Chabahar/Konarak International Airport (IATA: ZBR, ICAO: OIZC) (Persian: فرودگاه بین المللی کنارک/چابهار) is an international airport located in 49 kilometers west of the city of Chabahar, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran, in Konarak.[2] The airport has flight connections to different parts of Iran and serves both cities. There are also flights offered to United Arab Emirates and to Oman.
Chabahar Konarak International Airport فرودگاه کنارک | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Government of Iran | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Iran Airports Company Iranian Air Force | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Chabahar and Konarak Sistan and Baluchestan | ||||||||||||||
Location | Konarak, Iran | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 13 m / 43 ft | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 25°26′36″N 060°22′55″E / 25.44333°N 60.38194°E | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Iran Airports Company[1] |
Airlines and destinations
editAccidents
edit- On July 2, 2024, a Boeing 737 of Varesh Airlines, registration EP-VAF, was undergoing maintenance: the right-hand engine was running with the cowlings open, when a maintenance engineer entered the safety zone to retrieve tools, was sucked into the engine and was killed.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Traffic Figures". Retrieved 14 February 2018.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "List of all airports in Iran". The Airport Authority. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- ^ "Accident: Varesh B735 at Chah Bahar on Jul 2nd 2024, ground worker ingested into engine". The Aviation Herald.