Yasuj Airport (IATA: YES[2][3], ICAO: OISY[1]) is an airport serving Yasuj, a city in the Zagros Mountains of southwestern Iran, and capital of the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province.

Yasuj Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Iran
OperatorIran Airports Company
ServesYasuj,
Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
LocationYasuj, Iran
Elevation AMSL5,939 ft / 1,810 m
Coordinates30°42′02″N 051°32′42″E / 30.70056°N 51.54500°E / 30.70056; 51.54500
Map
YES is located in Iran
YES
YES
Location of airport in Iran
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 2,598 8,522 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1]

Airlines and destinations edit

AirlinesDestinations
Mahan Air Tehran–Mehrabad
Pars Air Tehran–Mehrabad

Accidents edit

On 18 February 2018, Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704 from Tehran Mehrabad International Airport to Yasuj crashed; all 65 passengers on board were presumed to be killed. Initial reports revealed that the aircraft collided into Mount Dena due to bad weather.[4] The caused of the crash is currently under investigation.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Airport information for OISY: Yasouj". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Route map: Tehran to YES. Iran Aseman Airlines. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
  3. ^ Yasouj Airport (YES/OISY) - Yasouj, Iran. Handbook of Business Aviation. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
  4. ^ "Pakistan condoles over death of 66 Iranians in crash of Aseman Airlines – Dispatch News Desk". Dispatch News Desk. 2018-02-18. Retrieved 2018-02-18.

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