Gorgan Airport ( fa, فرودگاه گرگان) is an international airport located in the city of

Gorgan Gorgan ( fa, گرگان ; also romanized as ''Gorgān'', ''Gurgān'', and ''Gurgan''), formerly Esterabad ( ; also romanized as ''Astarābād'', ''Asterabad'', and ''Esterābād''), is the capital city of Golestan Province, Iran. It lies appro ...

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. The airport is located 2 km west of the Gorgan-Aq Qala Highway and 6 km north of Gorgan, the capital of Golestan province.

Airlines and destinations

Development and expansion

The airport terminal expansion is currently underway: the new wing will be reserved for international flights and will extend for 10,550 sq. Äccidents and incidents *on 17 May 2001 a short-haul trijet Yakovlev Yak-40 being operated by Faraz Qeshm Airlines

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while en route to Gorgan Airport from Tehran-Mehrabad Airport in Iran. The aircraft crashed in mountainous terrain while flying in poor weather conditions about twenty kilometers south of Sari killing all thirty people on board. Faraz Qeshm Airlines Yak-40 crash

References

Airports in Iran Buildings and structures in Golestan Province Transportation in Golestan Province {{Golestan-geo-stub