Ahvaz International Airport
| Ahwaz International Airport فرودگاه بینالمللی اهواز | |||||||||||
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| IATA: AWZ – ICAO: OIAW | |||||||||||
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| Operator | Iranian Airports Holding Company | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ahvaz, Iran | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 20 m / 66 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°20′15″N 048°45′43″E / 31.33750°N 48.76194°ECoordinates: 31°20′15″N 048°45′43″E / 31.33750°N 48.76194°E | ||||||||||
| Website | http://ahwaz.airport.ir/ | ||||||||||
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  AWZ Location of the airport in Iran | |||||||||||
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Ahvaz International Airport (IATA: AWZ, ICAO: OIAW) is an airport serving the city of Ahvaz, Iran. It offers flights to domestic destinations as well as regional international destinations such as Dubai, Istanbul and Kuwait.
Airlines and destinations
Accidents and incidents
- On 19 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.[7]
Airport move
In December 2012, Agence France-Presse reported that Ahwaz airport was to be relocated because oil had been discovered underneath it.[8]
See also
- Iran Civil Aviation Organization
- Transport in Iran
- List of airports in Iran
- List of the busiest airports in Iran
- List of airlines of Iran
- Ahvaz
- Iran
References
- ↑ Iranian Airports Holding Company (Feb 2016). International Traffic Report (PDF) (Report). گروه آمار و اطلاعات هوانوردی و فرودگاهی. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.atrakair.com/EN/Flightmap.aspx
- ↑ Mehr News
- ↑ "برقراري پرواز در مسير اهواز به استانبول از 24 اسفندماه". cao.ir.
- ↑ "Turkish Airlines Adds Ahwaz Service from mid-March 2015". airlineroute.net. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ↑ http://www.turkishairlines.com/en-int/corporate/announcements/announcement/turkish-airlines-launches-a-new-route-to-ahvaz
- ↑ "EP-AGZ Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ↑ Iran to move airport after oil found under runway, Iran Focus, 29 December 2012
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