Iran Drone Hits Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan Airport

Nakhchivan International Airport

Damage at Nakhchivan International Airport, March 5, 2026

Credit: Xinhua/Alamy Stock Photo
An Iranian drone has damaged Nakhchivan International Airport in Azerbaijan in the latest blow to commercial aviation from the escalating Middle East conflict. The war has caused significant disruption to passenger and cargo flights in the region and around the world. “On March 5, at around noon...
Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

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