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Ahvaz International Airport
IATA: AWZ ICAO: OIAW
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Iran
Operator	Iran Airports Company
Serves	Ahvaz, Khuzestan
Location	Ahvaz, Iran
Hub for	Karun Airlines
Elevation AMSL	20 m / 66 ft
Coordinates	31°20′15″N 048°45′43″E
Website	http://ahwaz.airport.ir/
Map
AWZ Location of the airport in Iran
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 12/30 3,398 11,148 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft Movements 24,449 3% Passengers 2,939,958 10% Cargo 26,312 tons 28%
Source: Iran Airports Company[1]

Ahvaz International Airport[2] (IATA: AWZ, ICAO: OIAW) (Persian: فرودگاه بین‌المللی اهواز) 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, Tbilisi, Batumi, and Istanbul.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
ATA Airlines	Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Ava Air	Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Caspian Airlines	Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Chabahar Airlines	Tehran–Mehrabad
Iran Air	Dubai–International, Tehran–Mehrabad Seasonal: Jeddah, Medina
Iran Airtour	Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Iran Aseman Airlines	Isfahan, Mashhad, Sari, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Karun Airlines	Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, Isfahan, Istanbul,[4] Kharg, Kuwait City, Lamerd, Lavan, Mashhad, Rasht, Shiraz, Sirri Island, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yazd
Kish Air	Kish, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Mahan Air	Asaluyeh, Kerman, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Pars Air	Tehran–Mehrabad
Qeshm Air	Kish, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Sepehran Airlines	Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Taban Air	Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Varesh Airlines	Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad, Tbilisi International Airport
Zagros Airlines	Isfahan, Kish, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad

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.[5]

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.[6]

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).[7]

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

1. "Traffic Figures". Retrieved 14 February 2018.^[permanent dead link‍]
2. 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.
3. "List of all airports in Iran". The Airport Authority. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
4. "Flights between Ahvaz and Istanbul have been established after a 6-year hiatus". 13 July 2023.
5. "EP-AGZ Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 13 April 1970. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
6. Iran to move airport after oil found under runway, Iran Focus, 29 December 2012.
7. 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.