Qasem Soleimani International Airport
Qasem Soleimani Airport | |||||||||||
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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 / 31.33750°N 48.76194°E | ||||||||||
| Website | http://ahwaz.airport.ir/ | ||||||||||
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AWZ Location of the airport in Iran | |||||||||||
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| Statistics (2017) | |||||||||||
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| Source: Iran Airports Company[1] | |||||||||||
Qasem Soleimani International Airport formerly known as Ahvaz International Airport[2] (IATA: AWZ, ICAO: OIAW) (Persian: فرودگاه بینالمللی قاسم سلیمانی) 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, Kuwait City, Muscat, and Istanbul.
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.[8]
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.[9]
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).[10]
On January 3, 2020, Ahwaz city officials renamed this facility from Ahvaz International Airport to Qasem Soleimani International Airport, honoring the Iranian General shortly after his death.[2]
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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Caspian Airlines launches direct flights from 5 Iranian cities to Sharja". 8 December 2025.
- ^ "Haj flights from 23 locations by Iran Air and Flynas". 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Flights between Ahvaz and Istanbul have been established after a 6-year hiatus". 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Qeshm Air establishes new route between Ahvaz and Dubai". 20 November 2024. Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ "EP-AGZ Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 13 April 1970. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ Iran to move airport after oil found under runway Archived 2017-07-29 at the Wayback Machine, 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.