Arak Airport

Arak International Airport
IATA: AJK – ICAO: OIHR
Summary
Serves	Arak
Location	Arak, Iran
Opened	1938
Coordinates	34°08′17″N 49°50′50″E / 34.13806°N 49.84722°ECoordinates: 34°08′17″N 49°50′50″E / 34.13806°N 49.84722°E
Website	arak.airport.ir
Map
AJK Location of airport in Iran
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 08/26 12,139 3,700 Paved[1]
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft Movements 136 Passengers 17,204 Cargo 142 tons
Source: Iranian Airports Holding Company[2]

Arak Airport (IATA: AJK, ICAO: OIHR) is an airport in Arak, the capital of Markazi Province in Iran. The airport, one of the oldest in Iran, was opened in 1938.

History

The airport was established by the British in 1938 and named Sultanabad^[3] (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 rugs 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 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran, Arak airport was officially opened a new runway. The runway length of 3,700 meters and a width of over 75 meters and has all the facilities for the takeoff and landing of aircraft in all classes.

Vantage Destinations 1938 to 1979

• Abadan – Abadan Airport
• Berlin – Berlin Brandenburg Airport
• Bombay – Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
• Geneva – Geneva International Airport
• London – London Heathrow Airport
• Baghdad – Saddam International Airport
• Bushehr – Bushehr Airport
• Zahedan – Zahedan Airport
• Bandar Lengeh – Bandar Lengeh Airport
• Frankfurt – Frankfurt Airport

Airlines and destinations

Arak Airport Route map between 1938 and 1979

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
ATA Airlines (Iran)	Baghdad,[4]Najaf[5]
Iran Aseman Airlines	Asaluyeh,[6] Mashhad[6]
Zagros Airlines	Baghdad,[7]Najaf[8]

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Pouya Cargo Air	Tehran-Mehrabad , Erbil

Statistics

^[9]

No	Year	Aircraft Movements	Freights (Ton)	Passengers	Change
1	2015	136	142	17,204	192%
2	2014	92	63	5,900	100%
3	2013	0	0	0	100%
4	2012	24	8	1,308	80%
5	2011	94	45	6,645

Destinations maps
Arak Mashhad Kish Ardabil Tehran Asaluyeh Destinations from Arak

References

1. "AJK pilot info". OurAirports.
2. "شرکت مادر تخصصی فرودگاه های کشور - صفحه نخست" (in Arabic). May 2015.
3. Aircraft Record Cards of the United States Air Force: How to Read the Codes
4. http://www.iqna.ir/2016/10/21/Star-flights-Arak-Airport-to-Baghdad/
5. http://www.omrani.ostan-mr.ir/2016/10/22/Direct flight from Arak airport to Najaf airport/
6. "برقراری پرواز اراک به مشهد و عسلویه" (in Arabic). arak.airport.ir.
7. http://www.iqna.ir/2016/10/21/Star-flights-Arak-Airport-to-Baghdad/
8. http://www.omrani.ostan-mr.ir/2016/10/22/Direct flight from Arak airport to Najaf airport/
9. Iranian Airports Holding Company. (Report) http://statistics.airport.ir/13. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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