Ganja International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Ganja, Ganja (city) (Azerbaijan)

IATA: GNJ ICAO: UBBG

Longest Active Runway

10,827 ft

3,300 meters

Field Elevation

1,083 ft

330 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

40.7387°, 46.3204°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #401 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#643 of 7558

Top 8.7% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Azerbaijan)

#2 of 3 in AZ

#4 of 8 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+8.3%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 GNJ in numbers: 10,827 ft longest runway · tied #401 of 650 published · #643 of 7,558 worldwide (top 8.7%) · #2 in Azerbaijan.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

GNJ lies at 330 m (1,083 ft), #185 of 650 published airports by elevation and 68.6 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is equal to the Azerbaijan median; NAJ is highest at 2,863 ft, 1,780 ft higher than GNJ.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Zvartnots International Airport (EVN), 94.7 NM, 12,631 ft. EVN has the radius's longest runway, 1,804 ft more than GNJ.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,827 ft (3,300 m)

GNJ runway: 12/30 10,827 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: #2 of 3 in Azerbaijan; GYD leads by 2,296 ft (13,123 ft). +8.3% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
12/30	10,827 ft (3300 m / 3.300 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Zvartnots International Airport (Yerevan)	`EVN`	94.7 NM (175.4 km)	12,631 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →