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Abadan Airport IATA: ABD – ICAO: OIAA Location of airport in Iran
ABDSummary Airport type Public Location Abadan, Iran Elevation AMSL 7 ft / 2 m Coordinates 30°21′54.8″N 048°13′59.4″E / 30.365222°N 48.233167°E Runways Direction Length Surface m ft 14R/32L 3,101 10,174 Asphalt 14L/32R 2,265 7,430 Asphalt Source: DAFIF[1][2] Abadan Airport (IATA: ABD, ICAO: OIAA) is situated 12 kilometers away from the city of Abadan, Iran.
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History
During World War II, Abadan Airport was a major logistics center for Lend-Lease aircraft being sent to the Soviet Union by the United States. Beginning in May 1942, the United States Army Air Forces Air Technical Service Command and the Douglas Aircraft Company established a plant here, with the 17th Air Depot Group assembling newly-arrived aircraft and flight-testing them. Once prepared, they were flown to Mehrabad Airport, Tehran, for delivery to the Soviets.[3][4] The airport was designated as Station #3, by the Air Transport Command North African Wing, with connecting routes to Mehrabad Airport, Tehran; RAF Habbaniya, Iraq, and Bahrain Airport, Bahrain.[5]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations Iran Air Isfahan, Tehran Iran Air Tours Isfahan, Mashad, Shiraz, Tehran Iran Aseman Airlines Dubai, Shiraz Kish Air Tehran Incidents and accidents
- 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.[6] The flight originated from Abadan the day before but had to overnight stop in Isfahan due to weather in Mashhad.[7][8]
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.- ^ Airport information for OIAA at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for ABD at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ^ USAFHRA document 00190278
- ^ USAFHRA document 00096444
- ^ USAFHRA document 00181371
- ^ Taban Air Flight 6437
- ^ Iranian plane catches fire on landing
- ^ Plane catches fire trying to land in Iran
External links
Categories:- Airports in Iran
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces
- USAAF Air Transport Command Airfields - Middle East
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