Shiraz Shahid Dastgheib International Airport

Shiraz International Airport

فرودگاه بین‌المللی شیراز
Summary
Airport typePublic/military
OwnerGovernment of Iran
OperatorIran Airports Company
Iranian Air Force
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Islamic Republic of Iran Navy Aviation
Iranian Police Aviation
ServesShiraz, Fars
LocationShiraz, Iran
Hub for
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL4,920 ft / 1,500 m
Coordinates29°32′21″N 52°35′24″E / 29.53917°N 52.59000°E / 29.53917; 52.59000
Websitehttp://shiraz.airport.ir
Maps
SYZ is located in Iran
SYZ
SYZ
Location of airport in Iran
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11R/29L 14,020 4,275 Asphalt
11L/29R 14,225 4,335 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers3,530,525 Increase 7%
Aircraft movements33,857 Increase 9%
Cargo32,982 tons Increase 7%

Shiraz International Airport (IATA: SYZ, ICAO: OISS) (Persian: فرودگاه بین‌المللی شیراز) is an international airport located in Shiraz, Iran. It is the main international airport of Fars province as well as the largest airport in the southern region of Iran.

After undergoing renovation and redevelopment work in 2005, it was identified as the second most reliable and modern airport in Iran, after Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, in terms of flight safety, including electronic and navigation control systems of its flight tower.

Terminals

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Shiraz International Airport has two main passenger terminals which are connected to each other.

Domestic Terminal

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Domestic Terminal or Terminal 1 is the older and larger than the other terminal, and exclusively handles domestic flights within Iran.

International Terminal

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International Terminal or Terminal 2 is used for all scheduled and charter international flights. An international terminal is under construction for international flights, and was due to be built by 2024. After its completion the current International Terminal will be used for Hajj flights.

Airlines and destinations

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The following airlines operate passenger flights at Shiraz International Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Air1Air[2] Tehran–Mehrabad
Air Arabia Sharjah
Asa Jet Tehran–Mehrabad
ATA Airlines Kish, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Caspian Airlines Asaluyeh, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Chabahar Airlines Tehran–Mehrabad
flydubai Dubai–International
FlyPersia Asaluyeh, Chabahar/Konarak, Isfahan, Kish, Mashhad, Qeshm, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Iran Air Bandar Abbas, Bandar Lengeh, Doha, Dubai–International, Kuwait City, Lamerd, Tehran–Mehrabad
Seasonal: Jeddah, Medina
Iran Airtour Dubai–International, Istanbul, Kish, Mashhad, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Seasonal: Denizli
Iran Aseman Airlines Abadan, Ahvaz, Bandar Abbas, Kish, Mashhad, Rasht, Sari, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Zahedan
Jazeera Airways Kuwait City[3]
Karun Airlines Ahvaz, Bahregan, Bandar Abbas, Kharg, Lavan, Mahshahr, Sirri Island, Tehran–Mehrabad
Kish Air Asaluyeh, Kish, Mashhad, Muscat, Tehran–Mehrabad
Seasonal: Najaf
Kuwait Airways Kuwait City
Mahan Air Ahvaz, Kerman, Tehran–Mehrabad
Oman Air Muscat
Pars Air Ahvaz, Isfahan, Kermanshah, Kish, Mashhad, Muscat, Najaf, Tabriz, Tbilisi,[4] Tehran–Mehrabad
Pegasus Airlines Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[5]
Pouya Air Bandar Abbas, Rasht, Tehran–Mehrabad
Qatar Airways Doha
Qeshm Air Dubai–International, Isfahan, Kharg, Kish, Mashhad, Muscat, Noshahr, Qeshm, Sohar, Tehran–Mehrabad
Saha Airlines Asaluyeh, Kish, Lavan, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
SalamAir Muscat, Sohar[6]
Sepehran Airlines Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Taban Air Kish, Mashhad, Muscat, Sohar, Tehran–Mehrabad
Turkish Airlines Istanbul
Varesh Airlines Mashhad, Sari, Tehran–Mehrabad
Zagros Airlines Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad

Accidents and incidents

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  • On 15 June 1971, Douglas C-47A EP-ADG of the Air Taxi Co was damaged beyond economic repair in an accident at Shiraz Airport.[7]
  • On 14 December 2018, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 LN-BKE, operated by Norwegian Air Shuttle, flight DY 1933, delivered only in October 2018, made a forced landing at Shiraz Airport after a technical failure with one of its two engines. The passengers and crew disembarked and the next day continued their journey originating in Dubai, UAE to Oslo, Norway. Until February 2019, the aircraft had not yet been recovered due to strict technical embargoes by the United States against the state of Iran.[8][9] By the end of January 2019, the status of LN-BKE had changed to "stored".[10] On 22 February, the aircraft was finally recovered and flown to Sweden.[11] It was then transferred to Norwegian Air Sweden and its registration was then changed to SE-RYB. The aircraft was then stored again when all Boeing 737 MAX's were grounded worldwide.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Traffic Figures". Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  2. ^ "The country's newest airline has been launched". 3 May 2023.
  3. ^ "JAZEERA AIRWAYS NETWORK EXPANSION FROM LATE-DEC 2022". Aeroroutes. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Pars Air launches Shiraz-Tbilisi flights". Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Pegasus to Expand Iran Network From late-Sep 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  6. ^ "SalamAir to Launch Direct Flights From Oman's Sohar to Shiraz in Iran". 20 June 2023.
  7. ^ "EP-ADG Hull-loss description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
  8. ^ Karasz, Palko (9 January 2019). "A Norwegian Air Jet Landed in Iran 4 Weeks Ago. It Can't Leave Yet". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Norwegian's brand-new Boeing 737 MAX 8 'stuck' in Iran for weeks". aerotime.aero. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  10. ^ "SE-RYB Norwegian Air Sweden Boeing 737 MAX 8". planespotters.net. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Iran-stranded Boeing airliner took off and expected in Sweden -Norwegian Air". Reuters. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
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