Erebuni Airport

Erebuni Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: 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
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.

Construction

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

Incidents and accidents

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.

See also

• Zvartnots International Airport
• Shirak Airport
• List of airports in Armenia
• Transport in Armenia

External links

• Department of Civil Aviation of Armenia (official site)
• Airport information for UDYE at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.