The Civil Aviation Committee ( hy, Քաղաքացիական ավիացիայի կոմիտե) is an agency of the

Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure The Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of Armenia ( hy, ՀՀ տարածքային կառավարման և ենթակառուցվածքների նախարարություն) is a republican body of executive authority, which ...

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Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...

. Its head office is on the property of

Zvartnots International Airport Zvartnots International Airport ( hy, Զվարթնոց միջազգային օդանավակայան, translit=Zvart'nots' mijazgayin ōdanavakayan) is located near Zvartnots, west of Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia. It acts as the main ...

in Zvartnots, near

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Y ...

History

Although the Department of Civil Aviation was commissioned in 2003, Armenia's aviation history dates back to 1933 when Armenian independent air detachments under the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

, started regular flights to

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the Capital city, capital and the List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia (country), Georgia, lying on the ...

from the Southern Airfield (former name of

Erebuni Airport Erebuni Airport ( hy, Էրեբունի օդանավակայան) is a military airport serving Yerevan and the country of Armenia. It is located south of the center of Yerevan. At present, the airport is mostly operated by the military and is ho ...

). During the

, all flights were operated by the state owned company called

Aeroflot PJSC AeroflotRussian Airlines (russian: ПАО "Аэрофло́т — Росси́йские авиали́нии", ), commonly known as Aeroflot ( or ; russian: Аэрофлот, , ), is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Russia. The ...

. Aeroflot connected all major cities of the nation to one another. Armenia had several direct flights to other republics of the Soviet Union. However, international flights out of the USSR were flown only through Moscow Sheremetyevo airport. During the Soviet Union, Armenia saw the creation and the expansion of its aviation industry. The

Armenian SSR The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic,; russian: Армянская Советская Социалистическая Республика, translit=Armyanskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika) also commonly referred to as Soviet A ...

built seven airports and many other functioning airstrips throughout the country. Currently, there are five official operational airports in Armenia. Two of the five ( Shirak Airport and

Zvartnots Airport Zvartnots International Airport ( hy, Զվարթնոց միջազգային օդանավակայան, translit=Zvart'nots' mijazgayin ōdanavakayan) is located near Zvartnots, west of Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia. It acts as the main ...

) service international flights, while the rest serve as regional airports. Meanwhile,

and Arzni Airport are mostly designated as a military airport, stationing the

Armenian Air Force The Armenian Air Force ( hy, Հայաստանի Ռազմաօդային Ուժեր, Hayastani Razmaodayin Uzher) is the air arm of the Armed Forces of Armenia formed by independent Armenia in 1992 in the wake of the dissolution of the Soviet Unio ...

. On 15 November 2021, the

Government of Armenia A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a State (polity), state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, Executive (government), e ...

and the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been des ...

signed the Armenia-EU Common Aviation Area Agreement. As part of the agreement, all EU airlines will be able to operate direct flights from anywhere in the EU to any airport in Armenia, and the same will apply to Armenian airlines. In addition, Armenia will continue to bring its legislation in line with EU aviation standards, including on aviation security, air traffic control, economic regulation, competition, and consumer protection. Armenia also cooperates with the

European Union Aviation Safety Agency The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is an agency of the European Union (EU) with responsibility for civil aviation safety. It carries out certification, regulation and standardisation and also performs investigation and monitori ...

(EASA) and participates in the EASA's Pan-European Partners (PANEP) initiative.

References

External links

General Department of Civil Aviation of Armenia

General Department of Civil Aviation of Armenia

General Department of Civil Aviation of Armenia
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Transport organizations based in Armenia

History

See also

References

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