Mahshahr Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of Iran | ||||||||||
Operator | Iran Airports Company | ||||||||||
Location | Mahshahr, Iran | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 8 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 30°33′22.29″N049°09′06.77″E / 30.5561917°N 49.1518806°E | ||||||||||
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Source: World Aero Data [1] |
Mahshahr Airport( IATA : MRX, ICAO : OIAM) is an airport in Mahshahr, in Iran's Khuzestan province. [2]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Karun Airlines | Isfahan, Mashhad, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad |
Pars Air | Tehran–Mehrabad |
Qeshm Air | Tehran–Mehrabad |
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