The Cessna 750 Citation X taxied from the parking area to runway 35 at UBBB Heydar Aliyev International Airport in 5 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.

During the departure roll on runway 35, the aircraft used 898 m of runway, representing 28 % of the available length, and lifted off at 128 kt; ambient temperature was 28 °C with a wind of 10 kt from 160°, a 3 kt cross-wind component and a 9 kt tail-wind component.

The climb commenced overhead UBBB, climbing from 370 ft asl to 15 471 ft asl, an altitude gain of 15 101 ft achieved in 8 minutes while traversing 37 nm.

The first level cruise began 8 miles west of Haci Zeynalabdin, lasted 5 minutes and covered 32 nm.

Descent operations started 1 mile south of Shamakhi, descending from 15 908 ft asl to 3 098 ft asl, a loss of 12 810 ft in 10 minutes over a distance of 41 nm.

A second level cruise was initiated 1 mile north-east of Goycay, persisted for 2 minutes and spanned 4 nm.

The final approach to runway 34 at UBBQ Gabala International Airport was flown from the south on a heading of 347.0° at 4 nm and 1 339 ft agl; the aircraft then descended from 1 412 ft agl to -19 ft agl in 103 seconds and met the stabilisation gates criteria.

Landing on runway 34 was executed with a threshold speed of 123 kt; touchdown occurred at 440 m from the threshold at 119 kt and a vertical speed of minus 114 fpm, with the touchdown point 7.0 m left of centreline. Ambient conditions were 26 °C, wind 4 kt from 200°, a 2 kt cross-wind and a 3 kt tail-wind component.

The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1 658 m, equivalent to 48 % of the runway, and the aircraft’s alignment during rollout was offset by 11.5 m from the centreline.

In total, the flight covered 125 nm, required 28 minutes of elapsed time and consumed 483 kg of fuel.