Iran's Airports Operate 1.6 Million Flights in Two Years

Iran's airports operated 1.6 million flights during past two years, having transported 130 million passengers and 1.2 million kg of luggage, said Iran Civil Aviation Organization official.

Reza Jafarzadeh, the head of public relations in Iran Civil Aviation Organization, disclosed the statistics of air transportation in Iran in the past two years in an interview to Trend.

"Around 1.63 million flights have arrived and departed in Iranian airports within this period. In total, 1,630,221 flights arrived and departed in the country's airports transferring 130,348,259 domestic and foreign passengers," he said.

The official noted that 495,765 flights were operated and 61,562,246 passengers were transported in aviation sector in 2017.

"In 2018, 427,803 flights transported 51,674,813 passengers. From the beginning of the current Iranian year [started March 21, 2019] till June 22, 139,662 flights were operated, which carried 17,111,200 passengers and 875,363 kg luggage," he added.

"Currently, there are 52 airports in Iran, nine of which are international airports, 30 are border airports, and five airports belong to Iran free economic zones and the ministry of petroleum," he said.

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