Lachin International Airport LHL / UBLC

Lachin, Karabakh · Azerbaijan · Government of Azerbaijan (owner); Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC (AZAL) and its Azeraeronavigation (AZANS) air-traffic division operate/equip the field, with DFS Aviation Services (Germany) contracted to modernize its ATC systems

Limited hoursInternational · customs & immigrationJet A-1

ICAO / IATAUBLC / LHL

OperatorGovernment of Azerbaijan (owner); Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC (AZAL) and its Azeraeronavigation (AZANS) air-traffic division operate/equip the field, with DFS Aviation Services (Germany) contracted to modernize its ATC systems

Coordinates39.8838°N, 46.3631°E

Elevation5,577 ft · 1,700 m

Time zoneAZT (UTC+4, no DST)

Passengers / yr—

CustomsYes

Border controlYes

SchengenNo

FuelJet A-1

Bonded—

AIP referenceUBLC — Azerbaijan AIP (AZANS eAIP), AD 2-UBLC

Operating hoursNo H24 designation published. The airport was inaugurated 28 May 2025 but has not entered scheduled commercial service: as of September 2026 no carrier or route could be identified on any live tracker (zero scheduled departures), and Azerbaijan's own transit-ministry infrastructure page still described it as 'under construction' well after the ribbon-cutting. Treat as a ceremonial/pre-commercial opening rather than a live public gateway; any operation should be coordinated directly with AZANS/AZAL rather than assumed from a published schedule.

TerminalsSingle passenger terminal (~5,000 sqm), built to a design throughput of roughly 200 passengers/hour; fuel and customs/immigration provisioning follow from the airport's official 'international airport' government designation rather than from any observed live throughput.

Runways (1)

14/32 · 3,000 m / 9,843 ft · 60 m wide · Asphalt/Concrete

Airport contact

www.azal.az/en

Azerbaijan's highest-altitude airport (1,700-1,800m AMSL) and the third international airport built in its Karabakh/East Zangezur liberated territories, after Fuzuli and Zangilan; sited near Gorchu village, roughly 30km from Lachin city, 60km from Kalbajar and 70km from Shusha, primarily to serve the Lachin-Kalbajar return-and-reconstruction corridor. Opened 28 May 2025 with the presidents of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Pakistan in attendance, but well over a year later it still shows no identifiable scheduled carrier or route — pax is correctly null since no traffic has ever been published, and 'international airport' status here reflects a 2025 government designation rather than a demonstrated commercial gateway. Confirm current operational status, PPR requirements and any seasonal or charter service directly with AZAL/AZANS before planning around this field.

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Ground handling Not listed

Aircraft fuel Unconfirmed

Lachin International Airport (state operator)

Lachin Intl opened 28 May 2025 as a state-built, state-operated field (IATA LHL / ICAO UBLC per az.wikipedia; recorded owner Azerbaijan, operator "Hokumet" -- the national government) and, like any operating international airport, needs an on-site aviation-fuel capability, but official Azerbaijani coverage of the May 2025 opening (az.wikipedia, read in full) does not itemise any fuel depot. The specific figures previously cited here (5 tanks, approx. 15,000 m3, dedicated tanker-truck logistics area, also feeding the Lachin/Kalbajar helicopter landing sites) trace only to a single non-authoritative Azerbaijani SEO/content-farm article (qebulol.az -- an overseas-study-admissions consultancy's blog, not a government or press outlet), which elsewhere wrongly claims the airport's ICAO code is "not yet finalised" even though UBLC was already assigned at opening -- a confirmed factual error that discredits the source. Those tank/capacity figures should not be treated as confirmed. No commercial fuel company (e.g. SOCAR) or into-plane agent is named in any reliable source; presumed state/airport-operated pending confirmation of an into-plane agent.

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De-icing Not listed

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Part-145 base maintenance Not listed

Component shops & overhaul Not listed

Flight catering Not listed

Aircraft cleaning Not listed

Ground support equipment Not listed

Cargo handling Not listed

Aviation security Unconfirmed

Lachin International Airport (state operator)

Official Azerbaijani-language coverage of the airport's May 2025 opening (az.wikipedia, read in full) confirms the terminal was built with check-in and security systems and baggage conveyors ("qeydiyyat ve tehlukesizlik sistemleri, baqaj konveyerleri"), i.e. a real if unspecified passenger/baggage-screening capability. The more specific claim of a biometric "Smart-Gate" passenger-processing system, plus a stated security-staff headcount, traces only to the same non-authoritative Azerbaijani SEO/content-farm article (qebulol.az) discussed under fuel above, not to government or press coverage, and could not be independently confirmed -- do not treat the Smart-Gate detail as verified. No named third-party aviation-security contractor is documented; presumed state/airport self-provided.

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Passenger & crew transport Not listed

Flight support Not listed

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