Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport ( fa, فرودگاه بینالمللی شهید بهشتی اصفهان) is an
international airport
An international airport is an airport with customs and border control facilities enabling passengers to travel between countries around the world. International airports are usually larger than domestic airports and they must feature longer ...
serving the city of
Isfahan
Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...
, Iran.
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
Qahab-e Shomali Rural District ( fa, دهستان قهاب شمالي) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also ...
, in the
Central District of
Isfahan County
Isfahan County ( fa, شهرستان اصفهان) is located in Isfahan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Isfahan. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 1,963,315, in 543,688 households. Retrieved 25 October 2022 At the 20 ...
,
Isfahan Province, Iran. The airport has two terminals, one for domestic flights and one for international flights. Just adjacent to the airport is Khatami Air Base, which was built in the 1970s specifically to cater to
Iran's fleet of F-14 Tomcats.
Airlines and destinations
Accidents and incidents
*On 15 February 1965,
Vickers Viscount
The Vickers Viscount is a British medium-range turboprop airliner first flown in 1948 by Vickers-Armstrongs. A design requirement from the Brabazon Committee, it entered service in 1953 and was the first turboprop-powered airliner.
The Visc ...
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
The National Airline of Iran ( fa, هواپیمايی ملی ایران, Havâpeymâyi-ye Melli-ye Irân), branded as Iran Air, is the flag carrier of Iran, which is headquartered at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran. As of 2018, it operates scheduled ...
Fokker 100
The Fokker 100 is a regional jet produced by Fokker in the Netherlands.
The Fokker 100 is based on the Fokker F28 with a fuselage stretched by to seat up to 109 passengers, up from 85.
It is powered by two newer Rolls-Royce Tay turbofans, ...
EP-CFO suffered an undercarriage malfunction on take-off. The aircraft was on a flight to
Mehrabad Airport
Mehrabad International Airport ( fa, فرودگاه بین المللی مهرآباد, ''Foroudgâh-e Beyn Almelali-ye Mehrâbâd'') , is an international airport serving Tehran, the capital city of Iran. Prior to the construction of the larger ...
,
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
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
The National Airline of Iran ( fa, هواپیمايی ملی ایران, Havâpeymâyi-ye Melli-ye Irân), branded as Iran Air, is the flag carrier of Iran, which is headquartered at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran. As of 2018, it operates scheduled ...
Fokker 100
The Fokker 100 is a regional jet produced by Fokker in the Netherlands.
The Fokker 100 is based on the Fokker F28 with a fuselage stretched by to seat up to 109 passengers, up from 85.
It is powered by two newer Rolls-Royce Tay turbofans, ...
EP-IDA, operating Flight 223 was substantially damaged when the nose gear collapsed after landing.
*On 24 January 2010,
Taban Air Flight 6437
Taban Air Flight 6437 was a scheduled domestic flight that crashed on landing at Mashhad, Iran on 24 January 2010. All 170 people escaped from the burning aircraft without loss of life. Most of the passengers were pilgrims returning from visiti ...
, a
Tupolev Tu-154M
The Tupolev Tu-154 (russian: Tyполев Ту-154; NATO reporting name: "Careless") is a three-engined, medium-range, narrow-body airliner designed in the mid-1960s and manufactured by Tupolev. A workhorse of Soviet and (subsequently) Russian ...
, crashed whilst making an emergency landing at
Mashhad International Airport
Mashhad International Airport ( fa, فرودگاه بینالمللی مشهد) is an international airport located in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran.
Overview
Mashhad international airport is the Iran's second-busiest airport, behind Te ...
due to a medical emergency; all 157 and 13 crew survived the accident with 42 receiving minor injuries. The flight originated from
Abadan
Abadan ( fa, آبادان ''Ābādān'', ) is a city and capital of Abadan County, Khuzestan Province, which is located in the southwest of Iran. It lies on Abadan Island ( long, 3–19 km or 2–12 miles wide). The island is bounded ...
the day before but had to overnight stop in
Isfahan
Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...
due to weather in
Mashhad
Mashhad ( fa, مشهد, Mašhad ), also spelled Mashad, is the List of Iranian cities by population, second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the relatively remote north-east of the country about from Tehran. It serves as the capital of R ...
.
See also
*
List of the busiest airports in Iran
2019 Statistics
2018 Statistics
Notes
:1.The results had been converted from a report generated in Persian Solar Hijri calendar
:2.The reports of the airports in Iranian islands had not been published since 2017; All the existing reports ...
References
External links
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Buildings and structures in Isfahan Province
Airports in Iran
Transportation in Isfahan Province