Stepanakert Airport is an airport in Ivanyan, near Stepanakert, the capital of the de-facto independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) . The airport has been under the control of the Nagorno Karabakh forces since 1992 and flights already ceased to take place with the escalation of the war in 1990.
In 2009, the construction of a new passenger terminal began. Repair work was also conducted on the main runway. According to Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Urban Development Minister Karen Shahramanian, the terminal building would be completed in November 2010; however this was delayed until April 2011. Air navigation equipment was also installed. The authorities claim that the renovated airport will be capable of receiving 200 passengers every hour.
On April 5, 2011, it was announced that the opening of the airport had been postponed. Dmitry Adbashyan, the head of NKR Civil Aviation Service announced that the airport launch would take place in summer of 2011.
The airport is still closed.
