GYD · Baku, Azerbaijan
Heydar Aliyev International Airport.
--:--:-- · AZT (UTC+04:00) · 40.4728° N, 50.0509° E
Heydar Aliyev International Airport
International airport in Azerbaijan
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for GYD
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 6440; ident UBBB; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
airport-baku.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Heydar Aliyev International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
19 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
GYD / UBBB
OurAirports ident
UBBB
GPS / local code
UBBB
ISO region
AZ-BA
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
airport-baku.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q386864
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 9:22 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--AZT · UTC+04:00
Time zone
AZT
Asia/Baku · UTC+04:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
17 km
Approximate distance to central Baku.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Baku
Languages
Azerbaijani
Currency
AZN (₼)
Country area
86,600 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
13,123 ft / 4,000 m
Runway surface
asphalt, concrete
Opened / operator
1933
Owner / entity
Q386864
Hub airlines
national carrier Azerbaijan Airlines, for Azal Avia Cargo, Silk Way West Airlines
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Heydar Aliyev International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Baku, Azerbaijan. Baku's built-up core sits roughly 17 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Asia/Baku (UTC+04:00, AZT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD / UBBB) is at 40.4728° N, 50.0509° E, elevation 10 ft (3 m), serving Baku, Azerbaijan.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Baku is in Azerbaijan (capital Baku); on Asia/Baku (AZT, UTC+04:00); working languages: Azerbaijani; currency: AZN (₼).
Distance from central Baku: 17 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for GYD.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD / UBBB)
Heydar Aliyev International Airport · International airport in Azerbaijan
Known label 1
BAK
Alternate airport-name cue retained for GYD, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
Bina International Airport
Alternate airport-name cue retained for GYD, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 3
Heydər Əliyev adına beynəlxalq hava limanı
Alternate airport-name cue retained for GYD, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 4
Gaydar Aliyev
Alternate airport-name cue retained for GYD, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
UBBB · UBBB · AZ-BA
airport-baku.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
It is the busiest airport both in Azerbaijan and in the South Caucasus as well as one of the busiest in the post-Soviet countries.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for GYD; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Biny Selo
biny-selo · 3.9 km from GYD
Azerbaijan · Asia/Baku · +0h · population 24,596 · city coordinates 40.4508, 50.0869
2. Yeni Suraxanı
yeni-suraxani · 4.9 km from GYD
Azerbaijan · Asia/Baku · +0h · population 16,127 · city coordinates 40.4303, 50.0360
3. Maştağa
mastaga · 7.4 km from GYD
Azerbaijan · Asia/Baku · +0h · population 40,092 · city coordinates 40.5298, 50.0062
4. Buzovna
buzovna · 7.4 km from GYD
Azerbaijan · Asia/Baku · +0h · population 24,795 · city coordinates 40.5190, 50.1144
5. Amirdzhan
amirdzhan · 7.7 km from GYD
Azerbaijan · Asia/Baku · +0h · population 28,203 · city coordinates 40.4264, 49.9836
6. Mardakan
mardakan · 8.1 km from GYD
Azerbaijan · Asia/Baku · +0h · population 15,267 · city coordinates 40.4918, 50.1429
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. TBZ OITT
Tabriz International Airport · Tabriz
419 km from GYD · Asia/Tehran · -0h 30m · elevation 4,459 ft (1,359 m) · airport coordinates 38.1339, 46.2350
2. PYK OIIP
Payam International Airport · Karaj
527 km from GYD · Asia/Tehran · -0h 30m · elevation 4,170 ft (1,271 m) · airport coordinates 35.7761, 50.8267
3. THR OIII
Mehrabad International Airport · Tehran
543 km from GYD · Asia/Tehran · -0h 30m · elevation 3,962 ft (1,208 m) · airport coordinates 35.6892, 51.3144
Route-time reference set
1. GYD-TBZ
Tabriz · 419 km · 1h 22m
Asia/Tehran · -0h 30m from GYD; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. GYD-PYK
Karaj · 527 km · 1h 30m
Asia/Tehran · -0h 30m from GYD; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. GYD-THR
Tehran · 543 km · 1h 31m
Asia/Tehran · -0h 30m from GYD; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 13,123 ft / 4,000 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt, concrete
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for GYD.
Runway identifiers
16/34 · 17/35
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
It is the busiest airport both in Azerbaijan and in the South Caucasus as well as one of the busiest in the post-Soviet countries.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for GYD.
Source note 2
It serves as the hub for national carrier Azerbaijan Airlines as well as for Azal Avia Cargo and Silk Way West Airlines.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for GYD.
Country and authority
GYD sits in Azerbaijan (Republic of Azerbaijan), whose capital is Baku. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Asia, Western Asia.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Azerbaijani. Currency context: AZN (₼). GYD is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
GYD is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with BAK, Bina International Airport, Heydər Əliyev adına beynəlxalq hava limanı, Gaydar Aliyev. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
International airport in Azerbaijan. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: It is the busiest airport both in Azerbaijan and in the South Caucasus as well as one of the busiest in the post-Soviet countries.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q386864 · Heydar Aliyev International Airport. Administrative area: Baku. Named after: Heydar Aliyev. Entity official-site cross-check: airport.az
Field and clock profile
Heydar Aliyev International Airport is a near sea-level field at 10 ft (3 m), positioned at 40.4728° N, 50.0509° E in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 13,123 ft / 4,000 m. The airport clock uses Asia/Baku (AZT, UTC+04:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Biny Selo is the closest retained city-time anchor at 3.9 km. TBZ Tabriz is the closest retained airport alternative at 419 km.
Country airport peers
GYD has no same-country peer airports retained in the current airport set, so the useful comparison points are its code, coordinates, timezone, and route references.
