AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines (Flag carrier)
The other passenger airlines of Azerbaijan:
SW Business Aviation
Turan Air
Defunct airlines of Azerbaijan:
Imair Airlines
Air Transport in Azerbaijan
There are regular flights between Azerbaijan and former Soviet countries, UK, Germany, France, Austria, Italy, Israel, Iran, Turkey, UAE, China, Georgia and has a cargo flights in UAE, Turkey, Luxembourg, Germany, China, Kyrgystan Afghanistan and Iraq. The national airline is Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL).
There are 5 international airports located in Baku, Ganja, Nakhchivan, Lenkaran, Zaqatala. Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku reopened in 1999 after a US$64 million upgrading and extension financed by Turkish company Enka. The airport can now handle 1,600 passengers an hour. The new runways are also able to serve jumbojets. The complete overhaul of International Airport in Nakhchivan has been completed in May 2004. The US$32 million reconstruction project of Ganja Airport has been launched by the Government and was completed by mid 2006. In 2008 were opened two airports in Azerbaijan. The Lenkaran International Airport is in south of Azerbaijan and Zaqatala Airport is in the north-west of Azerbaijan territory.
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