Shiraz International Airport

Shiraz International Airport
Shiraz International Airport
Shahid Dastghaib International Airport
Tadayon Air Base
IATA: SYZ – ICAO: OISS
SYZ is located in Iran
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SYZ
Location of airport in Iran
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°E / 29.53917; 52.59Coordinates: 29°32′21″N 52°35′24″E / 29.53917°N 52.59°E / 29.53917; 52.59
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.

Contents

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Air Arabia Sharjah
ATA Air Tabriz
Eram Air Mashhad
Gulf Air Bahrain
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, Tehran-Mehrabad
Jazeera Airways Kuwait
Kish Air Kish Island
Mahan Air Kuala Lumpur, Tehran-Mehrabad
Qatar Airways Doha
Saudi Arabian Airlines Seasonal: Jeddah
Turkish Airlines Istanbul-Atatürk

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]

References

  1. ^ "EP-ADG Hull-loss description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19710613-0. Retrieved 19 September 2010. 

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