ).