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Isfahan International Airport

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Airport type
  
Military/Public

Location
  
Isfahan, Iran

Code
  
IFN

Phone
  
+98 31 3527 5063

Serves
  
Isfahan

Elevation AMSL
  
5,059 ft / 1,542 m

Elevation
  
1,542 m

Owner
  
Iran Airports Company

Isfahan International Airport

Operator
  
Iran Civil Aviation Organization Iran Air Force

Hub for
  
Sepahan Airlines(Focus City) Iran Air(Focus City) Iran Air Tours(Focus City) Kish Airlines(Focus City) Taban Air(Focus City) Qeshm Air(Focus City) Iranian Naft Airlines(Focus City)

Address
  
Isfahan, Isfahan Province, Iran

Isfahan International Airport (IATA: IFN, ICAO: OIFM)(Persian: فرودگاه اصفهان‎‎ – Farūdegāh-e Eşfahān) is an international airport serving the city of Isfahan, Iran.

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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 currently has one terminal which is for both domestic and international flights. However, there will be a new terminal built soon which will be only 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.

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

    • References

    Isfahan International Airport Wikipedia
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