Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) is Azerbaijan's busiest airport and its main link to the world, with a network weighted towards Turkey, Russia and the CIS, the Gulf and Europe. The home carriers are the flag carrier Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) and its low-cost arm Buta Airways.
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Who flies from Baku
Alongside AZAL and Buta Airways, carriers serving Baku include Turkish Airlines and Pegasus (Istanbul, Ankara, Antalya), flydubai and Air Arabia (Dubai, Sharjah), Qatar Airways (Doha), Aeroflot, S7 and Pobeda (Moscow), Wizz Air (European cities), Air Astana (Almaty) and others.
Where you can fly
Direct destinations span Istanbul, Moscow, Dubai, Doha, Tel Aviv, Tehran, London, Milan and Vienna, among others, plus domestic hops to Ganja and Nakhchivan. Many services operate overnight, so late arrivals and departures are common. Check the live flight board for today's schedule, and always confirm times with your airline.
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The editorial team at KG Connect researches, writes and reviews this independent guide to Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD). We check details against official airport, operator and government sources, show when each page was last reviewed, and correct errors as soon as we learn of them. We do not work for the airport.
Reviewed & updated July 2026 · Disclaimer