AirportsHeydar Aliyev International Airport is a large airport serving Baku, in Baku (city), Azerbaijan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GYD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GYD
- ICAO code
- UBBB
- City
- Baku
- State or region
- Baku (city)
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 40.4728° N, 50.0509° E
- Elevation
- 3 m (10 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 4,000 m (13,123 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GYD means Heydar Aliyev International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UBBB. 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 40.4728° N, 50.0509° E. It stands 3 metres (10 feet) above sea level.
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
Heydar Aliyev International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 4,000 metres (13,123 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 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 4,000 m 13,123 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 17/35 | 3,200 m 10,499 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gabala International AirportGabala | GBB | 200 km |
| Parsabad-Moghan AirportParsabad, Iran | PFQ | 208 km |
| Lankaran International AirportLankaran | LLK | 218 km |
| Turkmenbaşy International AirportTurkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan | KRW | 255 km |
| Ardabil AirportArdabil, Iran | ADU | 277 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,794 km | 3 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,221 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,763 km | 2 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,002 km | 5 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,361 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,656 km | 14 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,941 km | 8 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,523 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,228 km | 16 h 25 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
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