Heydar Aliyev International Airport

Heydar Aliyev International Airport (IATA: GYD, ICAO: UBBB) one of the seven international airports serving Azerbaijan, is located 20 kilometers northeast of Baku, connected to the city by a modern highway, which was put into operation in 2008. Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport complies with international requirements and its geographical location facilitates transfer flights between East and West and between North and South. The cargo terminal is of a very high technical standard meaning that it can handle a wide range of difficult cargos: it has cooling rooms, strong rooms, X-ray equipment, radiation detection, dangerous good storage and state-of-the-art security. The terminal building area is 12,000m² and the apron area is 163,000m². The apron area can handle nine Boeing 747 or AN124 aircraft or alternatively up to 15 IL76-s.