Gorgan Airport
Gorgan International Airport فرودگاه گرگان | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Iran | ||||||||||
| Operator | Iran Airports Company | ||||||||||
| Serves | Gorgan, Golestan | ||||||||||
| Location | Gorgan, Iran | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | −24 ft / −7 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°54′33.8″N 54°24′04.8″E / 36.909389°N 54.401333°E | ||||||||||
| Website | Gorgan International Airport | ||||||||||
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  GBT Location of airport in Iran | |||||||||||
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Source: Iran Airports Company[1] | |||||||||||
Gorgan Airport (Persian: فرودگاه گرگان) (IATA: GBT, ICAO: OING) is an international airport located in the city of Gorgan, Golestan province, Iran.[2]
The airport is located 2 km west of the Gorgan-Aq Qala Highway and 6 km north of Gorgan, the capital of Golestan province.
Airlines and destinations
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Iran Air | Tehran–Mehrabad Seasonal: Jeddah, Medina |
| Iran Aseman Airlines | Asaluyeh, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad |
| Kish Air | Kish, Tehran–Mehrabad |
| Pars Air | Aktau,[3] Tehran–Mehrabad |
| Pouya Air | Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad |
| Qeshm Air | Tehran–Mehrabad, Zahedan |
Development and expansion
[edit]The airport terminal expansion is currently underway: the new wing will be reserved for international flights and will extend for 10,550 sq. Äccidents and incidents
- on 17 May 2001 a short-haul trijet Yakovlev Yak-40 being operated by Faraz Qeshm Airlines crashed while en route to Gorgan Airport from Tehran-Mehrabad Airport in Iran. The aircraft crashed in mountainous terrain while flying in poor weather conditions about twenty kilometers south of Sari killing all thirty people on board.Faraz Qeshm Airlines Yak-40 crash
References
[edit]- ^ "Traffic Figures". Retrieved 14 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "List of all airports in Iran". The Airport Authority. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- ^ "Flights between Gorgan and Aktau resume". 26 April 2024.
- ^ http://en.valad.ir/project/construction-of- Golestan-provinces-international-airport-terminal/
- ^ "گرگان - showews". Archived from the original on 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
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