Bandar Abbas International Airport
Airport in Bandar Abbas, Iran
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Bandar Abbas International Airport (IATA: BND, ICAO: OIKB) (Persian: فرودگاه بین المللی بندرعباس) is an international airport located 12 kilometers east of the city of Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, in southern Iran.[2] The airport has flight connections to different parts of Iran and countries of south of Persian Gulf, and about 1,289,000 passengers passed through it in 2017. This airport is able to handle widebody aircraft such as Boeing 777 or Boeing 747.
Airport typePublic/Military
OwnerGovernment of Iran
OperatorIran Airports Company
Iranian Air Force
Islamic Republic of Iran Navy Aviation
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Iranian Air Force
Islamic Republic of Iran Navy Aviation
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
ServesBandar Abbas, Hormozgan
Bandar Abbas International Airport فرودگاه بین المللی بندرعباس | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Iran | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Iran Airports Company Iranian Air Force Islamic Republic of Iran Navy Aviation Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Bandar Abbas, Iran | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 22 ft / 7 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°13′05″N 56°22′40″E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | bandarabbas | ||||||||||||||
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| Source: Iran Airports Company[1] | |||||||||||||||
Airlines and destinations
Incidents
- Iran Air Flight 655 was shot down after departing from Bandar Abbas in 1988.
- IRIAF F-4 Phantom II crashed near Bandar Abbas on October 14, 2012, killing two airmen.[9]