Gorgan Airport
Airport in Gorgan, Iran
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Gorgan Airport (Persian: فرودگاه گرگان) (IATA: GBT, ICAO: OING) is an international airport in the city of Gorgan, Golestan province, Iran.[2]
Gorgan International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Iran | ||||||||||
| Operator | Iran Airports Company | ||||||||||
| Serves | Gorgan, Golestan | ||||||||||
| Location | Gorgan, Iran | ||||||||||
| Opened | 2005 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | −24 ft (−7.3 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°54′33.8″N 54°24′04.8″E | ||||||||||
| Website | Gorgan International Airport | ||||||||||
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  GBT Location of airport in Iran | |||||||||||
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| Source: Iran Airports Company[1] | |||||||||||
The airport is 2 km west of the Gorgan-Aq Qala Highway and 6 km north of Gorgan, the capital of Golestan province.
Airlines and destinations
Site
Prior to the airport's construction, the area was occupied by the Narges Tepe archeological mound. Rescue excavations were carried out in 2004 and 2006 which yielded artifacts ranging from the 2nd Millenium BCE to the Safavid period.[6]
Development and expansion
Accidents and incidents
- On 17 May 2001, a short-haul trijet Yakovlev Yak-40 being operated by Faraz Qeshm Airlines crashed while en route to Gorgan Airport from Tehran-Mehrabad Airport in Iran. The aircraft crashed in mountainous terrain while flying in poor weather conditions about twenty kilometers south of Sari, killing all 30 people on board.
