Mashhad International Airport

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Mashhad International Airport

فرودگاه بین المللی شهید هاشمی نژاد مشهد
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Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
OwnerGovernment of Iran
OperatorIran Airports Company
Iranian Air Force
Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Iranian Police Aviation
Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force
ServesMashhad, Razavi Khorasan
LocationMashhad, Iran
Hub for
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL3,263 ft / 995 m
Coordinates36°14′06″N 59°38′27″E / 36.23500°N 59.64083°E / 36.23500; 59.64083Coordinates: 36°14′06″N 59°38′27″E / 36.23500°N 59.64083°E / 36.23500; 59.64083
Websitemashhad.airport.ir
Map
MHD is located in Iran
MHD
MHD
Location in Iran
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13R/31L 12,877 3,925 Asphalt
13L/31R 12,503 3,811 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers10,459,377 Increase 4%
Aircraft Movements73,499 Increase 5%
Cargo94,029 tons Increase 8%

Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport[2] (IATA: MHD, ICAO: OIMM) (Persian: فرودگاه شهید هاشمی نژاد مشهد‎) is an international airport located in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran.

Overview[]

Mashhad international airport is the Iran's second-busiest airport behind Tehran-Mehrabad. In 2016 Mashhad Airport handled a record more than 10 million passengers up 17% from 2015 with 86,681 tons of cargo.[3] It is connected to 57 destinations and has frequent flights to 30 cities within Iran and 27 destinations in the Central Asia, the Middle East, East Asia and Europe.[4]

Mashhad International Airport has three terminals: a domestic flights terminal (Terminal 1), an international flights terminal (Terminal 2), and a Hajj flights terminal (Terminal 3).[5]

Airlines and destinations[]

AirlinesDestinations
ATA Airlines Isfahan, Sari, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Urmia
Caspian Airlines Isfahan, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad
FlyBaghdad Baghdad, Najaf
flydubai Dubai–International
Iran Air Ahwaz, Baghdad,Bandar Abbas, Birjand, Gorgan, Isfahan, Sari, Shahroud, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yazd, Zahedan
Iran Air Tours Isfahan,Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yazd, Zahedan
Iran Aseman Airlines Abadan, Ahwaz, Ardabil, Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, Chabahar/Konarak, Isfahan, Kermanshah, Khorramabad, Rasht, Sari, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Urmia, Yazd, Zahedan
Iraqi Airways Baghdad, Najaf
Jazeera Airways Kuwait City
Kish Air Ahwaz,Bandar Abbas,Isfahan,Kish Island,Rasht,Sari,Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Kuwait Airways Kuwait City
Mahan Air Ahwaz, Asaluyeh, Baghdad, Isfahan, Kabul, Kish Island,Najaf, Sari, Tehran–Mehrabad
Meraj Airlines Isfahan, Kermanshah, Najaf, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Qatar Airways Doha
Qeshm Airlines Abadan, Isfahan, Najaf, Qeshm, Rasht, Sari, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Zabol
Saha Airlines Isfahan, Urmia
SalamAir Muscat[6]
Saudia Seasonal: Jeddah, Medina
Sepehran Airlines Ahwaz, Asaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Isfahan,İzmir, Kish Island,Najaf, Tehran–Mehrabad
Taban Air Ahwaz, Isfahan,Kish Island, Najaf, Rasht, Tabriz
Seasonal: Lahore
Charter: Istanbul, Yerevan
Turkish Airlines Istanbul[7]
Varesh Airlines Dushanbe, Shiraz,Tehran–Mehrabad
Zagros Airlines Isfahan, Najaf, Qeshm, Rasht, Shahrekord, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Notes

According to Iranian laws direct passenger flights to Antalya are banned,[8] So SunExpress seasonal charter flights from Mashhad to Antalya have a stopover in Adana. However, this airline does not carry local traffic between Mashhad and Adana. The return flight also has the same conditions. This law applies only to passenger flights and does not include VIP, Cargo or ferry flights.

Statistics[]

Annual traffic[]

Annual Passenger Traffic[9]
Year Passengers % Change
2010 5,983,227 Steady
2011 6,039,787 Increase 1%
2012 6,833,537 Increase 13%
2013 6,985,882 Increase 2%
2014 8,068,767 Increase 16%
2015 8,545,598 Increase 6%
2016 10,030,230 Increase 17%
2017 10,459,377 Increase 4%

Accidents and incidents[]

  • On 1 September 2006, an Iran Air Tours Tupolev Tu-154 skidded off the runway as it was landing at Mashhad International Airport and caught fire. A tire had blown on the aircraft during landing. The aircraft was carrying 147 passengers, 29 of them died in the accident. The Tu-154 was flying from Bandar Abbas to Mashhad.
  • On 24 July 2009, Aria Air Flight 1525, an Ilyushin Il-62, route THR-MHD (Teheran Mehrabad, Iran to Mashad, Iran) crashed with 153 passengers and caught fire; 3 passengers and 13 crew died.[10]
  • On 24 January 2010, Taban Air Flight 6437, a Tupolev Tu-154M, crashed whilst making an emergency landing at Mashhad International Airport due to a medical emergency; all 157 and 13 crew survived the accident with 42 receiving minor injuries.[11] It is reported that the aircraft was on an ILS landing in fog when the tail struck the ground causing the plane to veer off the runway, followed by a nose-gear collapse, then the right wing struck the ground causing the aircraft to burst into flames.[12][13]
  • On 28 January 2016, Zagros Airlines Flight 4010 was landing at Mashhad International Airport's Runway 31R when the McDonnell Douglas MD-83, registration EP-ZAB, skidded off the runway. The aircraft was badly damaged and 7 people suffered minor injuries[14][15]
  • On 24 May 2018, the Tapandegan (Palpitaters in Persian) an Iranian hacker group hacked the arrival and departure monitors at Mashhad International Airport posting anti-government messages and images on the monitors, forcing the airports' authorities to turn off manually those monitors one-by-one.[16]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Traffic Figures". Retrieved 14 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Page 1 Accident Final Report State File Number: A13880431UPI6208." Iran Civil Aviation Organization. p. 2 (Foreword). Retrieved on 14 November 2017.
  3. ^ Iranian Airports Holding Company (February 2017). International Traffic Report (Report). گروه آمار و اطلاعات هوانوردی و فرودگاهی. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  4. ^ Photos: Airplane Overhaul Facility in Mashhad, Eastern Iran Archived 15 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Payvand.com.
  5. ^ "Mashhad Airports Guide". sleepinginairports.net. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  6. ^ https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/283696/salam-air-outlines-further-network-expansion-in-s19/
  7. ^ "Istanbul New Airport Transition Delayed Until April 5, 2019 (At The Earliest)".
  8. ^ https://twitter.com/aviationirancom/status/975789946987597824
  9. ^ Mashhad Airport. "NEWS RELEASE". mashhad.airport.ir (in Persian).
  10. ^ ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin 62M UP-I6208 Mashhad-Shahid Hashemi Nejad Airport (MHD) Archived 13 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Aviation-safety.net (24 July 2009).
  11. ^ Taban Air Flight 6437. Avherald.com.
  12. ^ Iranian plane catches fire on landing. BBC News (24 January 2010).
  13. ^ Plane catches fire trying to land in Iran Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. CNN.
  14. ^ "Accident: Zagros MD83 at Mashad on Jan 28th 2016, runway excursion on landing". Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  15. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas MD-83 EP-ZAB Mashhad Airport (MHD)". Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  16. ^ "Hackers Post Protest Messages on Mashad Airport Displays". en.radiofarda.com. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.

External links[]

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