# Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD / UBBB)

**Heydar Aliyev International Airport** (IATA: GYD, ICAO: UBBB) is a large airport in Baku, Baku (city), Azerbaijan. It opened in 1933. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,000 m (13,123 ft). In 2020 it handled 1.0 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ubbb

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GYD / UBBB
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Baku, Baku (city), Azerbaijan
- Opened: 1933
- Elevation: 3 m / 10 ft
- Coordinates: 40.4728, 50.0509
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,000 m / 13,123 ft
- Passengers: 1,030,700 (2020)
- Time zone: UTC+4 · Asia/Baku
- Website: https://airport.az/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heydar_Aliyev_International_Airport (68 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q386864
- Weather station: UBBB · WMO 37864
- Ident: UBBB

## Timeline

- 1933: Heydar Aliyev International Airport opens.
- 18 Aug 1973: Aeroflot Flight 13. 56 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 4,000 m / 13,123 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 167° / 347° | yes |
| 17/35 | 3,200 m / 10,499 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 179° / 359° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1970 | 653,000 | Wikidata |
| 1975 | 946,000 | Wikidata |
| 1980 | 1,230,000 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 2,729,611 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 2,857,000 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 2,966,725 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 3,000,000 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 3,260,000 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 4,060,000 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 4,430,000 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 4,730,000 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 1,030,700 | Wikidata |

## Routes

82 destinations in 40 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (70)

