AirportsGabala International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Gabala, in Qabala District, Azerbaijan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GBB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GBB
- ICAO code
- UBBQ
- City
- Gabala
- State or region
- Qabala District
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 40.8086° N, 47.7254° E
- Elevation
- 285 m (935 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,600 m (11,811 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GBB means Gabala International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UBBQ. ICAO codes that begin with U belong to Russia and neighbouring states. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 40.8086° N, 47.7254° E. It stands 285 metres (935 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Yevlakh, about 53 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Baku, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Gabala International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,600 metres (11,811 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 5 airports of Azerbaijan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 3,600 m 11,811 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ganja International AirportGanja | GNJ | 119 km |
| Parsabad-Moghan AirportParsabad, Iran | PFQ | 135 km |
| Lachin International AirportLachin | LHL | 155 km |
| Heydar Aliyev International AirportBaku | GYD | 200 km |
| Makhachkala Uytash International AirportMakhachkala, Russia | MCX | 223 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,992 km | 4 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,396 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,869 km | 2 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,820 km | 5 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,206 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,583 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,136 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,676 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,425 km | 16 h 40 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.