Mashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport

Airport in Mashhad, Iran

Mashhad International Airport^[2] (Persian: فرودگاه بین‌المللی مشهد) (IATA: MHD, ICAO: OIMM) is an international airport located in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran.

Overview

Mashhad international airport is the Iran's second-busiest airport, behind Tehran Mehrabad Airport. In 2016, Mashhad Airport handled a record 10 million-plus passengers, up 17% from 2015, along with 86,681 tons of cargo.^[3] It has flights to 57 destinations, including frequent flights to 30 Iranian cities, and 27 destinations in Central Asia, the Middle East, East Asia and Europe.^[4]

Mashhad International Airport has three terminals: a domestic flight terminal (Terminal 1), an international flight terminal (Terminal 2), and a Hajj flight terminal (Terminal 3).^[5]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate passenger flights at Mashhad International Airport:

Statistics

Annual traffic

Accidents and incidents

• In 1988, Kuwait Airways Flight 422, was hijacked and then diverted to Mashhad. The hijackers made some demands and then ordered the plane to fly to Cyprus and Algeria.
• On 1 September 2006, Iran Air Tours Flight 945, a Tupolev Tu-154 flying from Bandar Abbas skidded off the Mashhad runway after a tire blew during landing. The aircraft caught fire, and 29 of the 147 people on board died in the accident.^[11]
• On 24 July 2009, Aria Air Flight 1525, an Ilyushin Il-62, route THR-MHD (Teheran Mehrabad, Iran to Mashad, Iran) crashed with 173 people on board and caught fire; 5 passengers and 11 crew members died.^[12]
• On 24 January 2010, Taban Air Flight 6437, a Tupolev Tu-154M, crashed while making an emergency landing at Mashhad International Airport due to a medical emergency; all 157 passengers and 13 crew survived the accident; 42 received minor injuries.^[13] It was reported that the aircraft was on an ILS landing in fog when the tail struck the ground, causing the plane to veer off the runway. This was followed by a nose gear collapse, then the right wing struck the ground, causing the aircraft to burst into flames.^[14][15]
• On 28 January 2016, Zagros Airlines Flight 4010 was landing at Mashhad International Airport Runway 31R when the McDonnell Douglas MD-83, registration EP-ZAB, skidded off the runway. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and 7 people suffered minor injuries.^[16][17]
• On 24 May 2018, the Tapandegan (Palpitaters in Persian), an Iranian hacker group, hacked the arrival and departure monitors at Mashhad International Airport, posting anti-government messages and images on the monitors, forcing airport authorities to manually turn off the monitors one by one.^[18]

See also

• List of the busiest airports in Iran
• Tehran's International Airport
• Mashhad
• Iran
• List of the busiest airports in the Middle East

References

1. "Traffic Figures". Retrieved 14 February 2018. ^{[permanent dead link]}
2. "Page 1 Accident Final Report State File Number: A13880431UPI6208." Iran Civil Aviation Organization. p. 2 (Foreword). Retrieved on 14 November 2017.
3. International Traffic Report (Report). Department of Aviation and Airport Statistics and Information, Iranian Airports Holding Company. February 2017. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
4. "Photos: Airplane Overhaul Facility in Mashhad, Eastern Iran". www.payvand.com. 23 July 2012. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015.
5. "Mashhad Airports Guide". sleepinginairports.net. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
6. "The country's newest airline has been launched". 3 May 2023.
7. "Pegasus Adds Istanbul - Mashhad from July 2024". AeroRoutes. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
8. "Salam Air outlines further network expansion in S19". Routesonline.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
9. "Yazd Air". Retrieved 13 September 2023.
10. "NEWS RELEASE". Mashhad.airport.ir (in Persian).
11. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev Tu-154M EP-MCF Mashhad Airport (MHD)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
12. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-62M UP-I6208 Mashhad-Shahid Hashemi Nejad Airport (MHD)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
13. "Accident: Kolavia T154 at Mashhad on Jan 24th 2010, medical emergency, risky landing, aircraft burst into flames". avherald.com. The Aviation Herald. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
14. "Iranian plane catches fire on landing". BBC News. 24 January 2010. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
15. "Plane catches fire trying to land in Iran". www.cnn.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
16. Hradecky, Simon. "Accident: Zagros MD83 at Mashad on Jan 28th 2016, runway excursion on landing". avherald.com. The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
17. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas MD-83 EP-ZAB Mashhad Airport (MHD)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
18. "Hackers Post Protest Messages on Mashad Airport Displays". Radio Farda. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.

External links

Media related to Mashhad International Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Mashhad International Airport (in Persian)
• Iranian Airport Agency (in Persian)