Route geometry
GYD-TBZ Tabriz: 419 km, about 1h 22m, -0h 30m. GYD-PYK Karaj: 527 km, about 1h 30m, -0h 30m. GYD-THR Tehran: 543 km, about 1h 31m, -0h 30m. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident UBBB backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. airport-baku.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
national carrier Azerbaijan Airlines, for Azal Avia Cargo, Silk Way West Airlines
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 13,123 ft / 4,000 m
Runway identifiers
16/34, 17/35
OurAirports classifies GYD as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Baku.
GYD (UBBB) is a near sea-level field at 10 ft (3 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
GYD sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
GYD's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 13,123 ft / 4,000 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt, concrete.
A specific operator or management record for GYD is not currently in our source set, so this page leans on regulator and country context rather than inventing one.
- It is the busiest airport both in Azerbaijan and in the South Caucasus as well as one of the busiest in the post-Soviet countries.
- It serves as the hub for national carrier Azerbaijan Airlines as well as for Azal Avia Cargo and Silk Way West Airlines.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at airport-baku.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for GYD
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
GYD uses Asia/Baku (AZT, UTC+04:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Heydar Aliyev International Airport is about 17 km from central Baku; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
TBZ Tabriz is the closest retained alternate at 419 km, time difference -0h 30m.
When source checks matter
airport-baku.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place GYD inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
GYD ranks #1 in the curated Azerbaijan airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 1 airport.
Same-zone airport cohort
GYD has no other retained airport in the same IANA zone cohort, making Asia/Baku a more distinctive signal for this page.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
GYD is 10 ft (3 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include CNS 10 ft (3 m) (0 ft delta) · SHA 10 ft (3 m) (0 ft delta) · SRG 10 ft (3 m) (0 ft delta) · TSN 10 ft (3 m) (0 ft delta) · BSR 11 ft (3 m) (1 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
GYD's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are TBZ 419 km -0h 30m · PYK 527 km -0h 30m · THR 543 km -0h 30m.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabriz | TBZ | 419 km | 1h 22m | -0h 30m | --:--:-- |
| Karaj | PYK | 527 km | 1h 30m | -0h 30m | --:--:-- |
| Tehran | THR | 543 km | 1h 31m | -0h 30m | --:--:-- |
GYD to TBZ
Tabriz
Distance 419 km; estimated travel window 1h 22m; destination zone Asia/Tehran is -0h 30m from GYD. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
GYD to PYK
Karaj
Distance 527 km; estimated travel window 1h 30m; destination zone Asia/Tehran is -0h 30m from GYD. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
GYD to THR
Tehran
Distance 543 km; estimated travel window 1h 31m; destination zone Asia/Tehran is -0h 30m from GYD. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Baku is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Heydar Aliyev International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from GYD, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Biny Selo
biny-selo · 3.9 km · Asia/Baku
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Yeni Suraxanı
yeni-suraxani · 4.9 km · Asia/Baku
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Maştağa
mastaga · 7.4 km · Asia/Baku
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Buzovna
buzovna · 7.4 km · Asia/Baku
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Amirdzhan
amirdzhan · 7.7 km · Asia/Baku
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mardakan
mardakan · 8.1 km · Asia/Baku
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Zabrat
zabrat · 9.3 km · Asia/Baku
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bakıxanov
bakixanov · 9.3 km · Asia/Baku
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sabunçu
sabuncu · 9.3 km · Asia/Baku
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Qaraçuxur
qaracuxur · 11 km · Asia/Baku
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Hövsan
hovsan · 11 km · Asia/Baku
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Baku
baku · 17 km · Asia/Baku
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Heydar Aliyev International Airport is associated in the current source trail with national carrier Azerbaijan Airlines, for Azal Avia Cargo, Silk Way West Airlines, which makes carrier-specific schedule checks especially important before acting on a route plan.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Tabriz (TBZ), Karaj (PYK), Tehran (THR). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 13,123 ft / 4,000 m; identifiers 16/34, 17/35.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt, concrete; 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1933.
- Network role: national carrier Azerbaijan Airlines, for Azal Avia Cargo, Silk Way West Airlines.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from GYD. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Tabriz International AirportTBZ
Tabriz · large airport
- Distance
- 419 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -0h 30m
- Elevation
- 4,459 ft (1,359 m)
Compare against TBZ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Payam International AirportPYK
Karaj · large airport
- Distance
- 527 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -0h 30m
- Elevation
- 4,170 ft (1,271 m)
Compare against PYK when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Mehrabad International AirportTHR
Tehran · large airport
- Distance
- 543 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -0h 30m
- Elevation
- 3,962 ft (1,208 m)
Compare against THR when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) in?▾
Heydar Aliyev International Airport is in the Asia/Baku timezone (UTC+04:00, AZT).
What are the codes for Heydar Aliyev International Airport?▾
Heydar Aliyev International Airport uses IATA code GYD and ICAO code UBBB.
Where is Heydar Aliyev International Airport located?▾
Heydar Aliyev International Airport is located in Baku, Azerbaijan at coordinates 40.4728° N, 50.0509° E, with an elevation of 10 ft (3 m) (near sea-level field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Heydar Aliyev International Airport from central Baku?▾
Heydar Aliyev International Airport sits roughly 17 km from the nearest mapped city center for Baku.
Which route reference is most useful from GYD?▾
Tabriz (TBZ) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 22m, destination timezone Asia/Tehran, and a -0h 30m difference from GYD.
How many runways does Heydar Aliyev International Airport have?▾
Heydar Aliyev International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 13,123 ft / 4,000 m; identifiers include 16/34, 17/35.