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
| Airlines | Destinations | Terminal |
|---|---|---|
| ATA Airlines | Tabriz | Domestic |
| Atrak Air | Tehran Charter: Mashhad | Domestic |
| Caspian Airlines | Tehran, Mashhad | Domestic |
| flydubai | Dubai-International | International |
| Iran Air | Isfahan, Bandar Abbas, Mashhad, Tabriz, Tehran | Domestic |
| Iran Air Tours | Isfahan, Mashhad, Sari, Shiraz, Tehran, Kish, Tabriz | Domestic |
| Iran Air Tours | Dubai-International | International |
| Iran Aseman Airlines | Asaluyeh, Isfahan, Tehran, Mashhad | Domestic |
| Iran Aseman Airlines | Kuwait | International |
| Iranian Naft Airlines | Rasht, Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, Yazd, Isfahan, Bandar Abbas, Bandar Lengeh, Sirri Island, Kish, Bushehr, Lamerd, Lavan, Kharg | Domestic |
| Iranian Naft Airlines | Dubai-International, Yerevan | International |
| Kish Air | Tehran, Mashhad, Kish | Domestic |
| Mahan Air | Kerman, Gachsaran, Isfahan, Tehran | Domestic |
| Qeshm Airlines | Tehran, Isfahan | Domestic |
| Taban Air | Tehran, Mashhad | Domestic |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul | International |
| Zagros Airlines | Tehran, Mashhad, Kish | Domestic |
| Georgian Airways | Charter: Tbilisi | International |
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.[2]
Airport move
In December 2012, Agence France-Presse reported that Ahwaz airport was to be relocated because oil had been discovered underneath it.[3]
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.
- ↑ "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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