Baku
2017 features a detailed representation of UBBB Heydar Aliyev
airport, Baku city with hundrieds of landmarks, all Azeri airports
enhanced and the whole-country optional photoreal ground. This
product is compatible with FS2004.
The Republic of Azerbaijan is a country in the Transcaucasian
region, situated at the crossroads of Southwest Asia and
Southeastern Europe. It is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east,
Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west
and Iran to the south. The exclave of Nakhchivan is bounded by
Armenia to the north and east, Iran to the south and west, while
having a short border with Turkey in the north west.
Baku is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as
the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku
is located 28 metres (92 ft) below sea level, which makes it the
lowest lying national capital in the world and also the largest city
in the world located below sea level. It is located on the southern
shore of the Absheron Peninsula, alongside the Bay of Baku. At the
beginning of 2009, Baku's urban population was estimated at just
over two million people. Officially, about 25 percent of all
inhabitants of the country live in Baku's metropolitan area.
Heydar Aliyev International Airport (IATA: GYD, ICAO: UBBB)
(former Bina International Airport) is the main international
airport in Azerbaijan located 20 km (12 mi) northeast of the capital
Baku. The airport is the home of Azerbaijan Airlines, the national
flag carrier. It is the busiest airport in Azerbaijan and of the
Caucasus.
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