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Airport in Isfahan, Iran
Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport
فرودگاه بین‌المللی شهید بهشتی اصفهان
Summary
Airport typePublic/military
OwnerGovernment of Iran
OperatorIran Airports Company
Iranian Air Force
ServesIsfahan
LocationIsfahan, Iran
Hub for
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL5,059 ft / 1,542 m
Coordinates32°45′03″N 51°51′40″E / 32.75083°N 51.86111°E / 32.75083; 51.86111
Websiteesfahan.airport.ir
Map
IFN is located in IranIFNIFNLocation of airport in Iran
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
07R/25L 14,425 4,397 Asphalt
07L/25R 14,425 4,397 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers2,784,616 Increase 7%
Aircraft movements24,269 Increase 5%
Cargo25,695 tons Increase 6%
Source: Iran Airports Company
Isfahan city
City
Places

Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport (IATA: IFN, ICAO: OIFM) (Persian: فرودگاه بین‌المللی شهید بهشتی اصفهان) is an international airport serving the city of Isfahan, Iran.

Overview

The airport is named in honor of Shahid Beheshti. For administrative and census purposes, it is considered a village in Qahab-e Shomali Rural District, in the Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan province, Iran. The airport has two terminals, one for domestic flights and one for international flights.

Just adjacent to the airport is Khatami Air Base, which was built in the 1970s specifically to cater to Iran's fleet of F-14 Tomcats.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air1Air Mashhad
Asa Jet Chabahar/Konarak, Mashhad, Rasht, Tehran–Mehrabad
ATA Airlines Kish, Mashhad, Najaf, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Ava Air Kish, Mashhad
Caspian Airlines Asaluyeh, Kish, Mashhad, Najaf, Tehran–Mehrabad
Chabahar Airlines Tehran–Mehrabad
Fly Baghdad Najaf
flydubai Dubai–International
FlyPersia Kish, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Iran Air Bandar Abbas, Dubai–International, Istanbul, Kuwait City, Mashhad, Najaf, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Seasonal: Jeddah, Medina
Iran Airtour Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Iran Aseman Airlines Abadan, Ahvaz, Bandar Abbas, Mashhad, Najaf, Rasht, Sari, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Iraqi Airways Baghdad, Najaf
Karun Airlines Ahvaz, Bahregan, Bandar Abbas, Kharg, Lavan, Mahshahr, Mashhad, Sirri Island, Tehran–Mehrabad
Kish Air Asaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Kish, Mashhad
Mahan Air Asaluyeh, Kerman, Mashhad, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Zahedan
Meraj Airlines Asaluyeh, Kish, Mashhad, Najaf, Qeshm, Tehran–Mehrabad
Pars Air Aghajari, Asaluyeh, Muscat, Qeshm, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Pegasus Airlines Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
Pouya Air Tehran–Mehrabad
Qatar Airways Doha
Qeshm Air Dubai–International, Kharg, Kish, Mashhad, Qeshm, Tehran–Mehrabad
Saha Airlines Asaluyeh, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Sepehran Airlines Mashhad
Taban Air Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Turkish Airlines Istanbul
Varesh Airlines Kish, Mashhad, Muscat, Najaf, Qeshm, Sari, Tehran–Mehrabad
Zagros Airlines Ahvaz, Kish, Mashhad, Najaf, Tehran–Mehrabad

Accidents and incidents

  • On 15 February 1965, a Vickers Viscount EP-AHC operated by Iranian Airlines was damaged beyond economic repair when the port undercarriage collapsed as a result of a heavy landing.
  • On 18 November 2009, Iran Air Fokker 100 EP-CFO suffered an undercarriage malfunction on take-off. The aircraft was on a flight to Mehrabad Airport, Tehran when the undercarriage failed to retract. The aircraft landed at Isfahan but was substantially damaged when the left main gear collapsed.
  • On 15 January 2010, Iran Air Fokker 100 EP-IDA, operating Flight 223 was substantially damaged when the nose gear collapsed after landing.
  • On 24 January 2010, Taban Air Flight 6437, a Tupolev Tu-154M, crashed whilst making an emergency landing at Mashhad International Airport due to a medical emergency; all 157 and 13 crew survived the accident, with 42 receiving minor injuries. The flight originated from Abadan the day before but had to overnight stop in Isfahan due to weather in Mashhad.

See also

References

  1. "Traffic Figures". Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  2. "The country's newest airline has been launched". 3 May 2023.
  3. "IRAN AIR RESUMES ESFAHAN – DUBAI SERVICE FROM NOV 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  4. "Iran Air Plans Isfahan – Istanbul June 2023 Launch".
  5. "Pegasus to Expand Iran Network From late-Sep 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  6. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
  7. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  8. "Accident: Iran Air F100 at Isfahan on Jan 15th 2010, nose gear collapse on landing". Aviation Herald. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  9. "The Aviation Herald". avherald.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  10. "Iran jet catches fire on landing". BBC News. 24 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  11. "Plane catches fire trying to land in Iran". CNN. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

External links

Media related to Isfahan International Airport at Wikimedia Commons

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