Mashhad International Airport

Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport[2] (IATA: MHD, ICAO: OIMM) (Persian: فرودگاه شهید هاشمی نژاد مشهد‎) is an international airport located in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran.

Mashhad International Airport

فرودگاه بین المللی شهید هاشمی نژاد مشهد
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
OwnerGovernment of Iran
OperatorIran Airports Company
Iranian Air Force
Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Iranian Police Aviation
Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force
ServesMashhad, Razavi Khorasan
LocationMashhad, Iran
Hub for
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL3,263 ft / 995 m
Coordinates36°14′06″N 59°38′27″E
Websitemashhad.airport.ir
Map
MHD
Location in Iran
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13R/31L 12,877 3,925 Asphalt
13L/31R 12,503 3,811 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers10,459,377 4%
Aircraft Movements73,499 5%
Cargo94,029 tons 8%

Overview

Mashhad international airport is the Iran's second-busiest airport, behind Tehran-Mehrabad. In 2016, Mashhad Airport handled a record 10 million-plus passengers, up 17% from 2015, along with 86,681 tons of cargo.[3] It has flights to 57 destinations, including frequent flights to 30 Iranian cities, and 27 destinations in Central Asia, the Middle East, East Asia and Europe.[4]

Mashhad International Airport has three terminals: a domestic flight terminal (Terminal 1), an international flight terminal (Terminal 2), and a Hajj flight terminal (Terminal 3).[5]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
ATA Airlines Isfahan, Sari, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Urmia
Caspian Airlines Isfahan, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad
FlyBaghdad Baghdad, Najaf
flydubai Dubai–International
Iran Air Ahwaz, Baghdad, Bandar Abbas, Birjand, Gorgan, Isfahan, Kuwait City, Sari, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yazd, Zahedan
Iran Airtour Isfahan, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yazd, Zahedan
Iran Aseman Airlines Abadan, Ahwaz, Ardabil, Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, Chabahar/Konarak, Isfahan, Kermanshah, Khorramabad, Rasht, Sari, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Urmia, Yazd, Zahedan
Iraqi Airways Baghdad, Najaf
Jazeera Airways Kuwait City
Kish Air Ahwaz, Bandar Abbas, Isfahan, Kish Island,Najaf, Rasht, Sari, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Kuwait Airways Kuwait City
Mahan Air Ahwaz, Asaluyeh, Baghdad, Isfahan, Kabul, Kandahar, Kish Island, Najaf, Sari, Tehran–Mehrabad
Meraj Airlines Isfahan, Kermanshah, Najaf, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Qatar Airways Doha
Qeshm Airlines Abadan, Isfahan, Najaf, Qeshm, Rasht, Sari, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Zabol
Saha Airlines Isfahan, Urmia
SalamAir Muscat[6]
Saudia Seasonal: Jeddah, Medina
Sepehran Airlines Ahwaz, Asaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Isfahan, İzmir, Kish Island, Najaf, Tehran–Mehrabad
Taban Air Ahwaz, Baghdad,Isfahan, Kish Island, Najaf, Rasht, Shiraz, Tabriz
Turkish Airlines Istanbul[7]
Varesh Airlines Bishkek,Dushanbe, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Zagros Airlines Basra,Isfahan, Najaf, Qeshm, Rasht, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Notes

Direct passenger flights to Antalya are banned under Iranian law,[8] thus SunExpress seasonal charter flights from Mashhad to Antalya have a stopover in Adana. However, the airline does not carry local traffic between Mashhad and Adana. The return flight operates the same way. The law in question applies only to passenger flights and does not include VIP, cargo or ferry flights.

Statistics

Annual traffic
Annual Passenger Traffic[9]
Year Passengers  % Change
20105,983,227
20116,039,787 1%
20126,833,537 13%
20136,985,882 2%
20148,068,767 16%
20158,545,598 6%
201610,030,230 17%
201710,459,377 4%

Accidents and incidents
  • On 1 September 2006, an Iran Air Tours Tupolev Tu-154 flying from Bandar Abbas skidded off the Mashhad runway after a tire blew during landing. The aircraft caught fire, and 29 of the 147 people on board died in the accident.
  • On 24 July 2009, Aria Air Flight 1525, an Ilyushin Il-62, route THR-MHD (Teheran Mehrabad, Iran to Mashad, Iran) crashed with 153 people on board and caught fire; 3 passengers and 13 crew members died.[10]
  • On 24 January 2010, Taban Air Flight 6437, a Tupolev Tu-154M, crashed while making an emergency landing at Mashhad International Airport due to a medical emergency; all 157 passengers and 13 crew survived the accident; 42 received minor injuries.[11] It was reported that the aircraft was on an ILS landing in fog when the tail struck the ground, causing the plane to veer off the runway. This was followed by a nose gear collapse, then the right wing struck the ground, causing the aircraft to burst into flames.[12][13]
  • On 28 January 2016, Zagros Airlines Flight 4010 was landing at Mashhad International Airport Runway 31R when the McDonnell Douglas MD-83, registration EP-ZAB, skidded off the runway. The aircraft was badly damaged and 7 people suffered minor injuries[14][15]
  • On 24 May 2018, the Tapandegan (Palpitaters in Persian), an Iranian hacker group, hacked the arrival and departure monitors at Mashhad International Airport, posting anti-government messages and images on the monitors, forcing airport authorities to manually turn off the monitors one by one.[16]

See also

References
  1. "Traffic Figures". Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  2. "Page 1 Accident Final Report State File Number: A13880431UPI6208." Iran Civil Aviation Organization. p. 2 (Foreword). Retrieved on 14 November 2017.
  3. Iranian Airports Holding Company (February 2017). International Traffic Report (Report). گروه آمار و اطلاعات هوانوردی و فرودگاهی. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  4. Photos: Airplane Overhaul Facility in Mashhad, Eastern Iran Archived 15 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Payvand.com.
  5. "Mashhad Airports Guide". sleepinginairports.net. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  6. https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/283696/salam-air-outlines-further-network-expansion-in-s19/
  7. "Istanbul New Airport Transition Delayed Until April 5, 2019 (At The Earliest)".
  8. https://twitter.com/aviationirancom/status/975789946987597824
  9. Mashhad Airport. "NEWS RELEASE". mashhad.airport.ir (in Persian).
  10. ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin 62M UP-I6208 Mashhad-Shahid Hashemi Nejad Airport (MHD) Archived 13 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Aviation-safety.net (24 July 2009).
  11. Taban Air Flight 6437. Avherald.com.
  12. Iranian plane catches fire on landing. BBC News (24 January 2010).
  13. Plane catches fire trying to land in Iran Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. CNN.
  14. "Accident: Zagros MD83 at Mashad on Jan 28th 2016, runway excursion on landing". Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  15. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas MD-83 EP-ZAB Mashhad Airport (MHD)". Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  16. "Hackers Post Protest Messages on Mashad Airport Displays". en.radiofarda.com. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.

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