Baku airport
| Baku Heydər Əliyev adına beynəlxalq hava limanı airport |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | UBBB |
| IATA code | GYD |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 3 m (10 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 15 km east of Baku |
| Street | Airport Highway |
| Local transport | Bus, metro, taxi |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 1980 |
| operator | Azal |
| Terminals | 2 |
| Runways | |
| 16/34 | 2700 m × 60 m asphalt |
| 18/36 | 3200 m × 51 m concrete |
The Baku Airport Heydar Aliyev ( IATA code GYD , ICAO code UBBB , Azerbaijani Heydar Aliyev adına beynəlxalq hava limanı ) is a major international traffic airport in Azerbaijan 15 kilometers east of the capital Baku area.
The airport is the hub for the state-owned Azerbaijan Airlines . The buildings were extensively renovated in 1998 and 1999 with an investment of US $ 19 million.
The airport has two runways and two terminals.
It was renamed in 2004 after the former President of Azerbaijan, Heydər Əliyev .
Incidents
- On November 30, 1995, a Boeing 707-300C of Azerbaijan Airlines ( aircraft registration 4K-401 ) crashed 9 kilometers from Baku Airport due to a lack of fuel, whereby two of the six passengers on the cargo flight died (see also the accident involving a Boeing 707 of Azerbaijan Airlines near Baku ) .
- On December 25, 2005, an Antonov An-140 operated by Azerbaijan Airlines 4K-AZ48 crashed after the failure of all three artificial horizons shortly after taking off from Baku Airport near Nardaran on the Caspian Sea . All 23 inmates were killed. The reason was the installation of counterfeit aircraft parts ex works (see Azerbaijan Airlines flight 217 ) .
Web links
Commons : Baku Airport - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
- Airport data in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
- Official website of Baku Airport (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Accident report B-707 4K-401 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on April 6, 2020.
- ^ Accident report AN-140 4K-AZ48 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on March 16, 2020.
