Ahvaz International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Iran
OperatorIran Airports Company
ServesAhvaz, Khuzestan
LocationAhvaz, Iran
Hub for
Elevation AMSL20 m / 66 ft
Coordinates31°20′15″N 048°45′43″E / 31.33750°N 48.76194°E / 31.33750; 48.76194
Websitehttp://ahwaz.airport.ir/
Map
AWZ is located in Iran
AWZ
AWZ
Location of the airport in Iran
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 3,398 11,148 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft Movements24,449 Increase 3%
Passengers2,939,958 Increase 10%
Cargo26,312 tons Increase 28%

Ahvaz International Airport[2] (IATA: AWZ, ICAO: OIAW) is an airport serving the city of Ahvaz, Iran.[3] It offers flights to domestic destinations as well as regional international destinations, such as Dubai, Kuwait City, and Istanbul.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
ATA Airlines Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Caspian Airlines Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Chabahar Airlines Tehran–Mehrabad
Iran Air Dubai–International, Kuwait City, Mashhad, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Seasonal: Jeddah, Medina
Iran Airtour Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Iran Aseman Airlines Isfahan, Mashhad, Sari, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Karun Airlines Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, Isfahan, Istanbul,[4] Kharg, Kuwait City, Lamerd, Lavan, Mashhad, Rasht, Shiraz, Sirri Island, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yazd
Kish Air Kish, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Mahan Air Asaluyeh, Kerman, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Pars Air Tehran–Mehrabad
Qeshm Air Kish, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Sepehran Airlines Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Taban Air Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Varesh Airlines Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Zagros Airlines Isfahan, Kish, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad

Accidents and incidents

On 13 April 1970, Douglas C-47B EP-AGZ of the Air Taxi Co. stalled on take-off and crashed. The aircraft was destroyed by the subsequent fire. It was operating a non-scheduled passenger flight. All 25 people on board survived.[5]

Airport move and rename

In December 2012, Agence France-Presse reported that Ahwaz airport was to be relocated because oil had been discovered underneath it.[6]

In June 2017, Ahwaz Airport measured a record breaking temperature as it hit 129.2 °F (54.0 °C), breaking its previous record of 127.4 °F (53.0 °C).[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Traffic Figures". Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Daragahi, Borzou (5 January 2020). "Iran abandons nuclear deal commitments as Iraq parliament votes to expel US troops". Independent.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "List of all airports in Iran". The Airport Authority. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  4. ↑ "Flights between Ahvaz and Istanbul have been established after a 6-year hiatus". 13 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "EP-AGZ Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 13 April 1970. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  6. ↑ Iran to move airport after oil found under runway, Iran Focus, 29 December 2012.
  7. ↑ Samenow, James (30 June 2017). "Temperatures in Iranian city of Ahvaz hit 129.2F (54C), near hottest on Earth in modern measurements". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2017-06-30. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
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