Saqqez Airport
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Saqqez Airport فرودگاه سقز | |
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| Summary | |
| Airport type | Public |
| Owner | Government of Iran |
| Operator | Iran Airports Company |
| Location | Saqqez, Iran |
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  Saqqez Airport | |
36°13′06″N 46°17′56″E / 36.21833°N 46.29889°E Saqqez Airport, sometimes called Saghez Airport, (ICAO: OITS) is a domestic airport under construction near Saqqez located in the province of Kurdistan in Iran.[1][2] This airport has been constructed for the use of the people of the northern cities of Kurdistan province and the southern cities of West Azerbaijan, especially the free trade zones of Baneh and Marivan.
History
Commissioning Saqqez airport in 2021
Kurdistan Province governor said :"The Saqqez city airport in the Kurdistan Province (western Iran) will be commissioned fully by the end of 9th month of next Iranian year ( December 21, 2021), the Head of Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company (IAC) Siavash Amir Mokri said, Trend reports citing the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development of Iran".[3]
The first phase
The first phase of the airport opened on July 21, 2021, and the first Flight Check aircraft landed at the airport.[4]
The Airport specifications
This airport has an area of 220 hectares, has a runway with a length of 2,930 meters, a taxi with a length of 450 meters, an apron with an area of 2,500 square meters, and an access route to the airport of 450 meters. Also, the airport terminal building with an area of 2,298 square meters includes a waiting hall and transit, and a side building with an area of 330 square meters has been constructed[5].
References
- ^ "OITS — Saghez, 16, IR — Airport — Great Circle Mapper". www.gcmap.com. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
- ^ "SAGHEZ AIRPORT | openAIP". www.openaip.net. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
- ^ Iran's Saqqez Airport to be Commissioned, AviationPros, 2020
- ^ The first phase of Saqez Airport was put into operation, IRNA, 2021
- ^ Operation of Saqez Airport next year / 63% progress in the construction of Saqez Airport terminal
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