Baku Airport
in the Caucasus. The airport is approximately 25 kilometres east from downtown Baku (travel time: approx. 40 minutes), one kilometre off the Baku-Mardakan road. If you are coming from Baku you will see the access road on your left, in front of an open air market. The central building is the domestic and CIS terminal (use the left entrance for Nakhchivan flights). To the left side is located the international terminal, and in front of it, across the often chaotic parking lot. Avoid taxis offered by drivers in the customs area, they will cost much more than those just outside the airport building. Choose a licensed car with a TAXI sign. Car rental is companies are available on the international arrivals area (north terminal). They provide self drive cars, cars with chauffeur, transfers and also Baku-Tbilisi transfers. The airport code for Baku is "GYD" (this will be of use in the West, with less experienced travel agency staff, who never heard of Azerbaijan.) The airport code used to be the more obvious "BAK" but was replaced when the airport was renamed after Geydar Aliyev (ICAO Code: UBBB). On arrival, when crossing the border always declare to have some cash with you, since you cannot leave the country with more money than you brought in. If you want to get manats on arrival, there is a cash machine on the international terminal, 1st floor. Contacts at Bina Airport: General Inquiries 425-79-00 Passport Control 424-38-85, 424-31-79 Customs 598-02-10, 424-31-47 Airport Manager 424-37-14 Freight/Commercial Office 424-37-44, 24-37-82 Intourist Lounge 424-37-07, 424-13-40 VIP Lounge 424-13-40, 424-38-07 Telephone booth 424-37-99 Veterinary services 424-31-33 Airlines in Baku
reach Baku! At present an increasing number of western European airlines connect Baku with Europe and the world. In addition, several airlines connect Baku to destinations all over the CIS, making Baku an embryonic regional hub. Several charter companies operate from and to Baku. Scheduled and non-scheduled cargo flights are also available. The flag carrier is Azerbaijan Airlines, AZAL, for short. AZAL is a state owned conglomerate, that inherited the Aeroflot structure. The company controls most the aviation field in Azerbaijan, besides being an airline it also is in areas such as: airports, basic maintenance, traffic control systems, catering, refuelling, security, and even the National Civil Aviation Academy! AZAL also owns Azalhelicopter, which operates flights mostly for the oil industry. At present the fleet includes Boeing 757s, Airbus 319 and ATRs. The fleet is being expanded with more recent Boeing aircraft. AZAL flights serve destination in Great Britain, Turkey, Israel, Syria, Iran, China, the United Arab Emirates, Russian Federation and the Ukraine. The company expects to add new destinations as its fleet grows. They have offices in: Allepo, Ankara, Baku, Dubai, Istanbul, London, Kiev, Moscow, Nizhni Novgorod, Samara, St. Petersburg, Tehran, Tel Aviv, Trabzon, Urumchi and Yekaterinburg. |
| Aeroflot Tel: 598-11-67, 598-11-68 Fax: 598-11-66 Air Pulkovo Tel: 598-29-31 Fax: 598-29-30 Air Ukraina Tel: 598-91-37, 598-91-39 Fax: 98-91-38 Alban-Avia Tel: 466-01-97 / 466-00-76 Fax: 598-05-13 Austrian Airlines Tel.: 490-72-21, 490-72-22 Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) Tel.: 493-71-21, 493-40-04 Fax: 598-15-45 Baku Airways Tel: 493-95-95, 493-79-33 Fax: 493-33-96 Bashkir Airways Tel. 498-77-17 Fax 498-39-83 British Airways Tel: 497-05-00 / 05, 497-26-85 Fax: 97-77-03 Caspian Helicopters Tel/Fax: 466-65-91 Coyne Airways Tel: 494-93-32 Fax: 497-33-03 Domodedovo Airlines Tel /Fax: 492-42-43, 598-92-39 Emirates Tel: 497-15-41 / 42 Fax: 497-03-30 Forair Tel: 598-33-01 Fax: 598-68-31 Imair airlines Tel 4934171, 5982376, 5989100, 5989101, 5980970 Tel: 5982438, 5984587 Fax: 4932777, 4930478 Iran Air Tel: 494-75-54 Fax: 598-34-55 Kazakhstan Airways Tel: 598-48-43 Fax: 497-22-17 Kolavia Tel: 493-91-39 Fax: 598-29-57: Kyrgyzstan Airlines Tel: 4938965 Fax: 4938965 Lufthansa Tel: 490-70-50, 490-70-51 Fax: 490-70-49 Pakistan Int. Airlines Tel: 595-93-40, 594-88-57 Fax: 595-93-40 Perm Airlines Tel: 594-88-56/7 Fax: 598-29-57 Samara Airlines Tel: 598-95-71 Fax: 598-95-71 Tatarstan Airlines Tel: 598-48-43 Fax: 598-95-71 Transaero Tel: 497-03-30 Fax: 598-40-28 Turan Air Tel:594-19-43,497-14-76,598-92-69Fax:598-94-34 Turkish Airlines Tel:594-19-43,594-25-05,598-92-69Fax:598-00-47 Turkmen Airways Tel: 598-88-58, 493-77-52 Ural Air Tel: 594-88-56/7 Uzbekistan Air Tel/ Fax: 493-89-65 |
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