Baku Airport (GYD) Information

Where is Baku Airport?  

Baku, the largest city on the Caspian Sea, is unique, as it is situated 28 metres (92 feet) below sea level, making it the largest city in the world located below sea level, as well as the lowest lying capital in the world.

Collectively, Baku's Shirvanshah's Palace, Maiden Tower and entire Inner City, are a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. Baku is considered one of the world's top cities for urban nightlife.

Baku International Airport (IATA: GYD, ICAO: UBBB), officially Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport, also referred to as Baku Heydar Aliyev Airport, Bina International Airport Azerbaijani, Bina Airport, Azerbaijan Airport, or simply Baku Airport, is located 20 kilometres (12 miles) northeast of central Baku, Azerbaijan. The airport's IATA code was changed (its former code was BAK). The airport is named to honour Heydar Aliyev, the former President of Azerbaijan.

Baku Airport serves about 3 million passengers a year, making it the busiest airport in Azerbaijan.

Baku Airport is a hub for Azerbaijan Airlines and Silk Way Airlines. Other airlines that fly to Baku Airport include Aeroflot, Air Astana, airBaltic, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, China Southern Airlines, flydubai, Iran Air, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, Tajik Air, Turkish Airlines and Wizz Air.

Cities with flights Abu Dhabi, Almaty, Ankara, Antalya, Astana, Beijing, Budapest, Bursa, Doha, Dubai, Frankfurt, Geneva, Istanbul, Izmir, Kabul, Kiev, London, Milan, Minsk, Moscow, New York, Paris, Prague, Riga, Rome, St Petersburg, Split, Tashkent, Tbilisi, Tehran, Tel Aviv and Vienna.

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Baku Airport services include:

• Duty free shopping
• VIP lounges
• Salam concierge services

Additional Baku Airport information may be found by visiting their official website below.

• Official GYD Baku International Airport Website