Heydar Aliyev International Airport
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 Azerbaijan capital Baku. On 10 March 2004, the airport was renamed after the former president of Azerbaijan, Heydar Aliyev. 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, Buta Airways and Silk Way West Airlines.
Heydar Aliyev International Airport Heydər Əliyev adına Beynəlxalq Hava Limanı | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Azerbaijan | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Azerbaijan Airlines | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Baku | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Baku, Azerbaijan | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1933 | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 3 m / 10 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°28′03″N 050°02′48″E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | airport.az | ||||||||||||||
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Site map of Baku Airport | |||||||||||||||
GYD/UBBB Location in Azerbaijan GYD/UBBB GYD/UBBB (Caucasus mountains) GYD/UBBB GYD/UBBB (Asia) GYD/UBBB GYD/UBBB (West and Central Asia) GYD/UBBB GYD/UBBB (Eurasia) | |||||||||||||||
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Source: www.airportbaku.com, Azerbaijanian AIP at EUROCONTROL ACI's 2014 World Airport Traffic Report | |||||||||||||||