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Flights to and from Baku — Heydar Aliyev (GYD)

Flights to and from Baku — Heydar Aliyev (GYD)

Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) handled 7.64 million passengers in 2025 across 40 airlines and 75 international destinations. This page is the central hub for everything flight-related at GYD — from live boards and route information to airline profiles and connecting-flight guidance.

Live flight boards

Airlines flying to and from Baku

40 airlines currently serve GYD, ranging from the home flag carrier Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) and its low-cost subsidiary Buta Airways through the major international carriers (Turkish Airlines, flydubai, Qatar Airways, Lufthansa, Aeroflot) to specialist regional operators (Pegasus, AnadoluJet, Air Astana, FlyOne) and recent additions Air Serbia and Airblue. Each airline has a profile page with route details, fleet notes, terminal usage, and codeshare partners.

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Top destinations from Baku

Tracking your flight

  • Airline app — always the most accurate source for gate, status and seat changes
  • Flightradar24 — real-time aircraft positions worldwide; search by flight number or “GYD”
  • FlightAware — flight history and delay statistics
  • airportbaku.com /arrivals/ and /departures/ — next-12-hour board, refreshed continuously
  • airport.az official site — operational status, runway changes, terminal information

Connecting flights at GYD

GYD is increasingly used as a transit hub between Europe, Türkiye, Russia and the Gulf, and on to Central Asia, Iran and Pakistan. AZAL operates a wave structure with multiple banks per day, allowing 60–90 minute connections on most international itineraries. International-to-international transit passengers do not need an Azerbaijan visa as long as they remain airside; passengers requiring overnight transit or wishing to leave the airport must hold a valid Azerbaijan e-Visa or visa-free entitlement.

Flight delays and cancellations

For EU-bound flights subject to EC 261 regulations, passengers may be entitled to compensation of €250–600 for cancellations and delays of 3+ hours, depending on route distance. AZAL and other carriers operating to/from EU destinations are bound by these rules. For weather-related delays (notably the Khazri wind events in winter and spring), compensation does not normally apply but care obligations (food, accommodation) typically do.

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