Chabahar Konarak Airport

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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
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
OwnerGovernment of Iran
OperatorIran Airports Company
Iranian Air Force
ServesChabahar and Konarak
Sistan and Baluchestan
LocationKonarak, Iran
Elevation AMSL13 m / 43 ft
Coordinates25°26′36″N 060°22′55″E / 25.44333°N 60.38194°E / 25.44333; 60.38194
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ZBR is located in Iran
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Location of airport in Iran
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09R/27L 3,000 9,844 Asphalt
09L/27R 3,814 12,514 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft Movements1,971 Increase 6%
Passengers221,859 Increase 20%
Cargo2,422 tons Increase 19%

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Asa Jet Isfahan, Tehran–Mehrabad
ATA Airlines Tehran–Mehrabad
Caspian Airlines Tehran–Mehrabad
Chabahar Airlines Tehran–Mehrabad
FlyPersia Shiraz
Iran Air Bandar Abbas, Tehran–Mehrabad, Zahedan
Iran Airtour Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Iran Aseman Airlines Mashhad, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Kish Air Tehran–Mehrabad
Mahan Air Tehran–Mehrabad, Zahedan
Meraj Airlines Tehran–Mehrabad
Pars Air Tehran–Mehrabad
Pouya Air Bandar Abbas, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Sepehran Airlines Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Varesh Airlines Sari, Tehran–Mehrabad
Zagros Airlines Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad

Accidents

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  • 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

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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. ^ "Accident: Varesh B735 at Chah Bahar on Jul 2nd 2024, ground worker ingested into engine". The Aviation Herald.