The Republic of Azerbaijan is located in the south of the Caucasus. Baku is the capital of Azerbaijan, the largest city of Transcaucasia. Baku is developing rapidly, as it is an industrial, economic and cultural center of the country. International trade along with industry (oil refining, chemical, textile, engineering, food) ensure the stable development of the state. Therefore, Baku airports are playing an increasingly important role in the life of the capital.
Zabrat
The urban-type village Zabrat is located 14.5 km from Baku. There is a small airdrome of the same name, owned by the aviation company Silk Way Helicopter Services. The territory of Zabrat is fenced with the use of special electronic systems and is well-lit at night. This ensures the safety of aircraft and people. Zabrat accepts small aircraft and helicopters.
The airport includes: a building for pilots, a terminal for passengers, a runway, parking, a hangar for aircraft maintenance. The terminal capacity is 240 people / hour. It has arrival, departure, waiting rooms, cafes, lounges, a toilet room, a cargo warehouse.
Address: Azerbaijan, AZ1104 Baku, Zabrat 2.
Phone: + 994-12-437-40-49.
Services from SWHS
- Passenger transportation within the country (including excursions, VIP flights) and foreign (Russia, USA, Italy, Germany).
- Transportation of goods.
- Carrying out evacuation (including rescue), construction, installation works.
- Patrolling, monitoring of power lines and non-gas pipelines.
- Video and photo shooting.
- Aircraft rental.
Heydar Aliyev Airport
The largest international airport of Azerbaijan is located in Baku. Heydar Aliyev Airport is a modern high-tech facility capable of passing about 2,000 people / hour.
The first planes began to take off and land here in October 1910. Then the terminal was much more modest than the current one and had a different name - "Bina International Airport". Baku is located 20 km from the village of Bina. The city grew and developed. Over time, there was a need to increase the capacity of the airport.
In autumn 1999, a new station complex was commissioned, and in April 2014 another one. Now the capital of Azerbaijan has one of the best airports in the world. Since March 2004, it became known as the Heydar Aliyev International Airport in honor of the third president of the republic.
Address: Azerbaijan, AZ1109, Baku, Bina settlement.
Phones:
- + 994-12-497-27-27,
- + 994-12-497-26-00,
- + 994-12-497-26-04.
You can get to the airport by express buses (No. H1), departing every 30 minutes from the metro station "May 28" or "Korgolu", by taxi.
Baku, Heydar Aliyev Airport: structure
The station complex has a large parking lot, 2 runways (3.2 and 4 km), 2 passenger and 2 cargo terminals.
“Terminal 1” with an area of 65 thousand m 2 , the construction of which was completed in 2014, serves international flights. This is a three-story building, having a triangular shape with rounded edges, resembling a fantastic spaceship. The facade of the structure is made of a stele reflecting the surroundings.
Inside is very spacious, clean, comfortable and beautiful. Everywhere you can see green trees and unusual structures made of oak veneer resembling cocoons. In each of them there are cafes, bars or kiosks. 24 duty-free shops (Duty Free) are open around the clock. There are ATMs, car rental points, banking offices, a pharmacy, a left-luggage office, an information and property bureau.
High-quality comfortable furniture allows passengers to have a great time while waiting for a flight or baggage. For children there is a well-equipped play area, rooms for mother and child. There is free wireless internet, television.
"Terminal 2" is located in the old building of the Baku airport. From here, regional flights to other Azerbaijani airports are carried out: Baku - Nakhichevan, Baku - Ganja, Baku - Gabala, Baku - Zagatala, Baku - Lankaran.
The third and fourth terminals are freight, with a turnover of about 800,000 tons per year.
Baku airport, new terminal: flights
The flight schedule includes more than 140 flights. Most arrivals and departures occur in the evening, the rest occur at night.
Baku airports give passengers the opportunity to fly to the CIS, Europe, North America, Asia, and the Middle East. Flights to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Mineralnye Vody, Istanbul, Minsk, Kiev, Tashkent, Tel Aviv, Luxembourg, Ankara, Kabul, Dubai, Doha, Tbilisi, London, Paris, Milan, Prague, Vienna, Aktau, Tehran regularly depart , Alma-Ata, New York, Beijing, Shanghai, Urumqi and other cities.
Planes fly to Antalya, Bodrum Chania, Berlin, Barcelona, Izmir only seasonally. Flights to Frankfurt, Riga, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Krasnoyarsk are carried out under code-sharing (Codeshare) agreements.
Baku airports cooperate with 32 passenger and 3 cargo aviation companies. The main carrier is Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC (AZAL). The central office of the company is located in Baku airport. Heydar Aliyev.