Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani Airport

Kerman Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani International Airport
فرودگاه بین المللی آیت الله هاشمی رفسنجانی کرمان
Summary
Airport type Public/Military
Owner Government of Iran
Operator Iran Airports Company
Iranian Air Force
Serves Kerman
Location Kerman, Iran
Hub for
Elevation AMSL 5,741 ft / 1,750 m
Coordinates 30°16′28″N 056°57′04″E / 30.27444°N 56.95111°E / 30.27444; 56.95111
Website http://www.airport.kr.ir
Map
KER
Location of airport in Iran
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 6,657 2,029 Asphalt
16/34 12,620 3,847 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft Movements 5,795 Increase 19%
Passengers 846,317 Increase 3%
Cargo 6,569 tons Increase 1%

Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani International Airport (IATA: KER, ICAO: OIKK), previously known as Kerman International Airport, is an airport in Kerman, Iran. The airport is used for commercial, general aviation and military training purposes. Flights began operating in 1970.[2]

On 10 June 2017, the airport renamed to its current name in honour of former president, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who was born and raised in Kerman.

Mahan Air flight crew's simulator centre and cabin crew training centre is located at Kerman INTL Airport. It is also the main hub for Bootia-Mahan Aviation College [3] for commercial pilot training purpose for Mahan Air's cadet pilot program.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Iran Air Bandar Abbas, Isfahan, Tehran-Mahrabad, Tabriz, Zahedan
Seasonal: Baghdad, Medina, Najaf
Iran Aseman AirlinesShiraz
Iraqi AirwaysBaghdad[4], Najaf
Kish AirKish Island
Mahan AirAhvaz, Dubai-International, Iranshahr, Isfahan, Kish Island, Mashhad, Qeshm Island, Sari, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran-Mehrabad, Zabol, Zahedan

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Traffic Figures". Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Kerman Airport: About" (in Persian). Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  3. ↑ http://bmac.ir/?a=home
  4. ↑ "Iraqi Airways adds Kerman service from March 2017". Routesonline. Retrieved 13 March 2017.


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