Yasuj Airport

Yasuj Airport (IATA: YES[2][3], ICAO: OISY[1]) is an airport serving Yasuj, a city in the Zagros Mountains of southwestern Iran, and capital of the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province. The airport and the city are also known Yasouj.[1][4]

Yasuj Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Iran
OperatorIran Airports Company
ServesYasuj,
Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
LocationYasuj, Iran
Elevation AMSL5,939 ft / 1,810 m
Coordinates30°42′02″N 051°32′42″E
Map
YES
Location of airport in Iran
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 2,598 8,522 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Mahan Air Tehran–Mehrabad

Accidents

On 18 February 2018, Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704 crashed; all 65 passengers on board were presumed to be killed. Initial reports revealed that the aircraft collided into Mount Dena due to bad weather.[5] The caused of the crash is currently under investigation.

References

  1. Airport information for OISY: Yasouj at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  2. Route map: Tehran to YES. Iran Aseman Airlines. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
  3. Yasouj Airport (YES/OISY) - Yasouj, Iran. Handbook of Business Aviation. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
  4. Current weather for OISY: Yasouj / National, Iran at NOAA/NWS
  5. "Pakistan condoles over death of 66 Iranians in crash of Aseman Airlines – Dispatch News Desk". Dispatch News Desk. 2018-02-18. Retrieved 2018-02-18.


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