Zvartnots International Airport

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Zvartnots International Airport
IATA: EVN - ICAO: UDYZ
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Yerevan
Elevation AMSL 2,838 ft (865 m)
Coordinates 40°08′50.19″N, 44°23′45.17″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 12,629 3,849 Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Number of Passengers 1,154,800

Zvartnots International Airport (IATA: EVN, ICAO: UDYZ) is located near Zvartnots, about 10 km west of Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia. The airport was inaugurated in 1961 and renewed in the 1980's with the development of a new terminal area. In 1998 a new air cargo terminal was opened.

In 2005, the number of passengers was 1,154,800, an increase of 2.3%. Artyom Movsisian, head of the RA Civil Aviation's Main Department, told reporters on January 19 that 7,723 flights were operated from Zvartnots in 2005 (increase of 94 compared with 2004), and 9,416 tons of cargo was transported.

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[edit] Access to airport

Bus #201 connects the airport with the crossroads of Sayat-Nova and Mashtots streets in Yerevan. Bus #108 also connects the city center with the airport. All departing passengers must pay the airport tax of 10.000 AMD (approx. 30 USD) at the exchange booth before check-in.

[edit] Future expansion

In 2004 the construction of a new international terminal began. The new passenger terminal will cost $50 million and will be carried out in three stages within three to four years. It is set to begin 90 days after the Government ratifies the project. The building of this terminal is part of the agreement signed by the Armenian Government in December 2001 leasing the Yerevan Zvartnots airport for 30 years to the Argentine-American company "Corporation America", owned by Argentine-Armenian businessman Eduardo Eurnekian. The blue print for the re-design of the entire airport envisages investments of $59 million and a timeline of about eight years. The total value of investments into Zvartnots is estimated to be $80-100 million.

On September 14, 2006 the newly built arrivals hall was opened for service. The new international terminal with its departures section is planned to open in the spring of 2007.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

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