Bina International Airport

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The busiest [airport] in the [Caucasus] region, [Azerbaijan]'s Bina International Airport ([BAK]) is about 25 kilometers east of downtown [Baku]. Its construction began in the 1980s, but during and after the collapse of the [Soviet Union] it stood unfinished for several years. Its [international] terminal finally opened in 1993, and a second runway opened in 1995 for wide-bodied [aircraft] following several [accident]s. Although Azerbaijan had been admitted into the [International Civil Aviation Organization] in 1992, it wasn't until 1996 that the organization began assisting with the airport's operations. The [passenger] facilities were renovated in 1999, and there is even a lounge for [first class] travelers.

There is a hotel on the airport grounds, and taxis can be found both inside [customs] and outside the [terminal]s. Rental car companies have an area on the international arrivals terminal, and there is a bus that runs to downtown Baku. <P> The flagship [airline] is [Azerbaijan Airlines], a state-owned descendant of [Aeroflot]. Four other [home-grown] private airlines also serve the airport, including [Baku Airways], [Forair], [Imair], and [Turan Air]. Other airlines with flights to BAK are Aeroflot, Air Pulkovo, Air Ukraina, Alban-Avia, [Austrian Airlines], Bashkir Airways, [British Airways], Caspian Helicopters, Coyne Airways, Domodedovo Airlines, Emirates, Iran Air, Kazakhstan Airways, [KLM], Kolavia, Kyrgyzstan Airlines, [Lufthansa], Pakistan International Airlines, Perm Airlines, Samara Airlines, [Swissair], Tatarstan Airlines, [Transaero], Turan Air, [Turkish Airlines], Turkmen Airways, Ural Air, and Uzbekistan Air. <P> Source: http://geo.ya.com/travelimages/az-airp.html