The Civil Aviation Organization of Islamic Republic of Iran (CAO.IRI), ( fa, سازمان هواپیمایی کشوری جمهوری اسلامی ایران
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" Civil Aviation Organization of Iran. Retrieved on 12 January 2011. "vice president of civil Aviation in flight standard, Civil Aviation Organization of Iran, Mehrabad international airport, Tehran, Iran." ) is Iran's
civil aviation
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agency. It is the
statutory corporation which
oversees and regulates all aspects of civil aviation in
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkm ...
. The organization was established in July 1946 and its headquartered at
Mehrabad International Airport in
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the Capital city, capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is th ...
.
It investigates aviation accidents and incidents in Iran.
Responsibilities
The CAOIRI responsibilities are:
* Iran's skies Rules and Regulation
* Professional and private
pilots
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* Licensed
aircraft engineers
*
Air traffic controller
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s
*
Airlines
An airline is a company that provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines use aircraft to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for codeshare agreements, in which ...
* Licensed
aerodrome
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s
* Organisations involved in the design (DO), production (PO), continuing airworthiness management (CAMO) and maintenance (AMO) of aeronautical products
* Organisations involved in the training of pilot (ATO), air traffic controller and maintenance engineer (MTO)
* Aircraft registered in Iran
* Aero-Medical Centres (AeMC)
Previous Flight Calibration Service Fleet
*
Beechcraft F33C Bonanza: Flight Service, registration mark EP-BAO. Derelict at
Arak Airport
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Dassault Falcon (Mystere) 20E: Flight Calibration Service, registration mark EP-FIC (since 09 Sep 1975). Crashed while performing navigational aide calibration at
Kish International Airport
Kish International Airport ( fa, فرودگاه بین المللی کیش, ''Fervadgâh-e Bin Almilli-ye Kish'') is an international airport on Kish Island, Iran.
Description
The Kish International Airport serves as the entry point for the ...
on 3 March 2014.
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Dassault Falcon 2000EX: Flight Calibration Service, registration mark EP-FSC
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Rockwell 500S Shrike Commander: Registration mark EP-MAA, scrapped at Tehran-Ghaleh Morghi Airport in 2011.
See also
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List of airlines of Iran
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List of airports in Iran
This is a list of airports in Iran, grouped by type and sorted by location.
As of 2013, Iran had 319 airports which made Iran the 22nd country in the world with most airports.
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, is a country in Cen ...
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Ministry of Roads & Urban Development
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Iranian Airports Holding Company
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List of the busiest airports in Iran
References
External links
Official websiteOfficial website
{{Aviation accident orgs
Government of Iran
Aviation organisations based in Iran
Organizations investigating aviation accidents and incidents
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkm ...
Civil aviation in Iran
Aviation authorities