- [FZL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ubbf.md) Fuzuli International Airport · Azerbaijan · 262 km / 163 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [SCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uate.md) Aktau International Airport · Kazakhstan · 386 km / 240 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines, FlyArystan
- [NAJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ubbn.md) Nakhchivan International Airport · Azerbaijan · 417 km / 259 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [TBZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oitt.md) Tabriz International Airport · Iran · 419 km / 260 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines, Iran Air
- [TBS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugtb.md) Tbilisi International Airport · Georgia · 447 km / 278 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [IKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oiie.md) Imam Khomeini International Airport · Iran · 570 km / 354 mi · Iran Airtour, Azerbaijan Airlines, Iran Air
- [KSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcf.md) Kars Airport · Türkiye · 586 km / 364 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [ASF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/urwa.md) Astrakhan Narimanovo Boris M. Kustodiev International Airport · Russia · 667 km / 414 mi · Azimuth, Azerbaijan Airlines
- [ISU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orsu.md) Jalal Talabani International Airport · Iraq · 686 km / 426 mi · Iraqi Airways
- [EBL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orer.md) Erbil International Airport · Iraq · 710 km / 441 mi · FlyErbil
- [BUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugsb.md) Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport · Georgia · 720 km / 447 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [GUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uatg.md) Atyrau International Airport · Kazakhstan · 753 km / 468 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines, Air Astana
- [TZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcg.md) Trabzon International Airport · Türkiye · 866 km / 538 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [UGC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/utnu.md) Urgench International Airport · Uzbekistan · 896 km / 557 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [BGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orbi.md) Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base · Iraq · 954 km / 593 mi · Fly Baghdad, Azerbaijan Airlines
- [AKX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uatt.md) Aktobe International Airport · Kazakhstan · 1,221 km / 759 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [KWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/okkk.md) Kuwait International Airport · Kuwait · 1,265 km / 786 mi · Kuwait Airways
- [REN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uwoo.md) Orenburg Central Airport · Russia · 1,325 km / 823 mi · IrAero
- [SKD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/utss.md) Samarkand International Airport · Uzbekistan · 1,441 km / 895 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [ESB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltac.md) Esenboğa International Airport · Türkiye · 1,445 km / 898 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [DMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oedf.md) King Fahd International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,557 km / 967 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [BAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/obbi.md) Bahrain International Airport · Bahrain · 1,581 km / 982 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines, Gulf Air
- [TAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uttt.md) Tashkent International Airport · Uzbekistan · 1,616 km / 1,004 mi · Centrum Air, FlyOne, Azerbaijan Airlines, Uzbekistan Airways
- [DYU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/utdd.md) Dushanbe International Airport · Tajikistan · 1,622 km / 1,008 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [CIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uaii.md) Shymkent International Airport · Kazakhstan · 1,630 km / 1,013 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [TLV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llbg.md) Ben Gurion International Airport · Israel · 1,650 km / 1,025 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines, Arkia
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 1,714 km / 1,065 mi · Pegasus Airlines, Azerbaijan Airlines, AJet
- [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 1,745 km / 1,084 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [RUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerk.md) King Khalid International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,753 km / 1,089 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 1,759 km / 1,093 mi · Air Arabia
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 1,763 km / 1,095 mi · flydubai, Azerbaijan Airlines
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 1,790 km / 1,112 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines, Turkish Airlines
- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 1,833 km / 1,139 mi · Air Arabia
- [RMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lukk.md) Chişinău International Airport · Moldova · 1,836 km / 1,141 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [ZIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uubw.md) Zhukovsky International Airport · Russia · 1,890 km / 1,174 mi · Red Wings Airlines
- [SVX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/usss.md) Koltsovo Airport · Russia · 1,969 km / 1,223 mi · Red Wings Airlines
- [ADB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbj.md) Adnan Menderes International Airport · Türkiye · 1,977 km / 1,228 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [PEE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uspp.md) Perm International Airport · Russia · 1,985 km / 1,233 mi · IrAero
- [SSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesh.md) Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · Egypt · 1,995 km / 1,240 mi · Air Cairo, Azerbaijan Airlines
- [NQZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uacc.md) Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport · Kazakhstan · 2,022 km / 1,256 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [BSZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uafm.md) Manas International Airport · Kyrgyzstan · 2,039 km / 1,267 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [ISB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opis.md) Islamabad International Airport · Pakistan · 2,156 km / 1,340 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [MSQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/umms.md) Minsk National Airport · Belarus · 2,218 km / 1,378 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [ALA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uaaa.md) Almaty International Airport · Kazakhstan · 2,246 km / 1,396 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines, Air Astana
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 2,328 km / 1,447 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [LHE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opla.md) Allama Iqbal International Airport · Pakistan · 2,396 km / 1,489 mi · airblue, Azerbaijan Airlines
- [BEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lybe.md) Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport · Serbia · 2,466 km / 1,532 mi · Air Serbia
- [WAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epwa.md) Warsaw Chopin Airport · Poland · 2,559 km / 1,590 mi · LOT Polish Airlines
- [BUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhbp.md) Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Hungary · 2,564 km / 1,593 mi · Wizz Air
- [BTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lzib.md) M. R. Štefánik Airport · Slovakia · 2,725 km / 1,693 mi · Wizz Air
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 2,772 km / 1,722 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [DEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vidp.md) Indira Gandhi International Airport · India · 2,794 km / 1,736 mi · IndiGo, Azerbaijan Airlines
- [OVB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/unnt.md) Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport · Russia · 2,883 km / 1,791 mi · S7 Airlines
- [NJC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/usnn.md) Nizhnevartovsk Airport · Russia · 2,900 km / 1,802 mi · IrAero
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 2,963 km / 1,841 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 3,055 km / 1,898 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [URC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwww.md) Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport · China · 3,080 km / 1,914 mi · China Southern Airlines
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 3,143 km / 1,953 mi · Wizz Air
- [BOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vabb.md) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport · India · 3,221 km / 2,001 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 3,368 km / 2,093 mi · Lufthansa
- [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 3,368 km / 2,093 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [GVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgg.md) Geneva International Airport · Switzerland · 3,563 km / 2,214 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · Belgium · 3,659 km / 2,274 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 3,803 km / 2,363 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 3,981 km / 2,474 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 3,985 km / 2,476 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · United Kingdom · 4,002 km / 2,487 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [MLE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vrmm.md) Velana International Airport · Maldives · 4,669 km / 2,901 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [PEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbaa.md) Beijing Capital International Airport · China · 5,503 km / 3,419 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [CAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zggg.md) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · China · 6,128 km / 3,808 mi · China Southern Airlines

### Seasonal (12)

- [COV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltdb.md) Çukurova International Airport · Türkiye · 1,358 km / 844 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 1,714 km / 1,065 mi · Turkish Airlines
- [RUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerk.md) King Khalid International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,753 km / 1,089 mi · Flynas
- [CEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uscc.md) Kurchatov Chelyabinsk International Airport · Russia · 1,852 km / 1,151 mi · IrAero
- [DLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbs.md) Dalaman International Airport · Türkiye · 1,889 km / 1,174 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [BJV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfe.md) Milas Bodrum International Airport · Türkiye · 1,966 km / 1,222 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [ADB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbj.md) Adnan Menderes International Airport · Türkiye · 1,977 km / 1,228 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines, AJet
- [MCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ooms.md) Muscat International Airport · Oman · 2,028 km / 1,260 mi · SalamAir
- [HER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgir.md) Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Greece · 2,247 km / 1,396 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 2,259 km / 1,404 mi · Aegean Airlines
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 2,328 km / 1,447 mi · Flynas, flyadeal
- [TIV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lytv.md) Tivat Airport · Montenegro · 2,605 km / 1,619 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines

