Arak Airport
Arak Airport (IATA: AJK, ICAO: OIHR) is an international airport in Arak, the capital of Markazi Province in Iran.[3] The airport, one of the oldest in Iran, was opened in 1938.
Arak International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Iran | ||||||||||
| Operator | Iran Airports Company | ||||||||||
| Serves | Arak, Markazi | ||||||||||
| Location | Arak, Iran | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1938 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,453 ft / 1,662 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°08′17″N 49°50′50″E | ||||||||||
| Website | arak | ||||||||||
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  AJK Location of airport in Iran | |||||||||||
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| Statistics (2015) | |||||||||||
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Source: Iranian Airports Holding Company[2] | |||||||||||
History
The airport was established by the Britain in 1938 and named Sultanabad[4] (former name of Arak). The main reason for the founding of the city away from the sea and airports and maritime facilities were not. Transfer from the airport for Ziegler & Co. and traveling by Swiss company employees and families of three consulates of Germany, England and Switzerland have been used in the city.
With the arrival of the aircraft carrier on Sunday, June 9, 2013 of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the former President of Iran, Arak airport was officially opened along with a new runway and apron. The runway, 3,700 meters long and over 75 meters wide, has all the facilities for the takeoff and landing of all classes of aircraft.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| ATA Airlines | Charter: Baghdad[5] |
| Iran Air | Tehran–Mehrabad |
| Iran Aseman Airlines | Asaluyeh,[6] Mashhad[6] |
| Zagros Airlines | Charter: Baghdad,[5] Najaf[7] |
Statistics
| No | Year | Aircraft Movements | Freights (Ton) | Passengers | Change |
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| 1 | 2017 | 318 | 229 | 28,536 |  142% |
| 2 | 2016 | 152 | 87 | 11,780 |  31% |
| 3 | 2015 | 136 | 142 | 17,204 | 192% |
| 4 | 2014 | 92 | 63 | 5,900 | 100% |
| 5 | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 6 | 2012 | 24 | 8 | 1,308 | 80% |
| 7 | 2011 | 94 | 45 | 6,645 | |
References
- "AJK pilot info". OurAirports.
- "شرکت مادر تخصصی فرودگاه های کشور - صفحه نخست" (in Arabic). May 2015. Archived from the original on 2014-05-31.
- "List of all airports in Iran". The Airport Authority. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- Robert A. Mann (2008). Aircraft Record Cards of the United States Air Force: How to Read the Codes. McFarland. p. 245. ISBN 978-0-7864-5119-7.
- http://www.iqna.ir/2016/10/21/Star-flights-Arak-Airport-to-Baghdad/%5B%5D
- "برقراری پرواز اراک به مشهد و عسلویه" (in Arabic). arak.airport.ir. Archived from the original on 2016-06-10.
- http://www.omrani.ostan-mr.ir/2016/10/22/Direct%5B%5D flight from Arak airport to Najaf airport/
- Iranian Airports Holding Company. Archived copy (Report). Archived from the original on 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2016-09-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
