Isfahan International Airport

Isfahan International Airport
فرودگاه بین المللی شهید بهشتی اصفهان
Summary
Airport type Public/Military
Owner Government of Iran
Operator Iran Airports Company
Iranian Air Force
Serves Isfahan
Location Isfahan, Iran
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; 51.86111Coordinates: 32°45′03″N 51°51′40″E / 32.75083°N 51.86111°E / 32.75083; 51.86111
Website isfahan.airport.ir
Map
IFN
Location of airport in Iran
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08R/26L 14,425 4,397 Asphalt
08L/26R 14,425 4,397 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers 2,784,616 Increase 7%
Aircraft Movements 24,269 Increase 5%
Cargo 25,695 tons Increase 6%

Isfahan International Airport (IATA: IFN, ICAO: OIFM)(Persian: فرودگاه اصفهان‎ – Farūdegāh-e Eşfahān) 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 1970s specifically to cater Iran's fleet of F-14 Tomcat.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Air Arabia Sharjah (suspended)
ATA Airlines Mashhad, Tabriz, Tehran-Mehrabad
AtlasGlobal Seasonal charter: Antalya
Atrak Air Charter: Kish Island, Mashhad
Austrian Airlines Vienna (ends 15 September 2018)[2]
Caspian AirlinesAhvaz, Asaluyeh, Kish Island, Mashhad, Qeshm, Tehran-Mehrabad
Charter: Baghdad, Najaf
flydubai Dubai-International
Freebird Airlines Seasonal charter: Antalya
Iran AirAbadan, Ahvaz, Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, Dubai-International, Ilam, Kerman, Kermanshah, Kish Island, Kuwait City, Mashhad, Ramsar, Rasht, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran-Mehrabad, Zahedan
Seasonal: Baghdad, Jeddah, Medina
Iran Air ToursAbadan, Ahvaz, Baghdad, Bandar Abbas, Kish Island, Mahshahr, Mashhad, Najaf, Tehran-Mehrabad
Iran Aseman AirlinesAbadan, Ahvaz, Asaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Dezful, Kharg Island, Lamerd, Lavan Island, Shiraz, Mashhad, Tehran-Mehrabad, Zahedan
Iraqi AirwaysBaghdad, Najaf
Karun Airlines Aghajari, Ahvaz, Asaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Dezful, Dubai-International, Gorgan, Lamerd, Lavan Island, Kish Island, Mahshahr, Rasht, Sirri Island, Shiraz, Tehran-Mehrabad

Seasonal: Yerevan

Kish AirlinesAsaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Kish Island, Mashhad, Tehran-Mehrabad
Mahan Air Asaluyeh, Baghdad, Kerman, Kharg Island, Mashhad, Najaf, Tabriz, Tehran-Mehrabad
Meraj AirlinesKish Island, Mashhad
Onur Air Seasonal charter: Istanbul-Atatürk
Qeshm Airlines Ahvaz, Baghdad, Dubai-International, Kish Island, Mahshahr, Mashhad, Najaf, Qeshm, Rasht, Tehran-Mehrabad
Pegasus Airlines Seasonal charter: Antalya, Izmir
Taban AirAbadan, Ahvaz, Asaluyeh, Baghdad, Kermanshah, Kish Island, Mashhad, Najaf, Qeshm, Tehran-Mehrabad
Seasonal: Tbilisi, Yerevan
Tailwind Airlines Seasonal charter: Antalya
Turkish Airlines Istanbul-Atatürk
Zagros AirlinesAhvaz, Baghdad, Kish Island, Mahshahr, Mashhad, Najaf, Rasht, Sirri Island, Tehran-Mehrabad
Seasonal: Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Saint Petersburg
Notes

^a Austrian Airlines' flight from Vienna makes a stop in Shiraz but the return flight to Vienna is direct.

^b According to Iranian laws direct passenger flights to Antalya are banned[3], So AtlasGlobal, Freebird Airlines, Pegasus Airlines and Tailwind Airlines seasonal charter flights from Isfahan to Antalya have a stopover in Adana. However, these airlines do not carry local traffic between Isfahan and Adana. The return flights also has the same conditions. This law applies only to passenger flights and does not include VIP, Cargo or ferry flights.

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.[4]
  • 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.[5]
  • On 15 January 2010, Iran Air Fokker 100 EP-IDA, operating Flight 223 was substantially damaged when the nose gear collapsed after landing.[6]
  • 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.[7] The flight originated from Abadan the day before but had to overnight stop in Isfahan due to weather in Mashhad.[8][9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Traffic Figures". Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  2. ↑ https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/279395/austrian-closes-shiraz-esfahan-reservations-from-sep-2018/?highlight=Shiraz
  3. ↑ https://twitter.com/aviationirancom/status/975789946987597824
  4. ↑ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
  5. ↑ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  6. ↑ "Accident: Iran Air F100 at Isfahan on Jan 15th 2010, nose gear collapse on landing". Aviation Herald. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  7. ↑ Taban Air Flight 6437
  8. ↑ Iranian plane catches fire on landing
  9. ↑ Plane catches fire trying to land in Iran

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