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Nakhchivan International Airport

Nakhchivan, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (Azerbaijan)
IATA: NAJ ICAO: UBBN
Longest Active Runway
10,826 ft
3,300 meters
Field Elevation
2,863 ft
873 m MSL
Runway Inventory
2 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
39.1888°, 45.4584°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#5 in Azerbaijan
Out of 8 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#657 Worldwide
Top 8.7% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#913 MSL
Top 14.6% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+8.3%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Nakhchivan International Airport's longest active runway measures 10,826 ft (3,300 m). It ranks as the #5 longest runway in Azerbaijan and #657 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
14R/32L 10,826 ft (3300m) 148 ft (45m) Concrete (CON) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active
14L/32R 10,826 ft (3300m) 148 ft (45m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ 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
Tabriz International Airport (Tabriz) TBZ 73.1 NM (135.4 km) 11,825 ft ✅ Lighted
Zvartnots International Airport (Yerevan) EVN 75.7 NM (140.2 km) 12,631 ft ✅ Lighted

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock
Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle
Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/naj.json ↗