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Ahvaz International Airport[2] (IATA: AWZ, ICAO: OIAW) is an airport serving the city of Ahvaz, Iran.[3] It offers flights to domestic destinations as well as regional international destinations, such as Dubai, Istanbul and Kuwait.
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| 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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  AWZ Location of the airport in Iran | |||||||||||
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Source: Iran Airports Company[1] | |||||||||||
Airlines and destinations
Accidents and incidents
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.[4]
Airport move and rename
In December 2012, Agence France-Presse reported that Ahwaz airport was to be relocated because oil had been discovered underneath it.[5]
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).[6]
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
References
- "Traffic Figures". Retrieved 14 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
- Daragahi, Borzou (5 January 2020). "Iran abandons nuclear deal commitments as Iraq parliament votes to expel US troops". Independent.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- "List of all airports in Iran". The Airport Authority. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- "EP-AGZ Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 13 April 1970. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- Iran to move airport after oil found under runway, Iran Focus, 29 December 2012.
- Samenow, James (30 June 2017). "Temperatures in Iranian city of Ahvaz hit 129.2F (54C), near hottest on Earth in modern measurements". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2017-06-30. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
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На других языках
[de] Flughafen Ahvaz
Der Flughafen Ahvaz (persisch فرودگاه بینالمللی اهواز, englisch Ahvaz International Airport) (IATA-Code: AWZ, ICAO-Code: OIAW) liegt in Ahvaz, Iran.[1] Es bietet Flüge zu inländischen Zielen sowie zu regionalen internationalen Zielen wie Dubai, Istanbul und Kuwait.- [en] Qasem Soleimani International Airport
[fr] Aéroport d'Ahvaz
L'aéroport d'Ahvaz (code IATA : AWZ • code OACI : OIAW) (persan : فرودگاه بینالمللی اهواز) est un aéroport desservant la ville d'Ahvaz, en Iran.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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