Gorgan Airport () is an international airport in the city of

Gorgan Gorgan (; ) is a city in the Central District (Gorgan County), Central District of Gorgan County, Golestan province, Golestan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It lies approximately to the nor ...

, Golestan province,

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. The airport is 2 km west of the Gorgan-Aq Qala Highway and 6 km north of Gorgan, the capital of Golestan province.

Airlines and destinations

Development and expansion

The airport terminal expansion is currently underway: the new wing will be reserved for international flights and will extend for 10,550 sq.

Accidents and incidents

*On 17 May 2001, a short-haul trijet Yakovlev Yak-40 being operated by Faraz Qeshm Airlines crashed while en route to Gorgan Airport from Tehran-Mehrabad Airport in Iran. The aircraft crashed in mountainous terrain while flying in poor weather conditions about twenty kilometers south of Sari, killing all 30 people on board.

References

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