Airport near Yerevan, Armenia
Zvartnots International Airport (
Armenian : Զվարթնոց միջազգային օդանավակայան ,
romanized : Zvart'nots' mijazgayin ōdanavakayan ) (
IATA : EVN ,
ICAO : UDYZ ) is located near
Zvartnots , 15 km (9.3 mi) west
[2] of
Yerevan , the capital city of
Armenia . It acts as the main
international airport of Armenia and is Yerevan's main international transport hub. It is the busiest airport in the country.
History
The airport was opened in 1961,
[4] and following a design competition held in 1970, M. Khachikyan, A. Tarkhanyan, S. Qalashyan, L. Cherkezyan, and M. Baghdasaryan won the right to design the first terminal building. The airport was renovated in the 1980s with the development of a new
terminal area, in order to meet domestic traffic demands within the
Soviet Union .
When Armenia declared its independence from the Soviet Union in the 1990s, the growth of cargo shipments resulted in the construction of a new cargo terminal in 1998 that can handle about 100,000 tonnes of cargo annually.
[5] In 2001, a 30-year concession agreement for the management of operations at the airport was signed with Armenia International Airports CJSC, owned by
Argentine company Corporación America, which is in turn owned by
Armenian Argentine businessman
Eduardo Eurnekian . As part of that agreement, Armenia International Airports CJSC renovated the runways, main taxiways, and ramps. In 2006, a new gate area and arrivals hall opened, followed by an overall improvement of the airport's fire services, including replacing the entire fire-fighting fleet with new vehicles. A new departures and arrivals terminal, car-parking facility with a capacity of 600 vehicles, and a government delegation terminal all opened in 2011. On 30 January 2013, Zvartnots airport was named "Best Airport In the
CIS " during the Emerging Markets Airports Award (EMAA) ceremonies held in
Dubai ,
United Arab Emirates .
[6]
In March 2024, Armenia officially expelled Russian border guards who had been stationed at the airport.
[7]
Overview
The airport is able to accept aircraft up to and including the
Antonov An-225 ,
Boeing 747-400 and
Airbus A380 .
[5]
[8]
[9] Runway 09 is equipped with an
ILS CAT II , which enables aircraft operations in low
ceiling (30 meters) and visibility (350 metres).
[10]
Zvartnots International Airport recently[
when? ] implemented a new
flight information display system (FIDS), a new automated and
biometric -identification system for baggage check-in and passenger control, as well as the installation of 150 surveillance cameras across airport premises.
The access to the boarding area is highly secured with three steps, a pre-control, a passport control, and X-ray control. The airport features a
Dufry
duty-free shop after security, as well as the Converse Bank business class lounge, with a view overlooking the gate area and apron. In addition, the airport features a
HayPost office, a pharmacy, several dining options and cafes, a
Europcar ,
Beeline ,
VivaCell MTS ,
Ardshinbank , as well as,
HSBC ,
VTB Bank , and
Ameriabank ATMs.[
citation needed ]
In December 2019, yearly passenger flow at Zvartnots International Airport exceeded 3 million passengers for the first time in Armenia's history.
[11] In 2023, passenger flow at Zvartnots exceeded 5 million passengers for the first time.
