Mashhad International Airport
| Mashhad International Airport "Shahid Hashemi Nejad Airport" | |||
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| Characteristics | |||
| ICAO code | OIMM | ||
| IATA code | Best before | ||
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| Transport links | |||
| Distance from the city center | 8 km southeast of Mashhad | ||
| Basic data | |||
| operator | Iranian Airports Holding Company | ||
| Terminals | 1 | ||
| Passengers | 5,005,645 (2009) | ||
| Air freight | 34,853 t (2010) | ||
| Flight movements |
20,768 (2010) | ||
| Runways | |||
| 13R / 31L | 3925 m × 45 m asphalt | ||
| 13L / 31R | 3811 m × 45 m asphalt | ||
The Shahid Hashemi Nedschad International Airport ( Mashhad International Airport or Shahid Hashemi Nejad Airport ) is a civil and military used airport in Mashhad , Iran . The airport is the third largest in Iran after Tehran-Mehrabad and Tehran-Imam Khomeini . 57 destinations around the world are served from the airport. It serves as a hub for Iran Airtour and Mahan Air .
Airlines and destinations
Iran Airtour and Mahan Air operate a hub in Mashhad . The only routes to Europe are offered by Germania to Hamburg and Turkish Airlines to Istanbul .
Incidents
- On March 13, 1997, a Lockheed C-130 Hercules of the Iranian Air Force (license plate unknown) crashed 15 miles from the destination Mashhad airport after the pilots reported engine problems. All 86 inmates were killed.
- On September 1, 2006, a Tupolev Tu-154 slid over the end of the runway and went up in flames. At that time there were 147 passengers in the aircraft, 29 of whom died. The Tu-154 flew the Bandar Abbas -Mashhad route.
- On July 24, 2009, an Ilyushin Il-62 of Aria Air (UP-I6208) crashed on the Tehran-Mashhad route with 153 passengers and burned out; 3 passengers and 13 crew members died.
- On January 24, 2010, a Russian-registered Tupolev Tu-154M of Taban Air (RA-85787) crashed when the pilot attempted an emergency landing due to a medical emergency. All 157 passengers and thirteen crew members survived the accident, 42 passengers were slightly injured. The Tupolev Tu-154M had to be written off.
Web links
- Mashhad International Airport
- Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://statistics.airport.ir/HomePage.aspx?TabID=7635&Site=statistics.airport&Lang=fa-IR
- ^ Accident report C-130 Hercules IrAF xxx , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 17, 2020.
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
- ↑ Taban Air Flight 6437