Gorgan Airport (Persian: فرودگاه گرگان) (IATA: GBT, ICAO: OING) is an international airport in the city of Gorgan, Golestan province, Iran.[2]
The airport is 2 km west of the Gorgan-Aq Qala Highway and 6 km north of Gorgan, the capital of Golestan province.
Airlines and destinations
Development and expansion
The airport terminal expansion is currently underway: the new wing will be reserved for international flights and will extend for 10,550 sq.[8][9]
Accidents and incidents
- On 17 May 2001, a short-haul trijet Yakovlev Yak-40 being operated by Faraz Qeshm Airlines crashed while en route to Gorgan Airport from Tehran-Mehrabad Airport in Iran. The aircraft crashed in mountainous terrain while flying in poor weather conditions about twenty kilometers south of Sari, killing all 30 people on board.
References
- ^ "Traffic Figures". Retrieved 14 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "List of all airports in Iran". The Airport Authority. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Caspian Airlines launches new flights between Gorgan and Kish". 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Caspian Airlines launches weekly flights between Gorgan and Zahedan". 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Flights between Gorgan and Aktau resume". 26 April 2024.
- ^ "New international route from Gorgan Airport is established". 25 January 2025.
- ^ "Flights from Gorgan to Istanbul to begin next week". 12 January 2025.
- ^ http://en.valad.ir/project/construction-of- Golestan-provinces-international-airport-terminal/
- ^ "گرگان – showews". Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
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