Heydar Aliyev International Airport

Heydar Aliyev International Airport Heydər Əliyev adına Beynəlxalq Hava Limanı
IATA: GYD ICAO: UBBB
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Azerbaijan
Operator	Azerbaijan Airlines
Serves	Baku
Location	Baku, Azerbaijan
Opened	1933[1]
Hub for	Azerbaijan Airlines Azal Avia Cargo Silk Way West Airlines SW Business Aviation Silk Way Airlines
Elevation AMSL	3 m / 10 ft
Coordinates	40°28′03″N 050°02′48″E / 40.46750°N 50.04667°E / 40.46750; 50.04667
Website	airport.az
Maps
Site map of Baku Airport
GYD/UBBB Location in Azerbaijan Show map of Azerbaijan GYD/UBBB GYD/UBBB (Caucasus Mountains) Show map of Caucasus Mountains GYD/UBBB GYD/UBBB (Eurasia) Show map of Eurasia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 16/34 4,000 13,107 Asphalt/concrete 17/35 3,200 10,499 Asphalt/concrete
Statistics (2024)
Passengers 7,537,000 Passenger change 31.0%
Source: Azernews.az [2] Azerbaijani AIP at EUROCONTROL,[3] ACI 2014 World Airport Traffic Report

Heydar Aliyev International Airport (Azerbaijani: Heydar Aliyev adına Beynəlxalq Hava Limanı; IATA: GYD, ICAO: UBBB) is one of the seven international airports serving Azerbaijan. Heydar Aliyev International Airport is the busiest airport both in Azerbaijan and in the South Caucasus as well as one of the busiest in the post-Soviet countries. Formerly, it was called Bina International Airport, after a suburb of the Azerbaijani capital Baku. The airport is 20 kilometers northeast of Baku, connected to the city by a highway. It serves as the hub for national carrier Azerbaijan Airlines as well as for Azal Avia Cargo and Silk Way West Airlines.