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. A public airport, it is operated by Iran Airports Company.
Yasuj Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Iran | ||||||||||
| Operator | Iran Airports Company | ||||||||||
| Serves | Yasuj, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad | ||||||||||
| Location | Yasuj, Iran | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,939 ft / 1,810 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°42′02″N 051°32′42″E / 30.70056°N 51.54500°E | ||||||||||
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Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Mahan Air | Tehran–Mehrabad |
| Pars Air | Tehran–Mehrabad |
Accidents
editOn 18 February 2018, Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704 from Tehran Mehrabad International Airport to Yasuj 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.[4] The caused of the crash is currently under investigation.
References
edit- ^ a b "Airport information for OISY: Yasouj". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF. - ^ Route map: Tehran to YES. Iran Aseman Airlines. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
- ^ Yasouj Airport (YES/OISY) - Yasouj, Iran. Handbook of Business Aviation. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
- ^ "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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