Arak Airport

Arak International Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Arak, Markazi
Location Arak, Iran
Opened 1938
Coordinates 34°08′17″N 49°50′50″E / 34.13806°N 49.84722°E / 34.13806; 49.84722Coordinates: 34°08′17″N 49°50′50″E / 34.13806°N 49.84722°E / 34.13806; 49.84722
Website arak.airport.ir
Map
AJK
Location of airport in Iran
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 12,139 3,700 Paved[1]
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft Movements 136
Passengers 17,204
Cargo 142 tons
Source: Iranian Airports Holding Company[2]

Arak Airport (IATA: AJK, ICAO: OIHR) is an airport in Arak, the capital of Markazi Province in Iran. The airport, one of the oldest in Iran, was opened in 1938.

History

The airport was established by the British in 1938 and named Sultanabad[3] (former name of Arak). The main reason for the founding of the city away from the sea and airports and maritime facilities were not. Transfer from the airport for Ziegler & Co. and traveling by Swiss company employees and families of three consulates of Germany, England and Switzerland have been used in the city.

With the arrival of the aircraft carrier on Sunday, June 9, 2013 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former President of Iran, Arak airport was officially opened a new runway and apron. The runway length of 3,700 meters and a width of over 75 meters and has all the facilities for the takeoff and landing of aircraft in all classes.

Vantage Destinations 1938 to 1979

Airlines and destinations

Arak Airport Route map between 1938 and 1979

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
ATA Airlines Charter: Baghdad[4]
Iran Aseman Airlines Asaluyeh,[5] Mashhad[5]
Zagros Airlines Charter: Baghdad,[6] Najaf[7]

Statistics

[8]

NoYearAircraft MovementsFreights (Ton)PassengersChange
1201731822928,536Increase142%
220161528711,780Decrease31%
3201513614217,204Increase192%
4201492635,900Increase100%
52013000Decrease100%
620122481,308Decrease80%
7201194456,645

References

  1. ↑ "AJK pilot info". OurAirports.
  2. ↑ "شرکت مادر تخصصی فرودگاه های کشور - صفحه نخست" (in Arabic). May 2015. Archived from the original on 2014-05-31.
  3. ↑ Aircraft Record Cards of the United States Air Force: How to Read the Codes
  4. ↑ http://www.iqna.ir/2016/10/21/Star-flights-Arak-Airport-to-Baghdad/
  5. 1 2 "برقراری پرواز اراک به مشهد و عسلویه" (in Arabic). arak.airport.ir. Archived from the original on 2016-06-10.
  6. ↑ http://www.iqna.ir/2016/10/21/Star-flights-Arak-Airport-to-Baghdad/
  7. ↑ http://www.omrani.ostan-mr.ir/2016/10/22/Direct flight from Arak airport to Najaf airport/
  8. ↑ Iranian Airports Holding Company. (Report) http://statistics.airport.ir/13. Missing or empty |title= (help)


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