### Charter (1)

- [AMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ojai.md) Queen Alia International Airport · Jordan · 1,591 km / 989 mi · Royal Jordanian

### Seasonal charter (1)

- [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 2,041 km / 1,268 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines

### Cargo (3)

- [DEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vidp.md) Indira Gandhi International Airport · India · 2,794 km / 1,736 mi · Atlas Air
- [ZAZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lezg.md) Zaragoza Airport · Spain · 4,221 km / 2,623 mi · Atlas Air
- [NRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjaa.md) Narita International Airport · Japan · 7,553 km / 4,693 mi · Nippon Cargo Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from GYD, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (6)

- J2 [Azerbaijan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azerbaijan-airlines) · 55
- ESW [ASG Business Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asg-business-aviation)
- AHC [Azal Avia Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azal-avia-cargo)
- J2 [AZALJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azaljet)
- ZP [Silk Way Airline](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/silk-way-airline)
- 7L [Silk Way West Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/silk-way-west-airlines)

### Passenger (35)

- TK [AJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ajet) · 4
- IO [IrAero](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iraero) · 4
- PC [Pegasus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pegasus-airlines) · 4
- W6 [Wizz Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air) · 3
- G9 [Air Arabia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia) · 2
- KC [Air Astana](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-astana) · 2
- CZ [China Southern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-southern-airlines) · 2
- XY [Flynas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flynas) · 2 · seasonal
- IR [Iran Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iran-air) · 2
- WZ [Red Wings Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/red-wings-airlines) · 2
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 2
- A3 [Aegean Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aegean-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- SM [Air Cairo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cairo) · 1
- JU [Air Serbia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-serbia) · 1
- PA [airblue](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airblue) · 1
- IZ [Arkia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/arkia) · 1
- A4 [Azimuth](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azimuth) · 1
- C6 [Centrum Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/centrum-air) · 1
- IF [Fly Baghdad](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fly-baghdad) · 1
- F3 [flyadeal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyadeal) · 1 · seasonal
- FS [FlyArystan](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyarystan) · 1
- FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1
- [FlyErbil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyerbil) · 1
- 5F [FlyOne](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyone) · 1
- GF [Gulf Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gulf-air) · 1
- 6E [IndiGo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/indigo) · 1
- B9 [Iran Airtour](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iran-airtour) · 1
- IA [Iraqi Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iraqi-airways) · 1
- KU [Kuwait Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kuwait-airways) · 1
- LO [LOT Polish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lot-polish-airlines) · 1
- LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 1
- RJ [Royal Jordanian](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-jordanian) · 1 · charter
- S7 [S7 Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/s7-airlines) · 1
- OV [SalamAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/salamair) · 1 · seasonal
- HY [Uzbekistan Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/uzbekistan-airways) · 1

### Cargo (2)

- 5Y [Atlas Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/atlas-air) · 2
- KZ [Nippon Cargo Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nippon-cargo-airlines) · 1

Former hub of [Buta Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/buta-airways), [Turan Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turan-air).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.0M (2020) | #811 of 3,974 | #251 in Asia | #1 in AZ |
| Longest runway | 4,000 m / 13,123 ft | =111 of 29,858 | =22 in Asia | #1 in AZ |
| Elevation | 3 m / 10 ft | =42,364 of 43,403 | =3,082 in Asia | #18 in AZ |
| Age | Opened 1933 | =521 of 15,079 | =56 in Asia | #1 in AZ |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =1 in AZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | BAKU APP | 129.300 |
| ATIS | BAKU ATIS | 126.800 |
| GCA | BAKU PRECISION | 119.200 |
| GND | BAKU GND | 121.700 |
| RDR | BAKU RADAR | 120.800 |
| TWR | BAKU TWR | 119.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [ZXT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/az-0001.md) Zabrat Airport · 6.7 km / 4.2 mi
- [UB18](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ub18.md) Baku Kala Air Base · 15 km / 9.0 mi
- [UBBI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ub12.md) Nasosnaya Air Base · 44 km / 27 mi
- [AZ-0013](https://dromopedia.com/airports/az-0013.md) Sitalchay Airbase · 64 km / 40 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Heydar Aliyev International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heydar_Aliyev_International_Airport&oldid=1376693642), revision of 25 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ubbb/data