Shiraz International Airport فرودگاه بین‌المللی شیراز
IATA: SYZ ICAO: OISS
Summary
Airport type	Public/military
Owner	Government of Iran
Operator	Iran Airports Company Iranian Air Force Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Islamic Republic of Iran Navy Aviation Iranian Police Aviation
Serves	Shiraz, Fars
Location	Shiraz, Iran
Hub for	FlyPersia Iran Aseman Airlines Pars Air
Focus city for	Iran Air Karun Airlines Qeshm Air
Elevation AMSL	4,920 ft / 1,500 m
Coordinates	29°32′21″N 52°35′24″E / 29.53917°N 52.59000°E / 29.53917; 52.59000
Website	http://shiraz.airport.ir
Maps
SYZ Location of airport in Iran
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 11R/29L 14,020 4,275 Asphalt 11L/29R 14,225 4,335 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers 3,530,525 7% Aircraft movements 33,857 9% Cargo 32,982 tons 7%
Source: Iran Airports Company[1]

Shiraz International Airport (IATA: SYZ, ICAO: OISS) (Persian: فرودگاه بین‌المللی شیراز) is an international airport located in Shiraz, Iran. It is the main international airport of Fars province as well as the largest airport in the southern region of Iran.

After undergoing renovation and redevelopment work in 2005, it was identified as the second most reliable and modern airport in Iran, after Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, in terms of flight safety, including electronic and navigation control systems of its flight tower.

Terminals

Shiraz International Airport has two main passenger terminals which are connected to each other.

Domestic Terminal

Domestic Terminal or Terminal 1 is the older and larger than the other terminal, and exclusively handles domestic flights within Iran.

International Terminal

International Terminal or Terminal 2 is used for all scheduled and charter international flights. An international terminal is under construction for international flights, and was due to be built by 2024. After its completion the current International Terminal will be used for Hajj flights.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate passenger flights at Shiraz International Airport:

Accidents and incidents

• On 15 June 1971, Douglas C-47A EP-ADG of the Air Taxi Co was damaged beyond economic repair in an accident at Shiraz Airport.^[6]
• On 14 December 2018, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 LN-BKE, operated by Norwegian Air Shuttle, flight DY 1933, delivered only in October 2018, made a forced landing at Shiraz Airport after a technical failure with one of its two engines. The passengers and crew disembarked and the next day continued their journey originating in Dubai, UAE to Oslo, Norway. Until February 2019, the aircraft had not yet been recovered due to strict technical embargoes by the United States against the state of Iran.^[7][8] By the end of January 2019, the status of LN-BKE had changed to "stored".^[9] On 22 February, the aircraft was finally recovered and flown to Sweden.^[10] It was then transferred to Norwegian Air Sweden and its registration was then changed to SE-RYB. The aircraft was then stored again when all Boeing 737 MAX's were grounded worldwide.