The most important transportation hub of Armenia is the airport. Yerevan is the capital of a small state, and its air gates are called Zvartnots. It serves domestic and international flights. Located in the west of the city, in the area of Malatia-Sebastia. The large Armenian aviation company Air Armenia uses Zvartnots as a hub.
Airport History
Departing from Moscow, St. Petersburg, from the capital of any country, in Armenia you usually get to the airport. Yerevan is accessible by land vehicles, but the journey will take days and weeks. Therefore, the air transport hub is in demand, many thousands of travelers pass through it every day:
- Tourists
- businessmen;
- workers of transport, tourist, postal services.
Zvartnots is actively developing. In 2004 it began, and in 2007 the construction of a new terminal for serving international routes was completed. Every day, planes from different countries arrive at this airport. Moscow - Yerevan - daily flight.
The old terminal was commissioned in 1980. This is an architectural landmark of the city. The building looks like a truncated cone, at the base a diameter of 200 meters. In the center, the body of the dispatching service is tending to the ceiling. There is also a restaurant serving the airport. Yerevan welcomes guests warmly: an observation deck for viewing the airfield is open for visitors.
Safety and manufacturability
Zvartnots is an innovative technique, modern mechanisms, an absolute guarantee of passenger safety and maximum transportation comfort. Disabled person on a trip? And for him, the airport literally opens its doors. Yerevan is close to European cities with its architecture, accessible for disabled people, and the air transport hub is the most vivid example that everything is built “for people”.
Famous craftsmen worked on the airport project:
- Shekhlyan;
- Baghdasaryan;
- Khachikyan;
- Tarkhanyan;
- Cherkezyan.
Zvartnots - city air gate. Regular flights began in 1938. Since 1945, it is an international airport. Yerevan - Domodedovo today is a regularly serviced flight. In the form in which he appears before the traveler today, Zvartnots began to create in 1959.
Infrastructure and attractions
Once in Zvartnots, a traveler travels to Yerevan along the Echmiadzin Highway. On the way, travelers enjoy the surroundings: near Argavand there are three arches with an eagle on the pediment, and behind the great sun. This installation has become a symbol of the western gate of Yerevan. The picture is taken from the Armenian coat of arms.
On the left side of the highway is the Vahagn monument. This is the god of fire, war in the mythology of the ancient Armenians. Legend has it that a barely born Vahagn immediately stood up to fight the enemy. Let his hands be in dragonholes, the hero was adamant, decisive. He believed in victory.
In the city on the left, the central bus station is immediately visible. A regular bus from Zvartnots arrives here. Transport departs from the bus station on city, regional, and federal routes. Behind it are residential neighborhoods. One can see the Yerevan Brandy Factory.
Useful Nuances
Zvartnots has its own official website. There you can find up-to-date information on current help services and useful addresses.
To pass pre-flight registration, you should have a passport with you. Other identity documents are not needed.
Constantly discounts on flights from the main airport of Armenia. You can monitor sales on the website of companies serving departure destinations. The cost of the flight directly depends on how many days are left before the start. The earlier you managed to pay for the place, the cheaper the trip will cost. Much is determined by the day of the week, often neighboring dates are more profitable. Depends on the cost of the flight service company. Different carriers provide a different quality of service, which affects the price.
How to get to the airport?
Like any capital, Yerevan is impressive in size. Airport, how to get there - you need to learn these few words in advance in Armenian and write yourself in a memo so that in an emergency you can turn to others for help. But different things happen, often people mistakenly calculate the time or just get lost in the city. A pre-prepared memo will come to the rescue.
From the center of Yerevan to Zvartnots about 14 km. The fastest way is to take a taxi. The cost of the trip is up to $ 20. Check if the machine is with a counter, otherwise you can overpay.
Significantly cheaper will be a trip by taxi or bus. From any district of the capital to Zvartnots the road costs 300 drams. To get to the desired ground transport stop, you can use the subway. 10 stations, the fare is 100 drams, the period of work is from 6.30 to 23.00.
Minibuses travel around the clock, their numbers, stops are written on the windshield.
You can get to the airport by renting a car. The cost of such a service starts from 25 000 drams per day. The rules require a security deposit and passport.