Erebuni Airport

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Erebuni Airport
IATA: noneICAO: UDYE
Summary
Airport type Joint (Civil and Military)
Location Yerevan
Elevation AMSL 2,948 ft / 899 m
Coordinates 40°07′42″N 44°28′22″E / 40.12833°N 44.47278°E / 40.12833; 44.47278Coordinates: 40°07′42″N 44°28′22″E / 40.12833°N 44.47278°E / 40.12833; 44.47278
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
03/21 9,134 2,784 Asphalt

Erebuni Airport (ICAO: UDYE) is a joint civil and military airport serving Yerevan and the country of Armenia. It is located 7.3 kilometres (4.5 mi) south of the center of Yerevan. At present, the airport is mostly operated by the military, although private firms operate chartered helicopter flights inside the country and to the CIS.

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Construction[edit]

  • Architects: L. Sh. Khristaforyan, R. G. Asratyan
  • Design engineers: E. N. Tosunyan, I. G. Baghramyan

Incidents and accidents[edit]

On November 4, 2008, an Mi-24 military helicopter belonging to the Armed Forces of Armenia crashed as it was preparing for a training flight. Captain Arshak Nersisyan died as a result of the accident. [1]

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