BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 6. The airport in
Azerbaijan’s Alat Free Economic Zone (FEZ) will be ready for
operation by late March or early April 2027, Valeh Aleskerov,
chairman of the Alat FEZ Board, said at the German-Azerbaijani
Conference on Connectivity in Baku on Tuesday, Trend’s correspondent
reports.
According to Aleskerov, one of the factors making the Alat FEZ
attractive is its location at the intersection of the North-South
and East-West international transport corridors, as well as its
proximity to the Port of Baku.
“Given that access to transport infrastructure is vital for many
sectors and industries involved in modern high-tech manufacturing,
we agreed with local cargo carrier Silk Way Airlines to develop an
airport and adjacent logistics infrastructure within the Alat FEZ,”
Aleskerov said.
He noted that a 750-hectare plot of land has been allocated for
the project.
“Construction of this airport began in April 2024 and will be
completed by the end of this year, and it will be ready for
operation no later than late March or early April 2027,” the
chairman said.
According to Aleskerov, the airport will initially have an
annual cargo handling capacity of 500,000 tons, with plans to
increase it to at least 2 million tons per year.
The German-Azerbaijani Conference on Strategic Partnership and
Connectivity, organized by the German-Azerbaijani Chamber of
Commerce (AHK Azerbaijan), is being held in Baku. The event brings
together representatives of government agencies from Germany and
Azerbaijan, business circles and international financial
institutions.
The conference focuses on mobilizing financing for
infrastructure, transport, logistics, green energy and
digitalization along the Middle Corridor.
The program also includes panel discussions and
business-to-government roundtables on developing the Middle
Corridor, attracting investment, green energy, public-private
partnerships, digital transformation and cybersecurity.
The conference aims to expand German-Azerbaijani economic
cooperation and establish new partnerships in infrastructure,
energy, transport, logistics and digitalization.
