Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani Airport

Summary

Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani Airport (Persian: فرودگاه بین‌المللی آیت‌الله هاشمی رفسنجانی) (IATA: KER, ICAO: OIKK) is an airport in Kerman, Iran. The airport is used for commercial, general aviation and military training purposes. Flights began operating in 1970.[2]

Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani Airport

فرودگاه بین‌المللی آیت‌الله هاشمی رفسنجانی
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
OwnerGovernment of Iran
OperatorIran Airports Company
Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Iranian Police Aviation
ServesKerman
LocationKerman, Iran
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL5,741 ft / 1,750 m
Coordinates30°16′28″N 056°57′04″E / 30.27444°N 56.95111°E / 30.27444; 56.95111
Websitehttp://kerman.airport.ir
Map
KER is located in Iran
KER
KER
Location of airport in Iran
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 6,657 2,029 Asphalt
16/34 12,620 3,847 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft Movements5,795 Increase 19%
Passengers846,317 Increase 3%
Cargo6,569 tons Increase 1%

Mahan Air flight crew's simulator centre and cabin crew training centre is located at Kerman INTL Airport. It is also the main hub for Bootia-Mahan Aviation College [3] for commercial pilot training purpose for Mahan Air's cadet pilot program.

Airlines and destinations edit

AirlinesDestinations
Asa Jet Tehran–Mehrabad
ATA Airlines Tehran–Mehrabad
Caspian Airlines Mashhad, Najaf, Tehran–Mehrabad
Iran Air Tehran–Mehrabad
Seasonal: Jeddah, Medina
Mahan Air Ahvaz, Baghdad, Isfahan, Kish, Mashhad, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Pars Air Tehran–Mehrabad
Pouya Air Tehran–Mehrabad
Zagros Airlines Najaf, Tehran–Mehrabad

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Traffic Figures". Retrieved 14 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Kerman Airport: About" (in Persian). Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  3. ^ "آموزشگاه خلبانی بوتیا ماهان - صفحه اصلی" [Bhutia Mahan Pilot School - Home page] (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2013-08-26.