Nakhchivan International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

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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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #411 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#657 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)

#3 of 3 in AZ

#5 of 8 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+8.3%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 NAJ in numbers: 10,826 ft longest runway · tied #411 of 650 published · #657 of 7,558 worldwide (top 8.7%) · #3 in Azerbaijan.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Mid-Altitude Aerodrome (2,000–4,999 ft)

NAJ lies at 873 m (2,863 ft), #96 of 650 published airports by elevation and 85.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 1,780 ft above the Azerbaijan median (1,083 ft, 3 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Tabriz International Airport (TBZ), 73.1 NM, 11,825 ft. Next: EVN 75.7 NM. EVN has the radius's longest runway, 1,805 ft more than NAJ.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,826 ft (3,300 m)

NAJ runways: 14R/32L 10,826 × 148 ft concrete (con); 14L/32R 10,826 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #3 of 3 in Azerbaijan; GYD leads by 2,297 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
14R/32L	10,826 ft (3300 m / 3.300 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
14L/32R	10,826 ft (3300 m / 3.300 km)	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

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