Heydar Aliyev International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

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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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #56 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#136 of 7558

Top 1.8% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Azerbaijan)

#1 of 3 in AZ

#1 of 8 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+31.2%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 GYD in numbers: 13,123 ft longest runway · tied #56 of 650 published · #136 of 7,558 worldwide (top 1.8%) · #1 in Azerbaijan.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

GYD lies at 3 m (10 ft), #624 of 650 published airports by elevation and 3.6 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 1,073 ft below the Azerbaijan median (1,083 ft, 3 airports); NAJ is highest at 2,863 ft, 2,853 ft higher than GYD.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of GYD. Nearest published airport: Ganja International Airport (GNJ), 171 NM, 10,827 ft (2,296 ft shorter than GYD); 4 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 13,123 ft (4,000 m)

GYD runways: 16/34 13,123 × 197 ft asphalt (asp); 17/35 10,499 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: #1 of 3 in Azerbaijan; 2,296 ft ahead of GNJ (10,827 ft). +31.2% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
16/34	13,123 ft (4000 m / 4.000 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
17/35	10,499 ft (3200 m / 3.200 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →