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
Mohammad Hosseini Beheshti ( fa, سیّد محمد حسینی بهشتی; 24 October 1928 – 28 June 1981) was an Iranian jurist, philosopher, cleric and politician who was known as the second person in the political hierarchy of Iran after t ...
. 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 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 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 Fokker 100 EP-CFO suffered an undercarriage malfunction on take-off. The aircraft was on a flight to
Mehrabad Airport,
Tehran 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 Fokker 100 EP-IDA, operating Flight 223 was substantially damaged when the nose gear collapsed after landing.
*On 24 January 2010,
Taban Air Flight 6437, 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 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
References
External links
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Buildings and structures in Isfahan Province
Airports in Iran
Transportation in Isfahan Province