Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport

Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport

فرودگاه بین‌المللی شهید بهشتی اصفهان
Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport; فرودگاه بین‌المللی شهید بهشتی اصفهان
	IATA: IFN; ICAO: OIFM;
Summary
Airport type	Public/military
Owner	Government of Iran
Operator	Iran Airports Company; Iranian Air Force
Serves	Isfahan
Location	Isfahan, Iran
Hub for	Iran Aseman Airlines;
Focus city for	Iran Air; Karun Airlines;
Elevation AMSL	5,059 ft / 1,542 m
Coordinates	32°45′03″N 51°51′40″E / 32.75083°N 51.86111°E
Website	esfahan.airport.ir
Map
	IFN Location of airport in Iran
Runways
Statistics (2017)
Passengers
Passengers	2,784,616 7%
Aircraft movements	24,269 5%
Cargo	25,695 tons 6%
	Source: Iran Airports Company

Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport (IATA: IFN, ICAO: OIFM) (Persian: فرودگاه بین‌المللی شهید بهشتی اصفهان) 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 the 1970s specifically to cater to Iran's fleet of F-14 Tomcats.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air1Air^[2]	Mashhad
Asa Jet	Chabahar/Konarak, Mashhad, Rasht, Tehran–Mehrabad
ATA Airlines	Kish, Mashhad, Najaf, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Ava Air	Kish, Mashhad
Caspian Airlines	Asaluyeh, Kish, Mashhad, Najaf, Tehran–Mehrabad
Chabahar Airlines	Tehran–Mehrabad
Fly Baghdad	Najaf
flydubai	Dubai–International
FlyPersia	Kish, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Iran Air	Bandar Abbas, Dubai–International,^[3] Istanbul,^[4] Kuwait City, Mashhad, Najaf, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad Seasonal: Jeddah, Medina
Iran Airtour	Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Iran Aseman Airlines	Abadan, Ahvaz, Bandar Abbas, Mashhad, Najaf, Rasht, Sari, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Iraqi Airways	Baghdad, Najaf
Karun Airlines	Ahvaz, Bahregan, Bandar Abbas, Kharg, Lavan, Mahshahr, Mashhad, Sirri Island, Tehran–Mehrabad
Kish Air	Asaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Kish, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Mahan Air	Asaluyeh, Kerman, Mashhad, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Zahedan
Meraj Airlines	Asaluyeh, Kish, Mashhad, Najaf, Qeshm, Tehran–Mehrabad
Pars Air	Aghajari, Asaluyeh, Chabahar/Konarak, Kish, Muscat, Qeshm, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Pegasus Airlines	Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen^[5]
Pouya Air	Tehran–Mehrabad
Qatar Airways	Doha
Qeshm Air	Dubai–International, Kharg, Kish, Mashhad, Qeshm, Tehran–Mehrabad
Saha Airlines	Asaluyeh, Kish, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Sepehran Airlines	Mashhad
Taban Air	Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Turkish Airlines	Istanbul
Varesh Airlines	Kish, Mashhad, Muscat, Najaf, Qeshm, Sari, Tehran–Mehrabad
Zagros Airlines	Ahvaz, Kish, Mashhad, Najaf, Tehran–Mehrabad

Accidents and incidents

On 15 February 1965, a Vickers Viscount EP-AHC operated by Iranian Airlines was damaged beyond economic repair when the port undercarriage collapsed as a result of a heavy landing.^[6]
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.^[7]
On 15 January 2010, Iran Air Fokker 100 EP-IDA, operating Flight 223 was substantially damaged when the nose gear collapsed after landing.^[8]
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.^[9] The flight originated from Abadan the day before but had to overnight stop in Isfahan due to weather in Mashhad.^[10]^[11]

References

^ "Traffic Figures". Retrieved 14 February 2018.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "The country's newest airline has been launched". 3 May 2023.
^ "IRAN AIR RESUMES ESFAHAN – DUBAI SERVICE FROM NOV 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
^ "Iran Air Plans Isfahan – Istanbul June 2023 Launch".
^ "Pegasus to Expand Iran Network From late-Sep 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
^ "Accident: Iran Air F100 at Isfahan on Jan 15th 2010, nose gear collapse on landing". Aviation Herald. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
^ "The Aviation Herald". avherald.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
^ "Iran jet catches fire on landing". BBC News. 24 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
^ "Plane catches fire trying to land in Iran". CNN. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

External links

Media related to Isfahan International Airport at Wikimedia Commons

[International_Traffic_Report-1] "Traffic Figures". Retrieved 14 February 2018.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[2] "The country's newest airline has been launched". 3 May 2023.

[3] "IRAN AIR RESUMES ESFAHAN – DUBAI SERVICE FROM NOV 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

[4] "Iran Air Plans Isfahan – Istanbul June 2023 Launch".

[5] "Pegasus to Expand Iran Network From late-Sep 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 19 August 2024.

[ASN150265-6] "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 7 October 2009.

[ASN181109-7] "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 November 2009.

[AH160110-8] "Accident: Iran Air F100 at Isfahan on Jan 15th 2010, nose gear collapse on landing". Aviation Herald. Retrieved 17 January 2010.

[9] "The Aviation Herald". avherald.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

[10] "Iran jet catches fire on landing". BBC News. 24 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

[11] "Plane catches fire trying to land in Iran". CNN. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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