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Airport Information
| Airport Name | Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport |
| Official Name | Heydar Aliyev International Airport |
| IATA / ICAO | GYD / UBBB |
| Runways | 16/34 – 4000 m – Asphalt / Concrete |
| 17/35 – 3200 m – Asphalt / Concrete | |
| Terminals | T1 – International Terminal |
| T2 – Domestic and short-range flights | |
| VIP Terminal | |
| Airport Statistics | |
| Departures Weekly | 816 |
| Destinations | 113 |
| Countries | 51 |
| Airlines | 40 |
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The largest and most modern airport in the region (7.5 million passengers annually) has two runways and two passenger terminals. Traffic at Baku is dominated by the national carrier Azerbaijan Airlines, with a fairly diverse fleet – Embraers, Airbus A320s, and wide-body Boeing 767s, 777s, and 787s. Otherwise, the traffic is typical for the South Caucasus – some Europeans, a few Chinese, and many companies from the Middle East and Russia. The airport’s specialty is the local cargo company Silk Way Airlines, which operates about a dozen Boeing 747s and 777s.
Baku’s spotting options are limited. There’s a spot near the northeast perimeter where you can photograph landings on Runway 17, and a couple of spots in Terminal 1, in the landside area, where you have to shoot through the glass from a considerable distance away.
In general, the airports of the South Caucasus, although relatively small and far from ideal in terms of opportunities for photographing aircraft, are an interesting destination that can diversify the portfolio of any aviation photographer.
Spotting Map
Spotting Locations
| 1. International terminal (T1), level 3F, western side (landside) |
| 2. International terminal (T1), level 3F, eastern side (landside) |
| 3. 3rd Bina Atcilik Street, close to threshold 17 |
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