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Isfahan International Airport
Esfahan Shahid Beheshti International AirportIATA: IFN – ICAO: OIFM Location of airport in Iran
IFNSummary Airport type Military/Public Operator Military of Iran Location Isfahan (city) Elevation AMSL 5,059 ft / 1,542 m Coordinates 32°45′03″N 51°51′40″E / 32.75083°N 51.86111°ECoordinates: 32°45′03″N 51°51′40″E / 32.75083°N 51.86111°E Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 08R/26L 14,425 4,397 Asphalt 08L/26R 14,425 4,397 Asphalt Isfahan International Airport (IATA: IFN, ICAO: OIFM) is an international airport located at the city of Isfahan in the Isfahan Province of Iran.
Named in honor of Shahid Beheshti. The international airport is a one level building with limited services. A new terminal is currently being built to accommodate international passengers.
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Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations Terminal Aria Air Mashad [ends 28 November] Domestic Caspian Airlines Asaluyeh, Mashad, Tehran-Mehrabad Domestic Caspian Airlines Charter: Damascus International Fars Qeshm Air Mashad, Qeshm Domestic Freebird Airlines Seasonal: Antalya International Gulf Air Bahrain (Suspend until further notice) International Iran Air Abadan, Ahvaz, Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, Jam, Lavan Island, Rasht, Kerman, Kermanshah, Kish Island, Sirri Island, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran-Mehrabad, Zahedan Domestic Iran Air Baghdad, Dubai, Kuwait
Seasonal: Jeddah, MedinaInternational Iran Air Tours Abadan, Ahvaz, Bandar Abbas, Kish Island, Mashad Domestic Iran Air Tours Baghdad, Damascus, Najaf International Iran Aseman Airlines Ahvaz, Ala'Marvdasht, Asaluyeh, Bahregan, Bandar Abbas, Jam, Kharg Island, Mashad, Tehran-Mehrabad, Zahedan Domestic Iranian Airlines Mashad, Tehran-Mehrabad Domestic Iraqi Airways Baghdad, Najaf International Kish Air Asaluyeh, Kish Island, Mahshahr, Mashad, Tehran-Mehrabad Domestic Kish Air Baghdad, Dubai
Charter: Istanbul-Sabiha GökçenInternational Mahan Air Mashad, Tehran-Mehrabad Domestic Mahan Air Istanbul-Atatürk
Seasonal: Damascus, Dammam, JeddahInternational Naft Airlines Ahvaz, Asaluyeh, Bahregan, Lamerd, Lavan Island, Kish Island, Mahshahr, Mashad, Sirri Island, Shiraz, Tehran-Mehrabad Domestic Qatar Airways Doha [begins 11 January] International Saudi Arabian Airlines Seasonal: Jeddah, Medina International Taban Air Ahwaz, Asaluyeh, Kermanshah, Kish Island, Mashad, Tehran-Mehrabad, Qeshm Domestic Taban Air Charter: Baghdad, Damascus, Dubai, Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen, Najaf International Tailwind Airlines Seasonal: Adana, Antalya International Zagros Air Kish Island, Mahshahr, Mashad, Sirri Island, Tehran-Mehrabad Domestic Zagros Air Charter: Damascus, Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen International 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.[1]
- 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.[2]
- On 15 January 2010, Iran Air Fokker 100 EP-IDA, operating Flight 223 was substantially damaged when the nose gear collapsed after landing.[3]
- 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.[4] The flight originated from Abadan the day before but had to overnight stop in Isfahan due to weather in Mashhad.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19650215-1. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
- ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20091118-1. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- ^ "Accident: Iran Air F100 at Isfahan on Jan 15th 2010, nose gear collapse on landing". Aviation Herald. http://avherald.com/h?article=425dc60f&opt=257. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ^ Taban Air Flight 6437
- ^ Iranian plane catches fire on landing
- ^ Plane catches fire trying to land in Iran
External links
- Airport information for OIFM at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
Categories:- Airports in Iran
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- Iran transport stubs
- Iranian building and structure stubs
- Isfahan Province geography stubs
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