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Regional airport serving Iran's oil-rich Khuzestan province.
Location
Masjed Soleyman, Iran
Shahid Asiyaee Airport is a small regional airport located in Masjed Soleyman, a city in Khuzestan Province, southwestern Iran. The airport primarily serves domestic routes connecting the region to major Iranian cities, catering to the local population and workers in the surrounding oil industry area.
The airport is named in honor of a martyr, following the common Iranian convention of naming airports after those who died during the Iran-Iraq War or other national conflicts. Due to the limited size of the city it serves, the airport operates at a relatively modest capacity with infrequent scheduled services.
Getting to & from
Ground transport between the airport and Masjed Soleyman city center is primarily available by taxi and private vehicle.
Airlines here
The airport is served by Iranian domestic carriers operating limited scheduled flights to Tehran and other major Iranian cities.
Notable facts
- ›Located in Khuzestan Province, one of Iran's most important oil-producing regions.
- ›Named after a martyr (Shahid), following common Iranian airport naming conventions.
- ›Primarily serves domestic routes within Iran.
- ›Masjed Soleyman is historically significant as the site of Iran's first commercial oil discovery in 1908.
- ›The airport holds ICAO code OIAI and IATA code QMJ.
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