Abadan Ayatollah Jami International Airport

Not to be confused with Ibadan Airport.

Airport in Abadan, Iran

Abadan International Airport

فرودگاه بین‌المللی آبادان

* IATA: ABD
* ICAO: OIAA

Summary
Airport type| Public
Owner| Government of Iran
Operator| Iran Airports Company
Serves| Abadan, Khuzestan
Location| Abadan, Iran
Elevation AMSL| 7 ft / 2 m
Coordinates| 30°21′55″N 048°13′59″E﻿ / ﻿30.36528°N 48.23306°E﻿ / 30.36528; 48.23306
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ABD

Location of airport in Iran

Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

|
|

m  | ft
14R/32L  | 3,101  | 10,174  | Asphalt
14L/32R  | 2,265  | 7,430  | Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
| Aircraft movements| 6,425  5%

|

Passengers| 644,915  0%
Cargo| 5,669 tonnes  0%

Source: Iran Airports Company[1]

Abadan International Airport (IATA: ABD, ICAO: OIAA) is situated 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) away from the city of Abadan, Iran.[2]

## History

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U.S. planes stand ready to be picked up at Abadan Field (1942).

During World War II, Abadan Airport was a major logistics center for Lend-Lease aircraft being sent to the Soviet Union by the United States. Beginning in May 1942, the United States Army Air Forces Air Technical Service Command and the Douglas Aircraft Company established a plant at the airport, with the 17th Air Depot Group assembling newly arrived aircraft and flight-testing them. Once prepared, they were flown to Mehrabad Airport at Tehran for delivery to the Soviets.[3][4] The airport was designated Station #3 by the Air Transport Command North African Wing, with connecting routes to Mehrabad Airport, Tehran; RAF Habbaniya, Iraq, and Bahrain Airport, Bahrain.[5][6]

## Airlines and destinations

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The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service:

Airlines| Destinations

|

Asa Jet |  Isfahan, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
ATA Airlines |  Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
AVA Airlines |  Mashhad
Caspian Airlines |  Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Chabahar Airlines |  Tehran–Mehrabad
FlyPersia |  Mashhad, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Iran Air |  Tehran–Mehrabad
Iran Airtour |  Mashhad
Iran Aseman Airlines |  Isfahan, Mashhad, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Kish Air |  Kish, Tehran–Mehrabad
Pars Air |  Kish, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Pouya Air |  Tehran–Mehrabad
Qeshm Air |  Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Sepehran Airlines |  Mashhad
Taban Air |  Mashhad
Varesh Airlines |  Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Zagros Airlines |  Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad

## Incidents and accidents

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* On 10 September 1958, Mariner P-303 was being ferried to the Netherlands from Biak, Indonesia. Due to technical problems, a forced landing was carried out at Abadan, Iran. About two weeks later, repairs had been accomplished, and the aircraft took off. Shortly after takeoff, an oil leak was observed on engine number one. While on finals for landing at Abadan, the aircraft suddenly lost height and crashed, killing all aboard. It appeared that the remaining propeller reversed thrust, causing the crew to lose control.
* On 24 January 2010, Taban Air Flight 6437, a Tupolev Tu-154M, crashed whilst making an emergency landing at Mashhad International Airport due to a medical emergency; all 157 and 13 crew survived the accident with 42 receiving minor injuries.[7] The flight originated from Abadan the day before but had to overnight stop in Isfahan due to weather in Mashhad.[8][9]

## References

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1. ^ "Traffic Figures". Retrieved 14 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
2. ^ "List of all airports in Iran". The Airport Authority. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
3. ^ "USAFHRA document 00190278".
4. ^ "USAFHRA document 00096444".
5. ^ "USAFHRA document 00181371".
6. ^  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
7. ^ "Accident: Kolavia T154 at Mashhad on Jan 24th 2010, medical emergency, risky landing, aircraft burst into flames". avherald.com.
8. ^ "Iran jet catches fire on landing". 27 September 2018 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
9. ^ "Plane catches fire trying to land in Iran - CNN.com". CNN.

## External links

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* Accident history for ABD at Aviation Safety Network
* Current weather for OIAA at NOAA/NWS

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