Shiraz International Airport
| Shiraz Shahid Dastgheib International Airport فرودگاه بین المللی شهید دستغیب شیراز | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Iran | ||||||||||||||
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Iran Airports Company Iranian Air Force | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Shiraz, Fars | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Shiraz, Iran | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 4,920 ft / 1,500 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°32′21″N 52°35′24″E / 29.53917°N 52.59000°ECoordinates: 29°32′21″N 52°35′24″E / 29.53917°N 52.59000°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | http://shiraz.airport.ir | ||||||||||||||
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  SYZ Location of airport in Iran | |||||||||||||||
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Source: Iran Airports Company[1] | |||||||||||||||
Shiraz Shahid Dastgheib International Airport (IATA: SYZ, ICAO: OISS) (Persian: فرودگاه بین المللی شیراز) is an international airport located in Shiraz, Iran that is the main international airport of Fars province and southern region of Iran.
Shiraz International Airport, Also known as Shahid Dastgheib International Airport, named before the great scholar, is the largest airport in the southern region of Iran. After undergoing renovation and redevelopment work in 2005, Shiraz Airport was identified as the second most reliable and modern airport in Iran, after Tehran-Imam Khomeini , in flight safety including electronic and navigation control systems of its flight tower.
This airport is able to handle widebody aircraft such as Boeing 777 or Boeing 747.
Facilities
Terminals
Shiraz International Airport has two main passenger terminals which are connected to each other:
Domestic Terminal
Domestic Terminal or Terminal 1 is the older and larger than the other terminal and exclusively handles domestic flights within Iran.
International Terminal
International Terminal or Terminal 2 is used for all scheduled and charter international flights.
Also an international terminal is under construction for International flights which due to be built by 2020. After the complete of the new International Terminal the current International Terminals will be used for Hajj flights.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
The following airlines operate passenger flights at Shiraz International Airport:
- Notes
^a Austrian Airlines's flight from Vienna to Shiraz continues on to Isfahan. However, the airline does not have traffic rights to transport passengers solely between Shiraz and Isfahan.
^b According to Iranian laws direct passenger flights to Antalya are banned[4], So Pegasus Airlines and SunExpress seasonal charter flights from Shiraz to Antalya have a stopover in Adana. However, these airlines do not carry local traffic between Shiraz 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.
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Iran Air Cargo | Doha, Tehran-Mehrabad |
Accidents and incidents
- On 15 June 1971, Douglas C-47A EP-ADG of the Air Taxi Co was damaged beyond economic repair in an accident at Shiraz Airport.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ "Traffic Figures". Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ↑ https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/279395/austrian-closes-shiraz-esfahan-reservations-from-sep-2018/?highlight=Shiraz
- ↑ http://www.atheer.om/en/43723/salam-air-inaugurates-shiraz-route/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/aviationirancom/status/975789946987597824
- ↑ "EP-ADG Hull-loss description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
External links
- Shiraz International Airport
- Airport information for OISS at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.