Airport in Abadan, Iran
Abadan International Airport (
IATA : ABD ,
ICAO : OIAA ) is situated 12 kilometers away from the city of
Abadan ,
Iran .
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History
U.S. planes stand ready to be picked up at Abadan Field (1942).
During
World War II , Abadan Airport was a major logistics center for
Lend-Lease aircraft being sent to the
Soviet Union by the
United States . Beginning in May 1942, the
United States Army Air Forces
Air Technical Service Command and the
Douglas Aircraft Company established a plant here, with the 17th Air Depot Group assembling newly arrived aircraft and flight-testing them. Once prepared, they were flown to
Mehrabad Airport ,
Tehran , for delivery to the Soviets.
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[4] The airport was designated as Station #3, by the
Air Transport Command North African Wing, with connecting routes to
Mehrabad Airport ,
Tehran ;
RAF Habbaniya ,
Iraq , and
Bahrain Airport ,
Bahrain .
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Airlines and destinations
The following
airlines offer scheduled passenger service:
Airlines Destinations
Asa Jet
Mashhad ,
Tehran–Mehrabad
ATA Airlines
Mashhad ,
Tehran–Mehrabad
Caspian Airlines
Mashhad ,
Tehran–Mehrabad
Chabahar Airlines
Tehran–Mehrabad
FlyPersia
Mashhad ,
Shiraz ,
Tehran–Mehrabad
Iran Air
Tehran–Mehrabad
Iran Airtour
Mashhad
Iran Aseman Airlines
Isfahan ,
Mashhad ,
Shiraz ,
Tehran–Mehrabad
Kish Air
Kish ,
Tehran–Mehrabad
Pars Air
Kish ,
Mashhad ,
Tehran–Mehrabad
Qeshm Air
Mashhad ,
Tehran–Mehrabad
Sepehran Airlines
Mashhad
Taban Air
Mashhad
Varesh Airlines
Mashhad ,
Tehran–Mehrabad
Zagros Airlines
Mashhad ,
Tehran–Mehrabad
Incidents and accidents
On 10 September 1958,
Mariner P-303 was being ferried to the Netherlands from
Biak ,
Indonesia . Due to technical problems, a forced landing was carried out at Abadan, Iran. About two weeks later, repairs had been accomplished, and the aircraft took off. Shortly after takeoff, an oil leak was observed on engine number one. While on finals for landing at Abadan, the aircraft suddenly lost height and crashed, killing all aboard. It appeared that the remaining propeller reversed thrust, causing the crew to lose control.
On 24 January 2010,
Taban Air Flight 6437 , a
Tupolev Tu-154M , crashed whilst making an emergency landing at
Mashhad International Airport due to a medical emergency; all 157 and 13 crew survived the accident with 42 receiving minor injuries.
[7] The flight originated from
Abadan the day before but had to overnight stop in
Isfahan due to weather in
Mashhad .
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References
External links
Major international Minor international Domestic Unscheduled