The most important transport hub in 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. It is 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.
History of the airport
When leaving 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;
- employees of transport, tourism, postal services.
Zvartnots is actively developing. In 2004, construction began, and in 2007, the construction of a new terminal for servicing 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, with a diameter of 200 meters at the base. In the center, the control room building tends to the ceilingservices. There is also a restaurant serving the airport. Yerevan welcomes guests cordially: an observation deck is open to the public to view the airfield.
Safety and manufacturability
Zvartnots is an innovative technology, modern mechanisms, an absolute guarantee of passenger safety and maximum comfort of transportation. Is a person with a disability traveling? And for him, the airport literally opens its doors. Yerevan is close to European cities with its disabled-accessible architecture, and the air transport hub is the most striking example that everything was built “for the people.”
Eminent masters worked on the airport project:
- Shekhlyan;
- Bagdasaryan;
- Khachikian;
- Tarkhanyan;
- Cherkezyan.
Zvartnots – city air gate. Regular flights began in 1938. Since 1945 it has been an international airport. Yerevan - Domodedovo nowadays is a regular serviced flight. In the form in which it appears to the traveler today, Zvartnots began to be created in 1959.
Infrastructure and attractions
Having reached Zvartnots, the traveler travels to Yerevan along the Etchmiadzin 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 gates of Yerevan. The picture is taken from the Armenian coat of arms.
There is a monument on the left side of the highwayVahagn. This is the god of fire, war in the mythology of the ancient Armenians. The legend says that the barely born Vahagn immediately stood up to fight the enemy. Even if his hands were in dragon fetters, the hero was adamant, resolute. He believed in victory.
In the city, the central bus station is immediately visible on the left. A regular bus arrives here from Zvartnots. Transport departs from the bus station on city, regional, federal routes. Behind it are residential areas. You can see the Yerevan Brandy Factory.
Useful nuances
Zvartnots has its own official website. It contains up-to-date information about current help services and useful addresses.
To pass the pre-flight check-in, you should have your passport with you. Other identification documents are not required.
There are constant discounts for flights from the main airport of Armenia. You can follow the sales on the website of companies serving the destinations. The cost of the flight directly depends on how many days are left before the start. The earlier you managed to pay for a seat, the cheaper the trip will cost. Much is determined by the day of the week, often adjacent dates are more profitable. The cost depends on the company serving the flight. 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 - these few words must be learned in advance in Armenian and written down as a memo so that in an emergency you canseek help from those around you. But different things happen, often people mistakenly calculate the time or simply 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 car has a meter, otherwise you can overpay.
It will be much cheaper to travel by fixed-route taxi or bus. From any district of the capital to Zvartnots the road costs 300 drams. To get to the desired stop of land transport, you can use the subway. There are 10 stations, the fare is 100 AMD, the period of work is from 6.30 to 23.00.
Minibuses run 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 per day is from 25,000 AMD. Regulations require a deposit and a passport.
