Khargo, IR 🇮🇷 Closed Airport
ICAO
IR-0139
IATA
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Elevation
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Region
IR-18
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Location: 29.33337° N, 50.35069° E
Continent: Asia
Type: Closed Airport
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This airport is not closed. The provided coordinates (29.33337, 50.35069) correspond to the active Kharg Airport, which operates under the official identifiers IATA: KHK and ICAO: OIBQ. The designation 'Khargo Airstrip (IR-0139)' is likely an unofficial or outdated code, and the physical airport has remained continuously operational.
Not applicable, as the airport is currently operational. It serves as a critical transportation hub for Iran's primary oil export terminal on Kharg Island.
The site is a fully functional public airport known as Kharg Airport (OIBQ/KHK). It features a single asphalt runway (13/31) approximately 2,345 meters (7,694 feet) long. The airport primarily handles domestic scheduled and charter flights for the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and its subsidiaries, connecting the island's workforce and residents to major cities like Tehran, Shiraz, Isfahan, and Ahvaz. Airlines such as Karun Airlines and Mahan Air have historically operated services to the airport.
Kharg Airport holds immense strategic and economic importance for Iran. Its primary historical and ongoing role is to support the massive oil and petrochemical industries on Kharg Island, which is the country's main crude oil export terminal. The airport has been essential for transporting thousands of oil industry personnel, technicians, and equipment to and from the mainland. During the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988), the island and its airport were heavily and repeatedly targeted by Iraqi air strikes in an attempt to cripple Iran's oil exports, making the airport a key site in the 'Tanker War' phase of the conflict.
Not applicable, as the airport was never closed and remains fully operational.