Mehrabad International Airport
35°41′21″N 051°18′49″E / 35.68917°N 51.31361°E
Mehrabad International Airport فرودگاه مهرآباد | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Joint (Public/Military) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Tehran,Karaj | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tehran, Iran | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hub for | Iran Air Iran Asseman Airlines Mahan Air Caspian Airlines Iran Air Tours Secondary Kish Air Secondary Aria Air Saha Airlines Taban Airlines | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,962 ft / 1,208 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | http://mehrabad.airport.ir | ||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Iranian Airports Holding Company [1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Mehrabad International Airport (Template:Lang-fa) (IATA: THR, ICAO: OIII) is an airport that serves Tehran, Iran. It was the primary airport of Tehran in both international and domestic passenger traffic but has been replaced by Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) in most of its international flights.It is still by far busiest airport in Iran in terms of passenger traffic and aircraft movement, handled 12,094,218 passengers in 2009 and is second busiest airport in the Middle East after Dubai International airport.It is located almost inside the city boundaries and thus much easier to access than the IKA.
Training, maintenance and engineering facilities of Iran's National Carrier Iran Air, Iran Aseman Airlines, and Saha Airlines are located at this airport.
An aircraft engineering and maintenance company Fajr Ashian, has a maintenance hangar adjacent to main airport premises. The hangar is linked to Mehrabad Airport through a taxiway crossing "Tehran-Karaj" Highway. Fajr Ashian takes care of Aircraft of many companies e.g. Mahan Air, Iran Air.
The change of international flights to IKA, finished in 2004, was gradual, starting with flights to countries bordering the Persian Gulf. All international flights have now been moved to IKA except flights to Saudi Arabia for Hajj and Umrah.[2]
History
The Airport was first time used as an airfield for aviation club planes in 1938, then after the WW II along with becoming internationally recognized by joining Iran civil aviation organization to the ICAO in 1949, the airport became also an air force base serving to newly delivered F86 and T33 jet fighter crafts of Iranian air force.Then in 1955 just after construction of first asphalt paved runway a new terminal building(Current Terminal 1) for both international and domestic flights was designed and constructed.Among the designers of the initial modern buildings of the airport was the famous architect William Pereira.[3][4]
Airlines and destinations
Terminal 1
As the oldest Terminal of the airport has been fully renovated about a decade ago Now only serving to Haj and Umrah Departure flights and some Umrah arrival flights.
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Iran Air | Jeddah , Madinah |
| Mahan Air | Jeddah |
| Saudi Arabian Airlines | Jeddah, Madinah |
Terminal 2
Iran Air dedicated domestic terminal, some international cargo airlines use terminal as their station also passenger facilities for their crew while cargo affairs are handling in cargo terminal .
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Atlanta Icelandic | Luxembourg |
| Cargolux | Dubai, Luxembourg, Hong Kong |
| Dragonair Cargo | Chengdu, Hong Kong |
| Iran Air | Ahvaz, Ardabil, Bandar Abbas, Birjand, Bushehr, Gheshm, Isfahan, Kermanshah, Kish Island, Lar, Mashad, Rasht, Shahre-Kord, Sary, Shiraz, Tabriz, Urmieh, Yazd, Zahedan |
| Iran Air Tours | Abadan, Ahvaz, Bandar Abbas, Chabahar, Isfahan, Kermanshah, Khorramabad, Mashad, Rasht, Sary, Shahrekord, Shiraz, Tabriz, Urmieh, Yazd, Zahedan |
| Lufthansa Cargo | Leipzig/Halle, Sharjah |
| Martinair Cargo | Amsterdam |
| Saudi Arabian Airlines Cargo | Jeddah |
Terminal 3
Haj Terminal (Connected to Terminal 5 as complementary building to provide both departure and arrival services to Haj flights)
Terminal 4
Domestic Departure Terminal (Except Iran Air and Iran Air Tours)
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aria Air | Bandar Abbas, Isfahan, Kish Island, Lar, Mashad, Qeshm Island, |
| ATA Air | Kish Island, Mashad, Tabriz |
| Caspian Airlines | Ahvaz, Kish Island, Mashhad, Tabriz |
| Eram Air | Avhaz, Bandar Abbas, Kish Island, Mashad, Tabriz |
