Bandar Abbas International Airport () is an international airport located in 12 kilometers east of the city of Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, in southern Iran. The airport has flight connections to different parts of Iran and countries of south of Persian Gulf, and about 1,289,000 passengers passed through it in 2017. This airport is able to handle widebody aircraft such as Boeing 777 or Boeing 747. Airlines and destinations Incidents Iran Air Flight 655 was shot down after departing from Bandar Abbas in 1988. IRIAF F-4 Phantom II crashed near Bandar Abbas on October 14, 2012, killing two airmen. Gallery See also Iran Civil Aviation Organization Transport in Iran List of airports in Iran List of the busiest airports in Iran List of airlines of Iran Bandar Abbas Iran References External links Airports in Iran Transportation in Hormozgan Province Buildings and structures in Hormozgan Province