Arak Airport

Arak Airport (IATA: AJK, ICAO: OIHR) is an airport in Arak, the capital of Markazi Province in Iran. The airport, one of the oldest in Iran, was opened in 1938.

History

The airport was established by the British in 1938 and named Sultanabad (former name of Arak). The main reason for the founding of the city away from the sea and airports and maritime facilities were not. Transfer from the airport for Ziegler rugs and traveling by Swiss company employees and families of three consulates of Germany, England and Switzerland have been used in the city.

With the arrival of the aircraft carrier on Sunday, June 9, 2013 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran, Arak airport was officially opened a new runway. The runway length of 3,700 meters and a width of over 60 meters and has all the facilities for the takeoff and landing of aircraft in all classes.

Vantage Destinations 1938 to 1979

• Abadan – Abadan Airport
• Berlin – Berlin Brandenburg Airport
• Bombay – Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
• Geneva – Geneva International Airport
• London – London Heathrow Airport
• Baghdad – Saddam International Airport
• Bushehr – Bushehr Airport
• Zahedan – Zahedan Airport
• Bandar Lengeh – Bandar Lengeh Airport
• Frankfurt – Frankfurt Airport

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Borajet	Seasonal: Ardabil, Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen
Iran Aseman Airlines	Asaluyeh, Mashhad
Zagros Airlines	Kish Island, Mashhad

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Pouya Cargo Air	Tehran-Mehrabad , Erbil

Destinations maps
Arak Mashhad Kish Ardabil Tehran Asaluyeh Destinations from Arak