Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani Airport

Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani Airport (Persian: فرودگاه بین‌المللی آیت‌الله هاشمی رفسنجانی) (IATA: KER, ICAO: OIKK) is an airport in Kerman, Iran. The airport is used for commercial, general aviation and military training purposes. Flights began operating in 1970.[2]

Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani Airport

فرودگاه بین‌المللی آیت‌الله هاشمی رفسنجانی
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
OwnerGovernment of Iran
OperatorIran Airports Company
Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Iranian Police Aviation
ServesKerman
LocationKerman, Iran
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL5,741 ft / 1,750 m
Coordinates30°16′28″N 056°57′04″E / 30.27444°N 56.95111°E / 30.27444; 56.95111
Websitehttp://kerman.airport.ir
Map
KER is located in Iran
KER
KER
Location of airport in Iran
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 6,657 2,029 Asphalt
16/34 12,620 3,847 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft Movements5,795 Increase 19%
Passengers846,317 Increase 3%
Cargo6,569 tons Increase 1%

Mahan Air flight crew's simulator centre and cabin crew training centre is located at Kerman INTL Airport. It is also the main hub for Bootia-Mahan Aviation College [3] for commercial pilot training purpose for Mahan Air's cadet pilot program.

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Asa Jet Tehran–Mehrabad
ATA Airlines Tehran–Mehrabad
Caspian Airlines Mashhad, Najaf, Tehran–Mehrabad
flydubai Dubai–International[4]
Karun Airlines Tehran–Mehrabad
Iran Air Tehran–Mehrabad
Seasonal: Jeddah, Medina
Mahan Air Ahvaz, Baghdad, Isfahan, Kish, Mashhad, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Pars Air Tehran–Mehrabad
Pouya Air Tehran–Mehrabad
Qeshm Air Tehran–Mehrabad
Zagros Airlines Najaf, Tehran–Mehrabad

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Traffic Figures". Retrieved 14 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Kerman Airport: About" (in Persian). Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  3. ^ "آموزشگاه خلبانی بوتیا ماهان - صفحه اصلی" [Bhutia Mahan Pilot School - Home page] (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2013-08-26.
  4. ^ "flydubai Expands Iran Network Fron Sep 2024". AeroRoutes. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.