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Mashhad International Airport
Shahid Hashemi Nejad Airport |
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| IATA: MHD – ICAO: OIMM |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public/Military |
| Owner |
Iranian Airports Holding Company |
| Operator |
Razavi Khorasan Province Airports department |
| Serves |
Mashhad |
| Location |
Mashhad |
| Hub for |
Iran Air Tours
Mahan Air Secondary
Taban Air Secondary
Iran Asseman Airlines Secondary
Iran Air Focus City
Kish Air Focus City |
| Elevation AMSL |
3,263 ft / 995 m |
| Coordinates |
36°14′06″N 59°38′27″E / 36.235°N 59.64083°E / 36.235; 59.64083Coordinates: 36°14′06″N 59°38′27″E / 36.235°N 59.64083°E / 36.235; 59.64083 |
| Website |
http://mashhad.airport.ir/ |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
| 14R/32L |
12,877 |
3,925 |
Asphalt |
| 14L/32R |
12,503 |
3,811 |
Asphalt |
| Statistics (2009) |
| Passengers |
5,005,645 |
| Cargo |
34,853tons |
| Source: Iranian Airports Holding Company |
Mashhad International Airport or Shahid Hashemi Nejad Airport (IATA: MHD, ICAO: OIMM) is an airport in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran.
The airport is country's second busiest only to Tehran Mehrabad Airport and above the famous Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport. In 2009 airport handled 5,005,645 passengers along with 34,853 tons of cargo. It is connected to 57 destinations and has frequent flights to 30 cities within Iran and 27 destinations in the Central Asia , the Middle East, Europe and East Asia.
The Airport has been under vast expansion project which is to be finished by opening a new Haj Terminal with 10,000 m area on May 24, 2010 will be followed by opening a new international Terminal with 30000 m area and custom storage facilities in a week after that. Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
Terminal |
| Aria Air |
Tehran-Mehrabad |
Domestic |
| Bahrain Air |
Bahrain |
International |
| Caspian Airlines |
Tehran-Mehrabad |
Domestic |
| Caspian Airlines |
Damascus |
International |
| Eram Air |
Tehran-Mehrabad, Shiraz, Tabriz |
Domestic |
| Fars Qeshm Air |
Tehran-Mehrabad |
Domestic |
| Gulf Air |
Bahrain |
International |
| Iran Air |
Gorgan, Tehran-Mehrabad, Birjand |
Domestic |
| Iran Air |
Bahrain, Beirut, Frankfurt, Jeddah, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, Dammam |
International |
| Iran Air Tours |
Abadan, Ardabil, Ahvaz, Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, Chabahar, Isfahan, Kermanshah, Khorramabad, Rasht, Sari, Shahrekord, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran-Mehrabad, Urmia, Yazd, Zahedan |
Domestic |
| Iran Air Tours |
Bishkek, Dubai |
International |
| Iran Aseman Airlines |
Ahwaz, Tehran-Mehrabad, Shiraz, Zahedan |
Domestic |
| Iran Aseman Airlines |
Bahrain, Bishkek, Dubai, Dushanbe |
International |
| Iraqi Airways |
Basra, Najaf |
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| Jazeera Airways |
Dubai, Kuwait |
International |
| Kam Air |
Kabul |
International |
| Kish Air |
Isfahan, Kish Island, Tabriz, Tehran-Mehrabad |
Domestic |
| Kish Air |
Damascus |
International |
| Mahan Air |
Ahwaz, Asaluyeh,Abadan, Kerman, Shiraz, Tehran-Mehrabad, Zabol , Zahedan ,Ardabil,zanjan,Esfehan,Bandar Abbas,Kish Island |
Domestic |
| Mahan Air |
Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Dammam, Damascus, Kuwait,bahrain |
International |
| Qatar Airways |
Doha |
International |
| Saha Airlines |
Tehran-Mehrabad |
Domestic |
| Saudi Arabian Airlines |
Dammam, Jeddah, Medina [seasonal] |
International |
| Shaheen Air International |
Lahore |
International |
| Turkish Airlines |
Istanbul-Atatürk |
International |
| Zagros Air |
Tehran-Mehrabad |
Domestic |
Accidents and incidents
- On 1 September 2006, an Iran Air Tours Tupolev Tu-154 skidded off the runway as it was landing at Mashhad International Airport and caught fire. A tire had blown on the aircraft during landing. The aircraft was carrying 147 passengers, 29 of them died in the accident. The Tu-154 was flying from Bandar Abbas to Mashhad.
- On 24 July 2009, Aria Air Flight 1525, an Ilyushin Il-62, route THR-MHD (Teheran Mehrabad, Iran to Mashad, Iran) crashed with 153 passengers and caught fire; 3 passengers and 13 crew died.
- 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. It is 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, followed by a nose-gear collapse, then the right wing struck the ground causing the aircraft to burst into flames.
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| General Info
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| Country |
Iran
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| ICAO ID |
OIMM
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| Time |
UTC+3:30
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| Latitude |
36.235195
36° 14' 06.70" N
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| Longitude |
59.640972
059° 38' 27.50" E
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| Elevation |
3263 feet
995 meters
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| Type |
Joint (Civil and Military)
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| Magnetic Variation |
003° E (01/06)
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| Beacon |
Yes
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| Operating Agency |
MILITARY - CIVIL JOINT USE AIRPORT
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| Alternate Name |
SHAHID HASHEMI NEJAD INTL
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| Operating Hours |
24 HOUR OPERATIONS
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| Communications
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| TWR |
118.1
121.7
121.9
257.8
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ATIS
Opr 0200-2000Z.
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126.4
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| APP |
127.3
353.8
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| Runways
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| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 14R/32L |
12877 x 148 feet
3925 x 45 meters |
ASPHALT |
060FBXT |
NO
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| 14L/32R |
12503 x 148 feet
3811 x 45 meters |
ASPHALT |
060FBXT |
YES
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| TACAN |
MSD |
MASHHAD |
056X |
- |
At Field |
-
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| VOR-DME |
MSD |
MASHHAD |
087X |
114 |
At Field |
-
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| NDB |
MSD |
MASHHAD |
- |
385 |
At Field |
-
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.
100/130 MIL Spec, low lead, aviation gasoline (BLUE)
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| Remarks
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| CAUTION |
Animal and bird haz.
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| FUEL |
(NC-100LL, A1)
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| TFC PAT |
Rwy 14L/R not avbl for ldg 1830-0330Z unless tailwind component excedes 10 Kt for Rwy 32L/R.
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