| Fars Air Qeshm | Bandar Abbas, Bandar Lengeh, Qeshm Island, Mahshahr |
| Iran Aseman Airlines | Abadan, Ahvaz, Ardabil, Asalouyeh, Bam, Birjand, Bojnord, Bushehr, Gorgan, Gheshm, Ilaam, Isfahan, Kermanshah, Kish Island, Khoy, Lamerd, Lar, Mashad, Rafsanjan, Ramsar, Rasht, Sabzevar, Sahand, Sanandaj, Shiraz, Tabas, Tabriz, Yasouj, Yazd |
| Naft Air Lines | Ahvaz , Mahshahr |
| Kish Air | Abadan, Asalouyeh, Ahvaz, Bandar Abbas, Hamadan, Isfahan, Qeshm Island, Kish Island , Mahshahr, Mashad, Shiraz, Shahrekord, Tabriz |
| Mahan Air | Ardabil, Asalouyeh, Birjand, Bandar Abbas, Dezful, Iranshahr, Isfahan, Kerman, Kish Island, Mahshahr, Mashad, Shiraz, Sirjan, Zabol |
| Saha Airlines | Asallouyeh, Mashad, Kish Island, Shiraz |
| Taban Airlines | Ahvaz, Birjand, Bushehr, Chahbahar, Hamadan, Isfahan, Kerman, Khorramabad, Kish Island, Mashhad, Rasht, Shiraz, Tabas, Tabriz |
| Zagros Air | Ahwaz, Mashad, Kish Island, Shiraz, Siri Island |
Terminal 5
Hajj Terminal
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Iran Air | Jeddah , Madinah |
| Mahan Air | Jeddah |
| Saudi Arabian Airlines | Jeddah, Madinah |
Terminal 6
Domestic Arrival terminal (Except Iran Air and Iran Air tours)
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aria Air | Bandar Abbas, Isfahan, Kish Island, Lar, Mashad, Qeshm Island, |
| ATA Air | Kish Island, Mashad, Tabriz |
| Caspian Airlines | Ahvaz, Kish Island, Mashhad, Tabriz |
| Eram Air | Avhaz, Bandar Abbas, Kish Island, Mashad, Tabriz |
| Fars Air Qeshm | Bandar Abbas, Bandar Lengeh, Qeshm Island, Mahshahr |
| Iran Aseman Airlines | Abadan, Ahvaz, Ardabil, Asalouyeh, Bam, Birjand, Bojnord, Bushehr, Gorgan, Gheshm, Ilaam, Isfahan, Kermanshah, Kish Island, Khoy, Lamerd, Lar, Mashad, Rafsanjan, Ramsar, Rasht, Sabzevar, Sahand, Sanandaj, Shiraz, Tabas, Tabriz, Yasouj, Yazd |
| Naft Air Lines | Ahvaz , Mahshahr |
| Kish Air | Abadan, Asalouyeh, Ahvaz, Bandar Abbas, Hamadan, Isfahan, Qeshm Island, Kish Island , Mahshahr, Mashad, Shiraz, Shahrekord, Tabriz |
| Mahan Air | Ardabil, Asalouyeh, Birjand, Bandar Abbas, Dezful, Iranshahr, Isfahan, Kerman, Kish Island, Mahshahr, Mashad, Shiraz, Sirjan, Zabol |
| Saha Airlines | Asallouyeh, Mashad, Kish Island, Shiraz |
| Taban Airlines | Ahvaz, Birjand, Bushehr, Chahbahar, Hamadan, Isfahan, Kerman, Khorramabad, Kish Island, Mashhad, Rasht, Shiraz, Tabas, Tabriz |
| Zagros Air | Ahwaz, Mashad, Kish Island, Shiraz, Siri Island |
Accidents and incidents
- On 20 April 2005 a Boeing 707-3J9C had an accident while landing in Mehrabad airport. After touchdown on runway 29L problems with the undercarriage (failure of a landing gear or tyre burst) caused the Boeing 707 to slide off the runway into the Kan River. Three passengers were killed after they fell in the river during the evacuation.
- On 19 June 2005 a Northwest Airlines DC-10 en route from Mumbai to Amsterdam made an emergency landing at Mehrabad Airport due to an indication of a fire in the cargo hold, which turned out to be a false alarm. No American airliners had landed in Iran since the revolution. The plane left 8 hours later without incident.[5]
- On 6 December 2005 an Iranian Air Force C-130 Hercules crashed in Tehran shortly after taking off from the airport.
- On 2 January 2008 an Iran Air Fokker 100 (EP-IDB) plane carrying 100 passengers skidded off the runway after part of its wing caught fire when attempting to takeoff on a domestic flight to Shiraz Airport. Its wheels were disconnected and part of its wing caught fire. No one was injured in the accident, which happened around 07:30 IRST amid heavy snowfall at the airport.[6]
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Mehrabad Airport (official web site)
- A-Z World Airports: Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII)
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- ^ [http://statistics.airport.ir/HomePage.aspx?TabID=7635&Site=statistics.airport&Lang=fa-IR
- ^ Rezaee, Siavash (2007-10-30). "President of National Civil Aviation Organization in an interview with "Iran": small airlines will be eliminated" (in Persian). Iran-e Eqtesadi. p. 2.
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- ^ The Modern Airport Terminal: New Approaches to Airport Architecture. Brian Edwards. Taylor & Francis, 2005. ISBN 0415248124 pp.72
- ^ CNN.com - Transcripts
- ^ "Iran Air plane skids off runway, passengers safe". AFP. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
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