Heydar Aliyev International Airport
Heydar Aliyev International Airport Heydər Əliyev adına Beynəlxalq Hava Limanı | |||||||||||||||
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View of Terminal 2 (front) and Terminal 1 (back) | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Azerbaijan | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Azerbaijan Airlines | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Baku | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Khazar, Baku, Azerbaijan | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1933 | ||||||||||||||
| Hub for | Azerbaijan Airlines Azal Avia Cargo Silk Way West Airlines ASG 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 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | airport.az | ||||||||||||||
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Location in Azerbaijan | |||||||||||||||
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Source: Heydar Aliyev Intl. Airport, Azernews.az, Azerbaijani AIP at EUROCONTROL, ACI 2014 World Airport Traffic Report | |||||||||||||||
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Heydar Aliyev International Airport (Azerbaijani: Heydər Əliyev adına Beynəlxalq Hava Limanı; IATA: GYD, ICAO: UBBB) is one of the seven international airports serving Azerbaijan. It 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, named after a suburb of Bina located within the metropolitan area of the capital city. The airport is 20 kilometers northeast of Baku, connected to the city by Baku Airport Highway. It serves as the hub for national carrier Azerbaijan Airlines as well as for Azal Avia Cargo and Silk Way West Airlines.