[12]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter services to and from the airport:
Airlines Destinations
Aegean Airlines
Athens Seasonal:
Larnaca ,
Thessaloniki
[13] Seasonal Charter:
Heraklion
Aeroflot
Moscow–Sheremetyevo ,
Saint Petersburg ,
Sochi ,
Volgograd ,
Yekaterinburg Seasonal:
Samara
Air Arabia
Sharjah
Air Cairo
Cairo (resumes 18 June 2024),
[14]
Sharm El Sheikh Seasonal:
Hurghada
Air France
Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air Montenegro Seasonal:
Podgorica
[15]
airBaltic Seasonal:
Riga
Armenia Airways
Delhi (begins 1 July 2024),
[16]
Tehran–Imam Khomeini
Armenian Airlines
Mineralnye Vody ,
[17]
Moscow–Sheremetyevo ,
Sochi Seasonal:
Batumi
[18]
Austrian Airlines
Vienna
azimuth
Kaluga ,
Mineralnye Vody ,
Moscow–Vnukovo ,
Sochi ,
[19]
Ufa
Belavia
Minsk
Brussels Airlines
Brussels
Bulgaria Air Seasonal Charter:
Burgas ,
Varna
Cham Wings Airlines
Aleppo ,
Damascus
Condor Seasonal:
Frankfurt
[20]
[21]
European Air Charter Seasonal Charter:
Burgas
Eurowings
Berlin ,
[22]
Düsseldorf
[23] Seasonal:
Cologne/Bonn
[24]
FitsAir Seasonal Charter:
Colombo–Bandaranaike ,
[25]
Malé (begins 5 July 2024)
Fly Baghdad Seasonal:
Baghdad (suspended)
[26]
flydubai
Dubai–International
FlyEgypt Seasonal:
Hurghada (begins 12 June 2024),
[27]
Sharm El Sheikh
[28]
FlyErbil Seasonal:
Erbil
FlyOne Armenia
Chișinău ,
Düsseldorf ,
Istanbul ,
Larnaca ,
[29]
Milan–Malpensa ,
[30]
Mineralnye Vody ,
Moscow–Domodedovo ,
[31]
Moscow–Sheremetyevo ,
[32]
Moscow–Vnukovo ,
Nice ,
[33]
Paris–Charles de Gaulle ,
Saint Petersburg ,
Sochi ,
Tbilisi ,
[34]
Tel Aviv (resumes 26 June 2024) Seasonal:
Barcelona (resumes 14 June 2024),
[35]
Hurghada ,
Sharm El Sheikh ,
[36]
Tivat
Georgian Airways
Tbilisi
[37]
Iran Airtour
Tehran–Imam Khomeini
Iran Aseman
Tehran–Imam Khomeini
Iraqi Airways
Baghdad
Israir Seasonal:
Tel Aviv (suspended)
LOT Polish Airlines
Warsaw–Chopin
Lufthansa
Frankfurt
[38]
Middle East Airlines
Beirut
Nouvelair Seasonal Charter:
Monastir
Novair
Kapan
[39]
Pegasus Airlines
Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen Seasonal:
Antalya
Qatar Airways
Doha
Qeshm Air
Tehran–Imam Khomeini
Red Wings Airlines
Chelyabinsk ,
Kazan ,
Mineralnye Vody ,
Moscow–Domodedovo ,
[40]
Moscow–Zhukovsky ,
Nizhny Novgorod ,
Samara ,
Sochi ,
Ufa ,
Yekaterinburg
Rossiya Airlines
Mineralnye Vody ,
Moscow–Sheremetyevo ,
Saint Petersburg ,
Samara ,
Sochi ,
[41]
Volgograd
[42]
S7 Airlines
Novosibirsk
[43]
SCAT Airlines
Aktau
[44]
Sepehran Airlines
Tehran–Imam Khomeini
[45]
Shirak Avia
Moscow–Sheremetyevo ,
Moscow–Vnukovo ,
[46]
Nizhny Novgorod ,
Perm ,
Saratov ,
[47]
Ufa
Transavia
Paris–Orly
[48] Seasonal:
Lyon ,
[49]
Marseille
UR Airlines Seasonal:
Erbil
Ural Airlines
Moscow–Domodedovo ,
[50]
Sochi ,
[51]
Yekaterinburg
Utair
Moscow–Vnukovo ,
Saint Petersburg ,
Sochi ,
Surgut ,
Tyumen
[52]
Varesh Airlines
Tehran–Imam Khomeini
Wizz Air
Abu Dhabi ,
[53]
[54]
Budapest (begins 17 June 2024),
[55]
Dortmund ,
[56]
Larnaca ,
[57]
Milan–Malpensa ,
[58]
Rome–Fiumicino ,
[59]
Sofia ,
[56]
Venice ,
[60]
Vienna
[61]
Cargo
Traffic and statistics
New terminal building
Check-in hall
Departures hall and gates
