Arak Airport

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Arak International Airport
Arak airport.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Iran
OperatorIran Airports Company
ServesArak, Markazi
LocationArak, Iran
Opened1938
Elevation AMSL5,453 ft / 1,662 m
Coordinates34°08′17″N 49°50′50″E / 34.13806°N 49.84722°E / 34.13806; 49.84722Coordinates: 34°08′17″N 49°50′50″E / 34.13806°N 49.84722°E / 34.13806; 49.84722
Websitearak.airport.ir
Map
AJK is located in Iran
AJK
AJK
Location of airport in Iran
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 12,139 3,700 Paved[1]
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft Movements136
Passengers17,204
Cargo142 tons
Source: Iranian Airports Holding Company[2]

Arak Airport (IATA: AJK, ICAO: OIHR) is an international airport in Arak, the capital of Markazi Province in Iran.[3] The airport, one of the oldest in Iran, was opened in 1938.

History[]

The airport was established by the Britain in 1938 and named Sultanabad[4] (former name of Arak). The main reason for the founding of the city away from the sea and airports and maritime facilities were not. Transfer from the airport for Ziegler & Co. and traveling by Swiss company employees and families of three consulates of Germany, England and Switzerland have been used in the city.

With the arrival of the aircraft carrier on Sunday, June 9, 2013 of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the former President of Iran, Arak airport was officially opened along with a new runway and apron. The runway, 3,700 meters long and over 75 meters wide, has all the facilities for the takeoff and landing of all classes of aircraft.

Airlines and destinations[]

Arak Airport Route map between 1938 and 1979
AirlinesDestinations
ATA Airlines Charter: Baghdad[5]
Iran Air Tehran–Mehrabad
Iran Aseman Airlines Asaluyeh,[6] Mashhad[6]
Zagros Airlines Charter: Baghdad,[5] Najaf[7]

Statistics[]

[8]

No Year Aircraft Movements Freights (Ton) Passengers Change
1 2017 318 229 28,536 Increase142%
2 2016 152 87 11,780 Decrease31%
3 2015 136 142 17,204 Increase192%
4 2014 92 63 5,900 Increase100%
5 2013 0 0 0 Decrease100%
6 2012 24 8 1,308 Decrease80%
7 2011 94 45 6,645

References[]

  1. ^ "AJK pilot info". OurAirports.
  2. ^ "شرکت مادر تخصصی فرودگاه های کشور - صفحه نخست" (in Arabic). May 2015. Archived from the original on 2014-05-31.
  3. ^ "List of all airports in Iran". The Airport Authority. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  4. ^ Robert A. Mann (2008). Aircraft Record Cards of the United States Air Force: How to Read the Codes. McFarland. p. 245. ISBN 978-0-7864-5119-7.
  5. ^ a b http://www.iqna.ir/2016/10/21/Star-flights-Arak-Airport-to-Baghdad/[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ a b "برقراری پرواز اراک به مشهد و عسلویه" (in Arabic). arak.airport.ir. Archived from the original on 2016-06-10.
  7. ^ http://www.omrani.ostan-mr.ir/2016/10/22/Direct[permanent dead link] flight from Arak airport to Najaf airport/
  8. ^ Iranian Airports Holding Company. Archived copy (Report). Archived from the original on 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2016-09-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links[]

Media related to Arak Airport at Wikimedia Commons


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