▁of ▁roads ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁is ▁ 1 , 9 2 1 ▁km . ▁The ▁international ▁significance ▁of ▁the ▁Bal ak ə n - L ag ode k hi ▁highway ▁( the ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁Y ev la kh - Bal ak an ▁highway ) ▁has ▁increased ▁since ▁A zer ba ij an ▁gained ▁independence . ▁The ▁economic - ge ographical ▁region ▁joins ▁the ▁South ▁C au cas us ▁and ▁TR ACE CA ▁transport ▁network ▁with ▁this ▁highway . ▁▁ ▁Only ▁ 1 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁roads ▁are ▁covered ▁with ▁as ph alt ▁in ▁the ▁economic - ge ographical ▁region . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁gra vel ▁roads ▁const itute ▁ 5 5 %, ▁ground ▁ro ds ▁ 8 % ▁of ▁total ▁roads . ▁ ▁Air ▁transport ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Soviet ▁period , ▁regular ▁fl ights ▁from ▁B aku ▁to ▁Zag atal a ▁and ▁Sh aki ▁were ▁flying . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁air ports ▁were ▁used ▁for ▁san it ary ▁av iation ▁in ▁other ▁administrative ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁( Bal ak an , ▁G akh , ▁Gab ala ). ▁ ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁air ▁transport ▁has ▁been ▁rev ived ▁in ▁She ki - Z ag atal a ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁the ▁new ▁air port ▁in ▁Zag atal a ▁was ▁put ▁into ▁operation . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁air port ▁in ▁Gab ala . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁raising ▁passenger ▁traffic , ▁they ▁facil itate ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁tour ists ▁to ▁the ▁region .