Annual statistics
2000s
Year
2005
[64]
2006
[65]
2007
[65]
2008
[66]
2009
[67]
Total passenger traffic
1,111,400
1,125,698
1,387,002
1,480,000
1,447,397
Departing passenger traffic
546,000
562,825
698,614
751,310
729,835
Arriving passenger traffic
547,400
562,873
688,388
628,690
717,562
Total freight (tons)
9,119
9,276
10,004
10,774
8,400
Exported freight (tons)
3,701
4,080
3,515
4,000
3,100
Imported freight (tons)
5,418
5,196
6,489
6,700
5,200
Aircraft movements (departure and landing)
6,897
6,746
7,953
8,624
8,699
2010s
Year
2010
[67]
2011
[68]
2012
[69]
2013
[70]
2014
[70]
2015
[71]
2016
[72]
2017
[73]
2018
[74]
2019
[75]
Total passenger traffic
1,612,016
1,600,891
1,691,815
1,691,710
2,045,058
1,879,667
2,105,540
2,448,250
2,690,727
3,048,859
Departing passenger traffic
816,866
807,953
845,700
830,000
1,019,765
944,373
1,048,153
1,218,340
1,318,344
1,473,019
Arriving passenger traffic
795,150
792,944
846,115
861,710
1,025,293
935,294
1,057,387
1,229,910
1,372,383
1,575,840
Total freight (tons)
8,800
10,014
12,251
10,361
10,345
10,123
18,269
22,325
18,069
19,511
Exported freight (tons)
3,300
4,741
6,687
6,109
6,450
6,607
13,784
16,984
12,010
12,755
Imported freight (tons)
5,500
5,273
5,564
4,252
3,895
3,516
4,485
5,341
6,059
6,756
Aircraft movements (departure and landing)
9,783
9,858
10,392
8,721
10,409
9,012
9,266
10,621
11,580
13,260
2020s
Year
2020
[3]
2021
[76]
2022
[77]
2023
[78]
Total passenger traffic
790,827
2,278,212
3,649,764
5,330,308
Departing passenger traffic
388,685
1,155,765
1,809,565
2,655,515
Arriving passenger traffic
402,142
1,122,447
1,840,199
2,674,793
Total freight (tons)
15,733
17,321
[a]
23,340
[b]
33,852
[c]
Exported freight (tons)
10,405
8,803
N/A
17,568
[d]
Imported freight (tons)
5,328
8,518
N/A
16,284
[e]
Aircraft movements (departure and landing)
4,963
10,106
17,345
43,485
Ground transportation
Bus routes and subway service
In 2017, a new express bus service began operation, with regular round-trips between Zvartnots Airport and downtown Yerevan. The
number 201 bus leaves the airport every half hour between 7 am and 11 pm, and every hour between 12 am and 6 am. The travel time is approximately 30 minutes, depending on traffic. Operated by Elitebus, a one-way fare costs 300
AMD . The bus terminus is on Amiryan Street, but the bus also
makes stops along Mashtots Avenue, at the
Yeritasardakan station (where passengers can connect to the
Yerevan Metro system), and at the
Republic Square .
[80]
Automobile
The airport is accessed from the
M5 highway , which connects Yerevan with the west of the country and other major highways. By car, the distance from Zvartnots Airport to the centre of Yerevan is 12 kilometers, taking approximately 20 minutes to get to.
[81]
At Zvartnots Airport, cars from rental companies are available. The airport offers various
official parking options, from premium to low cost. In addition, alternative parking options are within the reach of the airport.
Taxi service
In 2019, Zvartnots Airport partnered with
Yandex Taxi to provide passengers with taxi services from the airport.
See also
Notes
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