Ahvaz International Airport (IATA: AWZ, ICAO: OIAW) (Persian: فرودگاه بینالمللی اهواز, Forudgāh-e beynalmelali-ye Ahvāz ) is an airport serving the city of Ahvaz, Iran.[2] It offers flights to domestic destinations as well as regional international destinations, such as Dubai, Istanbul and Kuwait.
Ahwaz International Airport فرودگاه بین المللی اهواز | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of Iran | ||||||||||
Operator | Iran Airports Company | ||||||||||
Serves | Ahvaz, Khuzestan | ||||||||||
Location | Ahvaz, Iran | ||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 20 m / 66 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°20′15″N 048°45′43″E | ||||||||||
Website | http://ahwaz.airport.ir/ | ||||||||||
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Source: Iran Airports Company[1] |
Airlines | Destinations |
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ATA Airlines | Isfahan, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad |
Caspian Airlines | Isfahan, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad |
Iran Air | Isfahan, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yazd |
Iran Airtour | Tehran–Mehrabad |
Iran Aseman Airlines | Asaluyeh, Isfahan, Kuwait, Mashhad, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad |
Karun Airlines | Bandar Abbas, Isfahan, Rasht, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad |
Kish Air | Kish Island, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad |
Mahan Air | Asaluyeh, Kerman, Kharg, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad |
Qeshm Airlines | Isfahan, Tehran–Mehrabad |
Zagros Airlines | Isfahan, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad |
On 13 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.[3]
In December 2012, Agence France-Presse reported that Ahwaz airport was to be relocated because oil had been discovered underneath it.[4]
In June 2017, Ahwaz Airport measured a record breaking temperature as it hit 129.2 °F (54.0 °C), breaking its previous record of 127.4 °F (53.0 °C).[5]
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