Airport in Isfahan, Iran
Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport
فرودگاه بینالمللی شهید بهشتی اصفهان
Airport type Public/military Owner
Government of Iran Operator
Iran Airports Company
Iranian Air Force Serves
Isfahan Location Isfahan, Iran
Hub for
Focus city for
Elevation
AMSL 5,059 ft / 1,542 m
Coordinates
32°45′03″N 51°51′40″E / 32.75083°N 51.86111°E / 32.75083; 51.86111 Website
esfahan.airport.ir Location of airport in Iran
Direction
Length
Surface
ft
m
07R/25L
14,425
4,397
Asphalt
07L/25R
14,425
4,397
Asphalt
Passengers 2,784,616 7% Aircraft movements 24,269 5% Cargo 25,695 tons 6%
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
Airlines Destinations
Air1Air
[2]
Mashhad
Asa Jet
Chabahar/Konarak ,
Mashhad ,
Tehran–Mehrabad
ATA Airlines
Kish ,
Mashhad ,
Najaf ,
Tabriz ,
Tehran–Mehrabad
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 ,
[3]
Istanbul ,
[4]
Kuwait City ,
Mashhad ,
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 ,
Shiraz ,
Tehran–Mehrabad
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 ,
Tehran–Mehrabad
Accidents and incidents
On 15 February 1965,
Vickers Viscount EP-AHC of
Iranian Airlines was damaged beyond economic repair when the port undercarriage collapsed as a result of a heavy landing.
[5]
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.
[6]
On 15 January 2010,
Iran Air
Fokker 100 EP-IDA, operating Flight 223 was substantially damaged when the nose gear collapsed after landing.
[7]
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.
[8] The flight originated from
Abadan the day before but had to overnight stop in
Isfahan due to weather in
Mashhad .
[9]
[10]
See also
References
External links
Media related to
Isfahan International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
Major international Minor international Domestic Unscheduled