Civil Aviation Committee (Armenia)


Civil Aviation Committee is an agency of Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure օf Armenia. Its head office is on the property of Zvartnots International Airport in Zvartnots, near Yerevan.

History

Although the Department of Civil Aviation was commissioned in 2003, Armenia's aviation history dates back to 1933 when Armenian independent air detachment under Soviet Union, started regular flights to Tbilisi from Southern Airfield.
During Soviet Union Times, all flights were operated by the state owned company called Aeroflot.
Aeroflot connected all major cities of the nation to one another. Armenia had many direct flights to other republics of the USSR. However, international flights out of USSR were flown only through Moscow Sheremetyevo airport.
During the times of Soviet Union Armenia saw the creation and the expansion of its aviation. Armenian SSR built all in all 7 airports and many other functioning airstrips.
Currently there are five official operational airports in Armenia. Two of the five service international flights while the rest serve as regional airports. Erebuni Airport and Arzni Airport are mostly designated as a military airport stationing Armenian Air Force.