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Heydar Aliyev International Airport

Baku, Baku (city) (Azerbaijan)
IATA: GYD ICAO: UBBB
Longest Active Runway
13,123 ft
4,000 meters
Field Elevation
10 ft
3 m MSL
Runway Inventory
2 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
40.4728°, 50.0509°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#1 in Azerbaijan
Out of 8 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#136 Worldwide
Top 1.8% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#6999 MSL
Top 96.4% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+31.2%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Heydar Aliyev International Airport's longest active runway measures 13,123 ft (4,000 m). It ranks as the #1 longest runway in Azerbaijan and #136 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
16/34 13,123 ft (4000m) 197 ft (60m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active
17/35 10,499 ft (3200m) 148 ft (45m) Concrete (CON) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock
Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle
Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/gyd.json ↗