Shiraz International Airport
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| Shiraz International Airport Shahid Dastghaib International Airport Tadayon Air Base |
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IATA: SYZ – ICAO: OISS
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public/Military | ||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Organization of Iran/Military of Iran | ||
| Location | Shiraz, Iran | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,920 ft / 1,500 m | ||
| Coordinates | 29°32′21″N 52°35′24″E / 29.53917°N 52.59°ECoordinates: 29°32′21″N 52°35′24″E / 29.53917°N 52.59°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 11R/29L | 14,016 | 4,272 | Asphalt |
| 11L/29R | 14,220 | 4,334 | Asphalt |
Shiraz International Airport (IATA: SYZ, ICAO: OISS) is located in Shiraz, Iran. It is the main international airport of Fars province.
After undergoing renovation and redevolopment work in 2005, Shiraz Airport was identified as the second most reliable and modern airport in Iran (after Imam Khomeini International Airport of Tehran) in terms of flight safety including electronic and navigation control systems of its flight tower.
In addition to domestic flights to most major Iranian cities, several daily flights to Persian Gulf States including UAE and Bahrain are performed.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Arabia | Sharjah |
| Eram Air | Mashhad |
| Iran Air | Bandar Abbas, Bandar Lengeh, Doha, Isfahan, Kuwait, Tehran-Mehrabad |
| Iran Air Tours | Abadan, Kish Island, Mashhad, Tehran-Mehrabad |
| Iran Aseman Airlines | Dubai, Qeshm, Kuwait, Lamerd, Mashhad, Tabriz, Tehran-Mehrabad |
| Jazeera Airways | Kuwait |
| Kish Air | Kish Island |
| Mahan Air | Tehran-Mehrabad |
| Qatar Airways | Doha |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul-Atatürk |
[edit] Accidents and incidents
- 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.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "EP-ADG Hull-loss description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19710613-0. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
[edit] External links
- Shiraz International Airport
- Airport information for OISS at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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